Small businesses and self-employment Books
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Emergence of Entrepreneurial Behaviour:
Book SynopsisIn recent years entrepreneurship has become one of the most popular fields of research in management studies. As the subject has broadened, increasing attention has been paid to the behavioural aspects of different practices to identify and pursue entrepreneurial opportunities. This timely book analyses three key strands of contemporary research into entrepreneurial behaviour: intention, education and orientation. It offers novel insights that can be applied to foster entrepreneurial activities in different settings. The chapters in the book are divided into three parts. The contributors first focus on the entrepreneur as an individual and offer three innovative yet complementary approaches to entrepreneurial intentions. They go on to consider how entrepreneurial behaviour can be trained and learned, providing a much-needed theoretical anchor to pedagogical approaches in entrepreneurship. Finally, they cover entrepreneurial behaviour at the organizational level. They expertly tackle the popular topic of entrepreneurial orientation through novel empirical studies with diverse methodologies and multiple levels of analysis. Researchers and advanced students in management and entrepreneurship will benefit from the state-of-the-art analysis and innovative approaches presented. Entrepreneurship educators and policymakers will also find this book to be stimulating reading, where they can find suggestions for an evidence-based practice.Contributors include: R.F. Belchior, A. Benedito de Oliveira Junior, R.C. Bernardes, A. Caetano, S.F. Costa, M.J. de Oliveira, A.J. Frederiks, A. Garofano, G. Hägg, I. Jaén, I. Kozlinska, F. Liñan, T. Lynn, R. Lyons, C. Mac an Bhaird, T. Mets, R. Mohd, X. Neumeyer, D. Politis, A. Riviezzo, K. Rõigas, S.C. SantosTable of ContentsContents: 1. Contributions on entrepreneurial behaviour research Susana C. Santos, Craig Mitchell, Hans Landström, Alain Fayolle and António Caetano PART I The entrepreneur as an individual and the theory of planned behaviour 2. Connecting the literature dots: A literature review on prototypes in entrepreneurship research Sílvia Fernandes Costa, António Caetano, Arjan J. Frederiks and Susana C. Santos 3. Entrepreneurial potential among individuals with different entrepreneurial experience Susana C. Santos, António Caetano, Sílvia Fernandes Costa and Xaver Neumeyer 4. Individual and cultural values as psychosocial cognitive antecedents and moderators of entrepreneurial intentions Ricardo Figueiredo Belchior and Francisco Liñan Part II Entrepreneurial education 5. Promoting entrepreneurship in an unfavourable setting: A case study of a university programme in Malaysia Mohd Rashan Shah Robuan, Inmaculada Jaén and Francisco Liñán 6. Formal mentorship in experiential entrepreneurship education: Examining conditions for entrepreneurial learning among students Gustav Hägg and Diamanto Politis 7. Social loafing in student entrepreneurship teams Roisin Lyons, Theodore Lynn and Ciarán Mac an Bhaird 8. Perceived learning outcomes of experiential entrepreneurship education: The case of Latvian business schools Inna Kozlinska, Tõnis Mets and Kärt Rõigas Part III Corporate Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Orientation 9. Assembling the puzzle: The need to assess both the internal and external side of corporate entrepreneurship Angelo Riviezzo 10. Linking SME’s strategic orientation and international performance: Insights from an empirical investigation in Italy Angelo Riviezzo and Antonella Garofano 11. Does entrepreneurial orientation matter to strategic alliances formation: the influence of entrepreneurial orientation and leaders to the success of partnerships in business Antonio Benedito de Oliveira Jr, Mauro José de Oliveira and Roberto Carlos Bernardes Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Entrepreneurial Marketing: A Practical Managerial
Book SynopsisOne key for success of an entrepreneur is to obtain sales (revenue) and profits as quickly as possible upon launching the venture. Entrepreneurial Marketing focuses on the essential elements of success in order to achieve these needed sales and revenues and to grow the company. The authors build a comprehensive, state-of-the-art picture of entrepreneurial marketing issues, providing major theoretical and empirical evidence that offers a clear, concise view of entrepreneurial marketing.Through an international approach that combines both theoretical and empirical knowledge of entrepreneurship and marketing, this book informs and enhances the entrepreneurs' creativity, their ability to bring innovations to the market, and their willingness to face risk that changes the world. Key components addressed include: identifying and selecting the market; determining the consumer needs cost-effectively; executing the basic elements of the marketing mix (product, price, distribution, and promotion); and competing successfully in the domestic and global markets through implementing a sound marketing plan. Numerous illustrative examples throughout the book bring the content to life.The mix of theoretical content, examples, empirical analyses, and case studies make this book an excellent resource for students, professors, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers all over the world.Trade Review'This is a timely contribution by authors for whom I have great respect; their energy has put together another masterpiece, this time prescribing a practical managerial approach to entrepreneurial marketing, climaxing with an entrepreneurial marketing plan. The ten chapters - each with a relevant and useful case study - are reader-friendly and easy to absorb. Examples help enhance the memorable learning experience.' --Leo-Paul Dana, Princeton University, US'Finally, a work that is well theoretically and practically grounded, with enjoyable case studies, opens horizons to entrepreneurs and marketers (especially for youthful businessmen), by exploring and suggesting creativity in entrepreneurial activities while using modern technology and techniques. Similarly, it is an excellent text book with a distinct pool of useful and concrete materials that can be used by undergraduate and graduate studies, as well as academicians and researchers.' --Ramo Palalic, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business'Hisrich and Ramadani have reteamed to make yet another major contribution to educating entrepreneurs. Their latest book, Entrepreneurial Marketing, hits on the most critical skills that a new venture owner must perform: finding and satisfying customers. The chapters provide guidelines from the latest research for entrepreneurs to follow in identifying opportunities and communicating the value they offer to their markets.The biggest knowledge gap most entrepreneurs have is how to market their products, services and businesses. Hisrich and Ramadani provide the guidance needed by owners of new and growing businesses. Their chapters contain practical strategies that have been documented to help entrepreneurs identify opportunities, target markets, and communicate how they will meet customers' needs. Readers will want to have this close by for reference when their marketing problems crop up.' --Frank Hoy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Entrepreneurial Marketing: Entrepreneurship and Marketing Interface 2. Foundations of Marketing Decision-Making 3. Entrepreneurial Market Identification 4. Entrepreneurial Market Segmentation 5. Entrepreneurial Product/Service Policy 6. Entrepreneurial Pricing Policy 7. Entrepreneurial Distribution Policy 8. Entrepreneurial Promotion Policy 9. International Entrepreneurial Marketing 10. The Entrepreneurial Marketing Plan Index
£85.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Business Creation: Ten Factors for
Book SynopsisBusiness creation, or entrepreneurship, is a major source of national economic growth and adaptation as well as an important career choice for millions. In this insightful book, Paul D. Reynolds presents an overview of the major factors associated with contemporary business creation, reflecting representative samples of US early stage nascent ventures, and emphasizing the unique features of the one-third that achieve profitability.This in-depth assessment includes empirical descriptions of a broad range of relevant features of the entrepreneurial process. By using representative samples of nascent entrepreneurs and ventures in the US, it allows extrapolation to US populations of entrepreneurs, pre-profit ventures, and activity in all economic sectors. Outcomes including profitability and disengagement are identified in multiple follow-up interviews.A useful resource for scholars concerned with business creation, this book also makes an engaging supplementary course book for upper division and graduate courses in business plan creation and research methods. Policy analysts emphasizing programs and policies to enhance business creation will also find it enlightening.Trade ReviewBusiness Creation is a very comprehensive (a nearly encyclopedic) source of information on all aspects of the entrepreneurial process, such as: Who starts businesses? Why do they start? What do they do? How much effort and money is involved? How long does it take to reach profitability? Who quits and why? Are just a few of the topics covered. If you want to gain a basic understanding of the facts about business creation in the United States, then: START HERE FIRST. This book should be a required reference guide for all scholars studying the process of business creation as well as for policy makers who desire to promote and support more entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurs who want to know what the process of entrepreneurship requires will find this book insightful.' --William B. Gartner, Babson College, US'I met Paul Reynolds more than 25 years ago and we began working together almost immediately. Now I realize that my current work continues to draw heavily on the lessons I have learnt working with Paul. Although the readers of this book cannot expect to receive the one-to-one tuition I received, they will benefit enormously from the evidence-based insights provided here.' --David Storey OBE, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. It can be very satisfying 3. Everybody gets involved; some more than others 4. Motives are diverse and may change 5. It is a social experience 6. Know what you are doing 7. Do it! 8. Some activities are more helpful than others 9. It takes some effort 10. Money may be necessary, but is not sufficient 11. Profits are elusive, prepare to pivot 12. Overview References Index
£80.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Education:
Book SynopsisEntrepreneurship education is an area of growing importance within entrepreneurship research. This book critically discusses innovation and entrepreneurship in new and varied contexts in Europe.Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Education explores the need for researching innovation and learning in family firms, micro firms, SMEs and in rural and network contexts. The chapters offer new insights into the antecedents of business performance in SMEs by investigating social capital and marketing capabilities. The book includes a new typology for analysing entrepreneurship education programmes, discusses opportunities in embedding entrepreneurship in teacher education and explores entrepreneurship in the informal learning arenas in universities. This book includes a wide range of studies from different analytical and methodological perspectives and from various regional and industrial contexts. As such, it is a valuable tool for advanced students wishing to gain an overview of research on European entrepreneurship. Researchers in entrepreneurship would also benefit from the up-to-date research analysis in this book.Contributors include: L. Aaboen, T. Aadland, K. Axelsson, D. Aylward, M. Belarouci, R. Blackburn, A. De Massis, V. François, U. Hytti, S. Joensuu-Salo, E.J.B. Jørgensen, F. Kelliher, S. Kettunen, K. Kohtakangas, C. Lafaye, E. Laveren, M. Markowska, L. Mathisen, P. Parkkari, L. Reinl, P. Rovelli, K. Sorama, F. Welter, M. WesterbergTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Silke Tegtmeier 1. Introduction: Innovation and education matters in European entrepreneurship research Ulla Hytti, Robert Blackburn and Eddy Laveren 2. Innovation in family firms and SMEs: Distinctive features and research challenges Alfredo De Massis and Paola Rovelli 3. Speed of innovation and proximity in a rural context: The case of a manufacturing SME Eva J.B. Jørgensen and Line Mathisen 4. Micro firm learning communities in rural tourism: a multi-case study David Aylward, Leana Reinl and Felicity Kelliher 5. The relations between social capital and growth of innovative early stage firms: a contextual approach Valérie François, Christophe Lafaye and Matthieu Belarouci 6. Internationalized SMEs: The impact of market orientation and marketing capability on business performance Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Kirsti Sorama and Salla Kettunen 7. Systematising higher education: a typology of entrepreneurship education Torgeir Aadland and Lise Aaboen 8. Entrepreneurship in teacher education: conceptualisation and tensions Karin Axelsson and Mats Westerberg 9. ‘We’re the biggest student movement in Finland since the 1970s!’ A practice-based study of student entrepreneurship societies Piritta Parkkari and Krista Kohtakangas 10. Narrating entrepreneurial identities: How achievement motivation influences restaurateurs’ identity construction Magdalena Markowska and Friederike Welter Index
£98.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Small Law; Big Success: How to Use Business Niche
Book SynopsisHarvard Law-graduate authors Yussuf Aleem and Jake Slowik built a multi-million dollar law practice before they were 30 years old using a novel strategy of business niche specialization. They have now written the story behind their success so that other attorneys can learn from their methods and grow their own successful practices. Drawing on the authors'? own experiences and lessons with illustrative examples and real-life applications, the book teaches how they used a novel strategy of business niche specialization to quickly grow their law practice amidst a rapidly changing global economy. The book illustrates why business niche specialization worked for the authors, the characteristics of a business niche that make it right for a law practice, and how the authors adopted specific business tactics that aligned with their strategy and maximized their chances for success. Its innovative, tried and true methods have been broken down into applicable steps so that a strategy can be developed and executed in a way that works for the reader and their specific skill set. From new lawyers who are looking to jumpstart their legal career to established attorneys who need to revitalize their practice and boost their marketability, this book presents an opportunity to anyone who is struggling to succeed in the legal marketplace.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 2. Our Myths of the BigLaw System 3. Business Niche Specialization 4. Small Law Business Development 5. Small Law; Smart Billing 6. Staffing a Small Firm 7. Is Partnership Right for Me? 8. An Argument for Ethics 9. Building a Sustainable Practice Index
£78.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Small Law; Big Success: How to Use Business Niche
Book SynopsisHarvard Law-graduate authors Yussuf Aleem and Jake Slowik built a multi-million dollar law practice before they were 30 years old using a novel strategy of business niche specialization. They have now written the story behind their success so that other attorneys can learn from their methods and grow their own successful practices. Drawing on the authors'? own experiences and lessons with illustrative examples and real-life applications, the book teaches how they used a novel strategy of business niche specialization to quickly grow their law practice amidst a rapidly changing global economy. The book illustrates why business niche specialization worked for the authors, the characteristics of a business niche that make it right for a law practice, and how the authors adopted specific business tactics that aligned with their strategy and maximized their chances for success. Its innovative, tried and true methods have been broken down into applicable steps so that a strategy can be developed and executed in a way that works for the reader and their specific skill set. From new lawyers who are looking to jumpstart their legal career to established attorneys who need to revitalize their practice and boost their marketability, this book presents an opportunity to anyone who is struggling to succeed in the legal marketplace.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 2. Our Myths of the BigLaw System 3. Business Niche Specialization 4. Small Law Business Development 5. Small Law; Smart Billing 6. Staffing a Small Firm 7. Is Partnership Right for Me? 8. An Argument for Ethics 9. Building a Sustainable Practice Index
£24.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Truth about Entrepreneurship: Policy Making
Book SynopsisPolicy makers give a lot of attention to business creation and entrepreneurship, but they do not have a good resource for understanding The Truth about Entrepreneurship. The extensive media coverage of Wall Street entrepreneurship provides an incomplete portrayal of most business creation. While both high profile and everyday new firms provide major contributions to economic growth, the ongoing, bottoms-up activity pursued by over half a billion around the world is not widely recognized. This book reviews some of the most salient features of grass roots business creation, such as the total amount of activity, differences related to national economic development, the relationship to business churning and job creation, the impact of national context, the mixed contributions of high growth firms, the modest effect of external financial support, the unequal distribution of sunk costs related to successful payback, importance as an option for the most desperate in poor countries, and the tendency to overlook the continuing incremental impact of Main Street business creation. Entrepreneurial scholars, faculty, policy analysts and graduate students interested in economic development, entrepreneurship and public policy will find clarity and gain a depth of knowledge about policymaking and business creation with The Truth about Entrepreneurship.Trade Review'A comprehensive account of business creation and its role in society by the architect behind the largest research programs on entrepreneurship in the world. Reynolds covers a multitude of important aspects of entrepreneurship - from grassroots to grandiose - underpinned by solid data.' --Per Davidsson, QUT Business School, Australia and Jönköping University, Sweden'Truth is always illuminating, and never more so than understanding what is true concerning entrepreneurship, where myths too often prevail over the truth concerning this essential source of prosperity. Paul's book is now the definitive source of this truth and is indispensable for anyone who wants to help the world become more prosperous.' --Derek Lidow, Princeton University, US'Entrepreneurship (business creation) is a wide-spread human activity that currently involves 600 million people starting about 400 million new ventures, word-wide. Paul Reynold's new book The Truth About Entrepreneurship provides essential facts and insights about how and why entrepreneurship occurs across the globe and offers policy makers and others critical knowledge about this important economic and social activity. This book, and his earlier text, Business Creation, are critical resources for anyone who wants a comprehensive understanding of the process and characteristics of entrepreneurship and its value for economic and social growth and change.' --William B. Gartner, Babson College, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Business Creation: Wall Street and Main Street 2. Business Creation: Scope and Stability 3. Business Creation and Economic Growth: Churning is Good 4. New Firms are the Major Source of New Jobs 5. Different National Development: Different Business Creation 6. Context Counts, But May be Hard to Change 7. Growth Firms and Job Redistribution 8. Money is Necessary, But Not Sufficient 9. Everyone Pays, Some Benefit a Lot 10. An Important Option for the Desperate 11. New Firms: Change Agents Hiding in Plain Sight Appendix A Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Program Appendix B U.S. Regional Business Dynamics Data Set Appendix C U.S. Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) Program References Index
£93.00
Collective Ink CEO From Home: Run a Successful Business on Your
Book SynopsisCEO From Home is an essential guide to starting, acquiring, or continuing to run a business on your own terms while working from home. Aspiring and current CEOs can learn from these pages how to successfully run a virtual business. In this book you will learn: • Your CEO type • Key HR strategies for the best team and culture in a virtual environment • Running a business working as little as five hours per week • Quickly and easily growing your customer base and business • Countless tools and shortcuts to save time and money CEO From Home is a timely response and guide for working virtually in a post-COVID business environment. Authored by two professionals with real-world experience in virtually running a marketing and human resources outsourcing business, CEO From Home provides practical, easy-to-implement strategies to run a business on your terms from your home.
£17.09
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Business Law for Entrepreneurs
Book SynopsisBusiness Law for Entrepreneurs covers the unique business and legal issues of startups and small businesses. Outlining critical knowledge on the complete range of topics for entrepreneurs, the textbook covers invention ownership, the use and protection of trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets, as well as entity formation, funding and management, employment, regulatory compliance and liquidity events. This cutting-edge textbook provides students with the competence and practical insights required to identify and respond to emerging challenges in our rapidly evolving business and legal environment.The textbook includes: Key terms and managers' checklists, as well as chapter summaries and key questions to reinforce student learning An instructors' manual, featuring detailed responses to case studies, case questions and ethical considerations >Carefully selected cases that highlight the practical implications of legal issues for entrepreneurs. Expertly combining business and legal strategies for entrepreneurs, this textbook perfectly complements undergraduate and graduate programs that feature entrepreneurship, as well as practitioners preparing to solve real-world business and legal challenges.Trade Review'Business Law for Entrepreneurs highlights the most important legal issues facing a new start-up. Up-to-date examples and ideas make this text interesting and relevant. This book is an important contribution for anyone wanting to start a new business, protect their rights, and stay on the right side of the law.' -- - Robert Bird, UConn School of Business, US
£164.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Business Law for Entrepreneurs
Book SynopsisBusiness Law for Entrepreneurs covers the unique business and legal issues of startups and small businesses. Outlining critical knowledge on the complete range of topics for entrepreneurs, the textbook covers invention ownership, the use and protection of trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets, as well as entity formation, funding and management, employment, regulatory compliance and liquidity events. This cutting-edge textbook provides students with the competence and practical insights required to identify and respond to emerging challenges in our rapidly evolving business and legal environment.The textbook includes: Key terms and managers' checklists, as well as chapter summaries and key questions to reinforce student learning An instructors' manual, featuring detailed responses to case studies, case questions and ethical considerations >Carefully selected cases that highlight the practical implications of legal issues for entrepreneurs. Expertly combining business and legal strategies for entrepreneurs, this textbook perfectly complements undergraduate and graduate programs that feature entrepreneurship, as well as practitioners preparing to solve real-world business and legal challenges.Trade Review'Business Law for Entrepreneurs highlights the most important legal issues facing a new start-up. Up-to-date examples and ideas make this text interesting and relevant. This book is an important contribution for anyone wanting to start a new business, protect their rights, and stay on the right side of the law.' -- - Robert Bird, UConn School of Business, US
£41.75
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Peace Entrepreneurs and Social Entrepreneurship:
Book SynopsisThis timely book comprises detailed personal narratives of entrepreneurs who have worked towards peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It begins by offering an innovative framework of analysis based on scientific knowledge about social entrepreneurs, defining 'peace entrepreneurship' and mapping its unique characteristics. It also explains the narrative methodology used, and provides a short history of the conflict in the region.The book focuses on 11 life stories of Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs who have strived for peace through social ventures. Chapters discuss the various forms of social activism that peace entrepreneurs have pursued, the challenges that they have faced and the motivations behind their ventures. The editors conclude by considering the similarities and differences across the stories, offering insights into what drives people to act as peace entrepreneurs and what sustains their activities in the face of ongoing conflict.Documenting rousing and inspirational life narratives, this book is crucial for scholars and researchers of social entrepreneurship who are searching for new avenues of inquiry into ventures in a conflict context. It will also provide motivational reading for other practitioners of peace entrepreneurship, as well as policymakers working with social entrepreneurs in conflict zones.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: peace entrepreneurship, life narratives, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 1 Amalya Oliver-Lumerman, Yosepha Tabib-Calif, Tammar B. Zilber, Tammy Rubel-Lifschitz, and Haneen Sameer Magadlah 1 Jewish–Arabic collaboration through education 17 Amin Khalaf 2 No one can conquer you because when you are free inside, you live in peace 29 Bassam Aramin 3 Peace, a mission for generations 50 Eliaz Cohen 4 A Jewish radical 68 Gershon Baskin 5 Small initiatives with great impact 88 Ghadeer Hani 6 The freedom to choose 102 Hadassah Froman 7 No one can occupy my heart, my mind, and my identity 113 Huda Abu Arqoub 8 To solve the puzzle 126 Khaled Abu Awwad 9 To make a change, we must be willing to change 143 Shiri Levinas 10 A life of peace is not whole: peace is not whole – it is broken 163 Yakir Englander 11 I am me because Arik was Arik 181 Yitzhak Frankenthal 12 Discussion: peace entrepreneurship – insights and reflections 202 Haneen Sameer Magadlah, Tammy Rubel-Lifschitz, Yosepha Tabib-Calif, Amalya Oliver-Lumerman, and Tammar B. Zilber Glossary 223 References 243
£105.00
Emerald Publishing Limited How Alternative is Alternative?: The Role of
Book SynopsisThere is a growing class of entrepreneurs who, for a range of reasons, are working to create viable alternatives to mainstream production and consumption models. Existing literature that cuts across multiple fields illustrates the unique features, challenges, and value propositions of alternative forms of entrepreneurship. Yet, the complexities associated with how alternative marketscapes form and function remain “fuzzy.” Volume 29 of Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Growth asks, “How alternative are alternative marketscapes?” In doing so, greater clarity is gained on the underlying economic, organizational, and social conditions and environments within which alternative marketscapes develop. The volume includes theoretical arguments and case studies that view alternative entrepreneurship not as co-existing with, but rather transforming mainstream entrepreneurship, and challenge the understanding of alternative entrepreneurship as being inherently altruistic. The exploration of ingenuity and innovation, in conjunction with cases that illustrate the diversity of alternative market contexts, generates organizational and system-level applications. The volume authors provide entrepreneurs and companies a concise understanding of alternative marketscapes that paves the way for development and success.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Towards a Theory of Misfit Entrepreneurship: Insights from Alternative Enterprises and Misfit Entrepreneurs; Craig A. Talmage, Kaleb Boyl, and T. Alden Gassert Chapter 2. Alternative Entrepreneurship: Tracing the Creative Destruction of Entrepreneurship; Jessica Lindbergh, Karin Berglund, and Birgitta Schwartz Chapter 3. Van Gogh’s Yellow House and Organizational Centrifugalism: The Avant-Garde’s Search for Alternative Organizational Spaces from Impressionism through Modernism; Gordon E. Shockley Chapter 4. Overlooking the Not-So-Routine? An Analysis of Everyday Ingenuity in the Social Entrepreneurship Research; Matthew M. Mars Chapter 5. A Visual Analysis of Local Food Product Framing Across Alternative and Conventional Marketspaces; Tyler E. Thorp Chapter 6.The Pitfalls within Alternative Food Networks: A Comparison between Japan’s Wholesale Market System and Alternative Market Distribution Challenge; Chika Kondo and Atushi Suzuki Chapter 7. Community Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development: A Case Study of Startup Tucson; Liz Pocock
£73.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Truth about Entrepreneurship: Policy Making
Book SynopsisPolicy makers give a lot of attention to business creation and entrepreneurship, but they do not have a good resource for understanding The Truth about Entrepreneurship. The extensive media coverage of Wall Street entrepreneurship provides an incomplete portrayal of most business creation. While both high profile and everyday new firms provide major contributions to economic growth, the ongoing, bottoms-up activity pursued by over half a billion around the world is not widely recognized. This book reviews some of the most salient features of grass roots business creation, such as the total amount of activity, differences related to national economic development, the relationship to business churning and job creation, the impact of national context, the mixed contributions of high growth firms, the modest effect of external financial support, the unequal distribution of sunk costs related to successful payback, importance as an option for the most desperate in poor countries, and the tendency to overlook the continuing incremental impact of Main Street business creation. Entrepreneurial scholars, faculty, policy analysts and graduate students interested in economic development, entrepreneurship and public policy will find clarity and gain a depth of knowledge about policymaking and business creation with The Truth about Entrepreneurship.Trade Review'A comprehensive account of business creation and its role in society by the architect behind the largest research programs on entrepreneurship in the world. Reynolds covers a multitude of important aspects of entrepreneurship - from grassroots to grandiose - underpinned by solid data.' --Per Davidsson, QUT Business School, Australia and Jönköping University, Sweden'Truth is always illuminating, and never more so than understanding what is true concerning entrepreneurship, where myths too often prevail over the truth concerning this essential source of prosperity. Paul's book is now the definitive source of this truth and is indispensable for anyone who wants to help the world become more prosperous.' --Derek Lidow, Princeton University, US'Entrepreneurship (business creation) is a wide-spread human activity that currently involves 600 million people starting about 400 million new ventures, word-wide. Paul Reynold's new book The Truth About Entrepreneurship provides essential facts and insights about how and why entrepreneurship occurs across the globe and offers policy makers and others critical knowledge about this important economic and social activity. This book, and his earlier text, Business Creation, are critical resources for anyone who wants a comprehensive understanding of the process and characteristics of entrepreneurship and its value for economic and social growth and change.' --William B. Gartner, Babson College, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Business Creation: Wall Street and Main Street 2. Business Creation: Scope and Stability 3. Business Creation and Economic Growth: Churning is Good 4. New Firms are the Major Source of New Jobs 5. Different National Development: Different Business Creation 6. Context Counts, But May be Hard to Change 7. Growth Firms and Job Redistribution 8. Money is Necessary, But Not Sufficient 9. Everyone Pays, Some Benefit a Lot 10. An Important Option for the Desperate 11. New Firms: Change Agents Hiding in Plain Sight Appendix A Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Program Appendix B U.S. Regional Business Dynamics Data Set Appendix C U.S. Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) Program References Index
£27.95
Emerald Publishing Limited Resilience Strategies for Small Business in Industry 5.0
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Big Data in Small Business: Data-Driven Growth in
Book SynopsisThis important book considers the ways in which small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can thrive in the age of big data. To address this central issue from multiple viewpoints, the editors introduce a collection of experiences, insights, and guidelines from a variety of expert researchers, each of whom provides a piece to solve this puzzle.Contributions address the limitations faced by SMEs in their access to data and demonstrate that the key to overcoming this issue is to be aware of these limitations, to work within them, and to use them to think creatively about how to overcome obstacles in new ways. They discuss Artificial Intelligence, revenue blueprinting, GDPR compliance, and other key topics related to the relationships between SMEs and data. Offering ideas to inspire big data-driven success by SMEs making smaller investments, the book argues that there must be a place for “ordinary” data-driven journeys that are available to firms of any size.Stimulating further thought and action, Big Data in Small Business will be of great interest to academics, researchers, and practitioners in areas such as strategic management, organizational and innovation studies, marketing, and sales. The ideas and information in this book will help fill knowledge gaps related to important aspects of capabilities, functions, and transformations of big data that drive business growth.Trade Review‘This is a very timely book. SMEs with limited resources have to understand the power of big data and ensure that they are not left behind by the large platforms. This book is insightful and rigorous. It features multiple perspectives and guidelines provided by a group of excellent experts. It’s a very valuable guide for practitioners and a great teaching resource for faculty and students.’ -- Markus Reihlen, Former Vice President, Professor of Strategic Management, and Principle Investigator of the Digital Entrepreneurship Project, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany‘Creating actual digital innovation roadmaps for SMEs based on big data beyond the hype of the words is of great value. I welcome this contribution to increasing competitiveness for SMEs through data, digital competencies, and innovative solutions that increase companies’ insight into customers' needs and challenges.’ -- Per B. Brockhoff, Professor, Head of Department, M.Sc., Ph.D., R, Technical University of Denmark'I have often seen how data is given too little attention when companies undertake digitalization efforts. That is a shame, since access to high quality data is like having a superpower, and this superpower is accessible to any business that is willing to do the work. Good to see a book that focuses on the opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses!' -- Pernille Erenbjerg, Board Member at Genmab, Nordea, Nordic Entertainment Group and Millicom, Denmark'The importance of big data competence cannot be overstated, and should not be out of the reach of smaller firms. Small and medium-sized enterprises should be able to increase their success by building big data capabilities and creating data-driven growth. This book shows how smaller firms have developed big data competence and digitization capability, implemented artificial intelligence techniques, and identified customer growth potential through customer insight analysis. The authors provide realistic guidance for implementation using real-life successful examples. In sum, this book provides a roadmap to small and medium-size enterprises that wish to facilitate their adoption of big data capabilities and become fully digitally enabled.' -- C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Fox School of Business, Temple University, US'I congratulate the authors for focusing on how small and medium-sized businesses can make the most of big data based small investments and fast experimentation for quick wins. Agility is key, and this excellent book exactly shows how SMEs can move fast - to win fast - in the data space.' -- Wolfgang Ulaga, Senior Affiliate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD & Director of the Marketing & Sales Excellence Initiative (MSEI), France'Through my active involvement in SMEs, I see the struggles and the successes of SMEs' data utilization journeys. I very much hope that this book will inspire many executives on how to successfully engage in data-driven business development.' -- Jan Damsgaard, Professor of Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School and Board member at SME Denmark & National Digital Expert Advisor, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1 Carsten Lund Pedersen, Adam Lindgreen, Thomas Ritter and Torsten Ringberg PART I FOUNDATIONS: GETTING THE BASICS RIGHT 1 Building small business utopia: how artificial intelligence and Big Data can increase small business success 11 Karen G. Mills and Annie V. Dang 2 GDPR compliant processing of big data in small business 27 Jan Trzaskowski 3 Big Data and SMEs 40 Vania Sena and Sena Ozdemir PART II CAPABILITIES: GETTING DIGITIZATION RIGHT 4 Value-creation for Industry 4.0 and SMEs’ data-driven growth: strategies and resource alignment 64 Bieke Struyf, Wouter Van Bockhaven and Paul Matthyssens 5 Analyzing and developing digitization capabilities for data-driven projects in SMEs 104 Carsten Lund Pedersen and Thomas Ritter 6 How a glass-processing SME developed its big data competence 117 Joel Mero, Heikki Karjaluoto and Tanja Tammisalo 7 Big data in and for small business: data excellence in SMEs through engagement in university partnerships 129 Shirley Y. Coleman PART III FUNCTIONS: GETTING ALL BUSINESS AREAS INTO BIG DATA MODE 8 Capitalizing on human capital analytics in small and medium-sized enterprises 146 Frederikke Amalie La Cour Nygaard and Dana Minbaeva 9 How experimental data can optimize e-learning 164 Camilla Nellemann and Torben Pedersen 10 How do big data impact business market relationships? 174 Poul Houman Andersen 11 Revenue blueprinting: identifying growth potential using customer data and customer insights 193 Henrik Andersen and Thomas Ritter PART IV TRANSFORMATIONS: GETTING THERE THE RIGHT WAY 12 Transforming small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to digitally enabled landscapes 211 Bård Tronvoll, Christian Kowalkowski and David Sörhammar 13 Facilitating big data transformation in Danish SMEs: insights for managers 228 Pernille Rydén and Helle Rootzén Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Business Creation: Ten Factors for
Book SynopsisBusiness creation, or entrepreneurship, is a major source of national economic growth and adaptation as well as an important career choice for millions. In this insightful book, Paul D. Reynolds presents an overview of the major factors associated with contemporary business creation, reflecting representative samples of US early stage nascent ventures, and emphasizing the unique features of the one-third that achieve profitability.This in-depth assessment includes empirical descriptions of a broad range of relevant features of the entrepreneurial process. By using representative samples of nascent entrepreneurs and ventures in the US, it allows extrapolation to US populations of entrepreneurs, pre-profit ventures, and activity in all economic sectors. Outcomes including profitability and disengagement are identified in multiple follow-up interviews.A useful resource for scholars concerned with business creation, this book also makes an engaging supplementary course book for upper division and graduate courses in business plan creation and research methods. Policy analysts emphasizing programs and policies to enhance business creation will also find it enlightening.Trade ReviewBusiness Creation is a very comprehensive (a nearly encyclopedic) source of information on all aspects of the entrepreneurial process, such as: Who starts businesses? Why do they start? What do they do? How much effort and money is involved? How long does it take to reach profitability? Who quits and why? Are just a few of the topics covered. If you want to gain a basic understanding of the facts about business creation in the United States, then: START HERE FIRST. This book should be a required reference guide for all scholars studying the process of business creation as well as for policy makers who desire to promote and support more entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurs who want to know what the process of entrepreneurship requires will find this book insightful.' --William B. Gartner, Babson College, US'I met Paul Reynolds more than 25 years ago and we began working together almost immediately. Now I realize that my current work continues to draw heavily on the lessons I have learnt working with Paul. Although the readers of this book cannot expect to receive the one-to-one tuition I received, they will benefit enormously from the evidence-based insights provided here.' --David Storey OBE, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. It can be very satisfying 3. Everybody gets involved; some more than others 4. Motives are diverse and may change 5. It is a social experience 6. Know what you are doing 7. Do it! 8. Some activities are more helpful than others 9. It takes some effort 10. Money may be necessary, but is not sufficient 11. Profits are elusive, prepare to pivot 12. Overview References Index
£23.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Entrepreneurial Marketing: A Practical Managerial
Book SynopsisOne key for success of an entrepreneur is to obtain sales (revenue) and profits as quickly as possible upon launching the venture. Entrepreneurial Marketing focuses on the essential elements of success in order to achieve these needed sales and revenues and to grow the company. The authors build a comprehensive, state-of-the-art picture of entrepreneurial marketing issues, providing major theoretical and empirical evidence that offers a clear, concise view of entrepreneurial marketing.Through an international approach that combines both theoretical and empirical knowledge of entrepreneurship and marketing, this book informs and enhances the entrepreneurs' creativity, their ability to bring innovations to the market, and their willingness to face risk that changes the world. Key components addressed include: identifying and selecting the market; determining the consumer needs cost-effectively; executing the basic elements of the marketing mix (product, price, distribution, and promotion); and competing successfully in the domestic and global markets through implementing a sound marketing plan. Numerous illustrative examples throughout the book bring the content to life.The mix of theoretical content, examples, empirical analyses, and case studies make this book an excellent resource for students, professors, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers all over the world.Trade Review'This is a timely contribution by authors for whom I have great respect; their energy has put together another masterpiece, this time prescribing a practical managerial approach to entrepreneurial marketing, climaxing with an entrepreneurial marketing plan. The ten chapters - each with a relevant and useful case study - are reader-friendly and easy to absorb. Examples help enhance the memorable learning experience.' --Leo-Paul Dana, Princeton University, US'Finally, a work that is well theoretically and practically grounded, with enjoyable case studies, opens horizons to entrepreneurs and marketers (especially for youthful businessmen), by exploring and suggesting creativity in entrepreneurial activities while using modern technology and techniques. Similarly, it is an excellent text book with a distinct pool of useful and concrete materials that can be used by undergraduate and graduate studies, as well as academicians and researchers.' --Ramo Palalic, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business'Hisrich and Ramadani have reteamed to make yet another major contribution to educating entrepreneurs. Their latest book, Entrepreneurial Marketing, hits on the most critical skills that a new venture owner must perform: finding and satisfying customers. The chapters provide guidelines from the latest research for entrepreneurs to follow in identifying opportunities and communicating the value they offer to their markets.The biggest knowledge gap most entrepreneurs have is how to market their products, services and businesses. Hisrich and Ramadani provide the guidance needed by owners of new and growing businesses. Their chapters contain practical strategies that have been documented to help entrepreneurs identify opportunities, target markets, and communicate how they will meet customers' needs. Readers will want to have this close by for reference when their marketing problems crop up.' --Frank Hoy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Entrepreneurial Marketing: Entrepreneurship and Marketing Interface 2. Foundations of Marketing Decision-Making 3. Entrepreneurial Market Identification 4. Entrepreneurial Market Segmentation 5. Entrepreneurial Product/Service Policy 6. Entrepreneurial Pricing Policy 7. Entrepreneurial Distribution Policy 8. Entrepreneurial Promotion Policy 9. International Entrepreneurial Marketing 10. The Entrepreneurial Marketing Plan Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Entrepreneurial Personality and Small Business
Book SynopsisEntrepreneurial Personality and Small Business Management offers a comprehensive analysis with theoretical and empirical grounding for understanding how entrepreneurial personality shapes small business outcomes. It explores why entrepreneurs act differently when facing similar situations and why some are more successful than others. Simona Leonelli and Francesca Masciarelli provide detailed quantitative and qualitative analyses based on original datasets, identifying the main personality traits of an entrepreneur. They particularly focus on how entrepreneurial narcissism affects small businesses and influences habitual entrepreneurship. Chapters draw on research techniques from a wide variety of disciplines including strategic management, entrepreneurial finance and innovation studies to reveal the importance and role of personality traits in shaping firm outcomes. This book represents an important step towards the development of a more complete understanding of the entrepreneur's role in a small firm. It will be a valuable resource for scholars and researchers interested in entrepreneurial behavior and SMEs, in particular how personality affects business outcomes. The focus on how personal characteristics, traits and qualities can lead to success will also be of interest to entrepreneurs and business advisors.Trade Review'Leonelli and Masciarelli's book offers an original perspective on the role of personality traits of entrepreneurs and its impact on firms' outcomes. Its focus on entrepreneurial orientation and innovativeness, serial entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial funding renders it a useful guide for scholars interested in the topic.' --Andrea Prencipe, LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy'This book is a delightful guide for entrepreneurs who want to understand how and why their behavior impacts their performance. The manuscript offers a multilevel perspective and will be useful for both scholars and practitioners in the field.' --Vangelis Souitaris, City, University of London, UK and University of St. Gallen, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to Entrepreneur Narcissism 2. Understanding entrepreneurial personality 3. Narcissism and entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in small businesses 4. Exploring the relationship between entrepreneurial personality and small business innovation 5. Entrepreneurial personality and small business financing 6. Entrepreneur personality and the choice of seriality 7. The role of entrepreneurial personality: implications and conclusions Index
£80.87
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Globalisation and SMEs in East Asia
Book SynopsisThe 1997 financial and economic crisis in East Asia provided the catalyst for an important reappraisal of the Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) sector across the region. In this timely book, a distinguished group of contributors discusses the role of SMEs in the globalisation of the East Asian economies, and assess how the financial crisis has impacted on them. They focus on a number of key aspects of SMEs in the region, including: financing issues the role of entrepreneurship the diffusion of technology in the region Chinese small businesses SME requirements for information technology the opportunities afforded by electronic commerce regional labour markets and their impact on SMEs. Globalisation and SMEs in East Asia will appeal to academics and researchers of Asian economies and studies, globalisation and those interested in industrial organisation.Trade Review'. . . I consider the book a good general reference on SME conditions in the Asia-Pacific region. . .' -- Aegean Leung, ASEAN Economic BulletinTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Study of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia 2. The Asian Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Regional SMEs 3. SMEs in the Globalised Developing Economies: Some Asia-Pacific Examples 4. SMEs in Southeast Asia: Issues and Constraints in the Pre- and Post-Crisis Environments 5. Trade Finance for East Asian SMEs and the Asian Financial Crisis 6. Financing Issues: SME IPOs in China and Australia 7. Small and Medium Enterprises: Evaluating Foreign Direct Investments in the Presence of Political Risk 8. The Role of SMEs in the Diffusion of Technology among East Asian Economies 9. Requirements for SME Information Technology 10. Electronic Commerce and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia 11. SMEs and Regional Labour Markets: Major Trends Since 1997 12. From Miracle to Crisis and Beyond: The Role of Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Asia 13. Small Chinese Businesses after the Asian Crisis: Surviving and Reviving 14. Connections, Culture and Context: Business Relationships and Networks in the Asia-Pacific Region 15. Franchising: An Interdependent Alternative to Independent SMEs Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Role of SMEs in National Economies in East
Book SynopsisThis volume presents detailed analyses of the role and significance of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the economies of East Asia. Various aspects of SME operations are studied, including: the role and significance of networking in the conduct of business the contribution of culture to business acumen and entrepreneurialism human resource development constraints and issues technology transfer processes the utilisation and application of information technology by SMEs the impact of electronic commerce the policy framework needed to stimulate the growth of the SME sector. A common framework is adopted between the different studies, enabling substantive lessons to be derived and policy measures to be identified.The Role of SMEs in National Economies in East Asia will be of interest to academics and researchers of industrial organisation, Asian economics and Asian studies as well as policymakers concerned with SME growth in the area.Trade Review'The book deserves to be read by those who take an interest in industrial development and SMEs in the region. It provides good basic reading before executing more in-depth study into a particular country or sector.' -- Henry Sandee, ASEAN Economic BulletinTable of ContentsContents: 1. East Asian SMEs: Contemporary Issues and Developments – An Overview 2. Profile of SMEs and SME Issues in East Asia 3. China’s SMEs: Their Evolution and Future Prospects in an Evolving Market Economy 4. The Limping Tiger: Problems in Transition for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Vietnam 5. SMEs and the New Economy: Philippine Manufacturing in the 1990s 6. Old Policy Challenges for a New Administration: SMEs in Indonesia 7. An Overview of the Macroeconomic Contribution of Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia 8. Policies for SME Recovery in Thailand 9. Promoting SMEs in Korea: Government Response to the Asian Financial Crisis 10. Government Policies and Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises in Taiwan 11. Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Australia 12. Japan: The Role of SMEs in the Mature Economy 13. Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in New Zealand 14. Small and Medium Enterprises in Singapore and the New Economy Index
£132.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Successful Innovation: Towards a New Theory for
Book SynopsisInnovation as an activity is not new - what has changed is the pace at which firms have to innovate. This book analyses innovation success at the company, rather than the project, level and contributes to the development of a new theory on innovation management in small and medium-sized enterprises. The author uses studies from 63 companies from 35 different industry and service sectors in order to obtain non-sector specific findings. He concludes that innovative success is based on a combination of technological, marketing and organizational competencies and that successfully innovating companies can be said to have a strong internal locus of control.Trade Review'For years the focus of innovation management has been solely on large corporations. With Successful Innovation, Jan Cobbenhagen has paved a new way for managing the innovative process in small and medium-sized enterprises. This book provides a valuable and insightful framework for not only understanding but also harnessing innovation. A particular attraction of the book is that it speaks to both scholars as well as practitioners. Just as novel theoretical insights about the role of innovative activity in SMEs are provided, so too are practical lessons for organising and managing an innovative firm.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, Germany'This is a wonderful book. For all those interested in innovation, it is a must read.' -- Zoltan J. Acs, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Theory and Methodology 1. Practical Framework 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Methodology 4. Sketching the Model Part II: Empirical Findings 5. Technological Competencies 6. Marketing Competencies 7. Organisational Competencies 8. The Competencies Triad Part III: Discussion 9. Locus of Control References Index
£131.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Global Challenge to Industrial Districts:
Book SynopsisThe current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out to distant markets and knowledge sources, while at the same time exploiting the advantages of local factors and agglomeration. This book represents a first attempt to analyze these issues in detail, employing novel empirical evidence.The authors focus on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Italy and Taiwan, two countries in which these businesses characterize the national industrial structure. They find that in the current climate of globalization, there is no best practice model for organizing an industrial cluster since a diversity of successful institutional arrangements is possible. They demonstrate that over time SME clusters can evolve and that globalization can reshape their upgrading options by providing a variety of international knowledge linkages. Thus, the authors conclude that the development of local and global networks and new interactive modes of knowledge creation, which have co-evolved as a result of globalization, have provided the necessary conditions for competitive survival. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the authors utilize a number of analytical tools to evaluate their survey data and present an original comparison between the experiences of two countries that are facing the challenges of globalization, often with differing strategies. This book will be of great interest to industrial and international economists, policymakers, and corporate and SME managers.Trade Review'This book is rich in interesting ideas and new information. Its analysis of Italian and Taiwanese industrial districts in low and high technology activities is particularly rewarding, tracing different sources of dynamism and responsiveness to global challenges. The authors' emphasis on the links between local and international networks captures precisely the elements that determine the growth of small enterprises today. The book is a "must" for anyone working on SMEs, East Asian growth, industrial districts, innovation and globalisation.' -- The late Sanjaya Lall, Oxford University (at the International Development Centre at Queen Elizabeth House), UK'This book integrates very well the topical themes of industrial clusters in local districts and the global links provided by multinational companies. The international comparison of Italy and Taiwan serves as a fascinating context for this discussion.' -- John Cantwell, Rutgers University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Models of Industrial Clusters’ Evolution and Changes in Technological Regimes 3. The Dynamics of Italian Industrial Districts: Towards a Renewal of Competitiveness? 4. The Dynamics of Taiwan’s SMEs: The Case of Electronics 5. Small Firms Competing in Globalized High-tech Industries: The Co-evolution of Domestic and International Knowledge Linkages in Taiwan’s Computer Industry 6. New Challenges for Industrial Clusters and Districts: Global Production Networks and Knowledge Diffusion Bibliography Index
£99.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Sustaining Growth and Performance in East Asia:
Book SynopsisThis third book in the series focuses on how small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute to achieving and sustaining growth and performance in their economies, as well as the ways in which governments can assist and enhance that contribution. This is of particular concern given the trauma suffered by East Asian economies in the wake of the financial and economic crisis of 1997-98. Faced with the need to restructure and reform their economies and thereby achieve a firm foundation for future sustainable growth, many East Asian countries actively pursued SME growth, focusing on the encouragement of entrepreneurialism in the private sector. Drawing on the insights of a wide range of SME experts, the book provides a broad coverage of important aspects of SMEs, including: the contribution of micro-enterprises to economic recovery and poverty alleviation measurement and evaluation issues managing knowledge development ethical values in SMEs the internationalisation process entry mode decisions in export markets technological sourcing use of the Internet. Presenting a contemporary analysis of SME developments in East Asia, both academics and policymakers will find Sustaining Growth and Performance in East Asia of great interest.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: General and Macro Aspects 1. Introduction: The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Achieving and Sustaining Growth and Performance 2. Small, Diversified and Sustainable: Small Enterprises in a Sustainable Production System 3. The Contribution of Micro-enterprises to Regional Economic Recovery and Poverty Alleviation in East Asia 4. The New National Accounts and International Standards in the Assessment of Enterprises and Sectors of the Economy 5. On the Evolution of Firm Organization, SMEs and Economic Growth in the USA and Japan 6. The East Asian Financial Crisis in Thailand: Distress and Resilience of Local SMEs Part II: Internal (Micro) Aspects 7. Managing Knowledge Development in SMEs: No Longer the Poor Cousins, as Training Changes to Learning? 8. Ethical Values in Business: A Study of Malaysian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Part III: Strategic Aspects 9. Key Issues in Understanding the Internationalization Process of the Small Firm: An Australian Perspective 10. Entry Mode Decisions of Indonesian Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers in the Export Market 11. Technological Sourcing in Small and Medium-Sized Australian Manufacturing Firms 12. SMEs and the Internet: A Comparative Study – China and the UK Part IV: Policy Aspects 13. Public Policy and SME Development 14. The Changing Role of Local Government in Promoting China’s Collective Township and Village Enterprises 15. Supporting SMEs through Venture Capital Policy Index
£131.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia:
Book SynopsisThis fourth volume in the Studies of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia series focuses on regional and sectoral dimensions in a number of regional economies and economic sectors. The contributors place special emphasis on the importance of SME networking and clustering initiatives and activities. They argue that these initiatives support and nurture the global competitiveness of local SMEs in various economic sectors across the East Asian region. The book goes on to illustrate the increasing recognition that important local, regional and sectoral dimensions of SMEs, activities require their own specific micro policy measures. This is significant as the vitality of many local regional economies depends upon the activities of these local SMEs.The importance and inherent potential of SMEs as small but significant players in national economies and industries is increasingly recognised by policymakers and scholars around the world. Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia will therefore strongly appeal to both academics and practitioners involved with business and management, Asian studies, industrial organization and entrepreneurship.Trade Review'. . . this book is highly informative and a welcome contribution to the study of SMEs in East Asia.' -- Ren-Jie Hong, East Asia Integration StudiesTable of ContentsContents: PART I: GENERAL ISSUES 1. Introduction and Overview – Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Sectoral and Regional Dimensions Charles Harvie and Boon-Chye Lee 2. The SME Policy Framework in ASEAN and APEC: Benchmarks, Comparison and Analysis Chris Hall PART II: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES AND LINKAGES 3. SME Export Competitiveness in Developing Countries through Foreign Investment and Business Linkages Philippe Régnier 4. The Internationalization of SMEs in European Transformation Economies: Lessons for East Asia? David J. Pollard 5. Trust, Dependency and Reciprocity: Interconnections of Key Dimensions of Guanxi Susan Freeman and Chandler Lim PART III: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 6. Export Performance in Small and Medium Enterprises: Sectoral and Regional Dimensions in NSW Australia Ann Hodgkinson and Paul McPhee 7. Exploring the Consequences of Delayed Adoption of Electronic Commerce by Regional SMEs in Australia Lin Crase, Peter Lamb and Evan Patullock 8. Reforming China’s Cooperative Economy: Issues and Experiences Jenny Clegg 9. SME Development Strategy in Vietnam Charles Harvie 10. Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Study of Businesses in New South Wales Australia Jane Olsen, Boon-Chye Lee and Ann Hodgkinson 11. SME Development in Malaysia: Domestic and Global Challenges Ali Salman Saleh and Nelson Oly Ndubisi PART IV: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES 12. Support Mechanisms for SME Development in Indonesia: A Firm Level Survey in the Metalworking and Machinery Industry Mitsuhiro Hayashi 13. Trade Reforms and the Survival of the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industries in Australia Kankesu Jayanthakumaran 14. SME Market Entry: Barriers, Positioning and Performance in the Asia-Pacific Oil and Gas Industry Brian Kenny and Paul Tobin 15. Strategic Competitiveness, Human Resource Strategy and Organizational Performance Linkage Amongst SMEs in the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector Za’faran Hassan 16. The Role of Government in Fostering Sectoral SME Development: An Analysis of the Tourism Industry in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore Michael T. Schaper, Jack Carlsen and Ruth Taylor Index
£146.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd SMEs in the Age of Globalization
Book SynopsisThe purpose of this volume is to bring together the leading scholarly papers about how globalization has impacted the role of SMEs. In fact, globalization has affected SMEs in two major ways. The first has been to facilitate the transnational activities of SMEs. Transnational activities, ranging from exports to foreign direct investment to participating in global value chains have become easier as a result of globalization. The second impact of globalization has been to shift the source of competitiveness towards knowledge-based economic activity, which has led to an increased role for SMEs. The first section of this volume examines how globalization has affected the role of SMEs in the economy. The second section of the volume is devoted to global strategies by SMEs The third section focuses on an important type of global activity of SMEs, which involves foreign direct investment. The fourth section focuses on the role of clusters and networks in generating SME competitiveness in global markets. SME export strategies and performance is analyzed in Section Five. Section Six examines the impact that the international mobility of labour has had on SMEs. The seventh section focuses on the role that SMEs play in transnational technology transfer. Section Eight is devoted to SMEs in the context of developing countries. In the final section of the volume policy issues are raised. This includes identifying how policy needs to address barriers to internationalization confronting SMEs.Trade Review'. . . an excellent and timely collection of both conceptual and empirical papers on the subject of the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the process of globalization. . . this book presents a well-balanced collection of readings on SMEs internationalization and public policy.' -- Romeo V. Turcan, International Small Business Journal'Today, SMEs need to think about global dimensions of their business earlier than ever, often even before the start of the actual venture. This is a timely book on SMEs that provides a wealth of information about the global context that SMEs are faced with and about the economic dimensions that matter.' -- Walter Kuemmerle, Harvard Business School, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction David B. Audretsch PART I GLOBALIZATION AND THE ROLE OF SMEs 1. David B. Audretsch and A. Roy Thurik (2001), ‘What’s New About the New Economy? Sources of Growth in the Managed and Entrepreneurial Economies’ 2. Tomás O. Kohn (1997), ‘Small Firms as International Players’ 3. Benjamin Gomes-Casseres (1997), ‘Alliance Strategies of Small Firms’ PART II SMEs AND GLOBAL STRATEGIES 4. Patricia P. McDougall (1989), ‘International Versus Domestic Entrepreneurship: New Venture Strategic Behavior and Industry Structure’ PART III SMEs AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 5. Edith Tilton Penrose (1956), ‘Foreign Investment and the Growth of the Firm’ 6. Masataka Fujita (1995), ‘Small and Medium-sized Transnational Corporations: Salient Features’ 7. Peter J. Buckley (1989), ‘Foreign Investment by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: The Theoretical Background’ 8. Masataka Fujita (1995), ‘Small and Medium-sized Transnational Corporations: Trends and Patterns of Foreign Direct Investment’ PART IV CLUSTERS AND NETWORKS AS SOURCES OF SME COMPETITIVENESS 9. Michael E. Porter (2000), ‘Locations, Clusters, and Company Strategy’ 10. Hideki Yamawaki (2002), ‘The Evolution and Structure of Industrial Clusters in Japan’ PART V EXPORT STRATEGIES OF SMEs 11. Joachim Wagner (1995), ‘Exports, Firm Size, and Firm Dynamics’ 12. Bee Yan Aw, Geeta Batra and Mark J. Roberts (2001), ‘Firm Heterogeneity and Export-Domestic Price Differentials: A Study of Taiwanese Electronics Products’ 13. Joachim Wagner (2001), ‘A Note on the Firm Size-Export Relationship’ PART VI SMEs AND THE INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF LABOR 14. Annalee Saxenian (2001), ‘The Role of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in New Venture Creation’ 15. Anuradha Basu (1998), ‘An Exploration of Entrepreneurial Activity among Asian Small Businesses in Britain’ PART VII SMEs AND TRANSNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 16. Lorraine Eden, Edward Levitas and Richard J. Martinez (1997), ‘The Production, Transfer and Spillover of Technology: Comparing Large and Small Multinationals as Technology Producers’ 17. Peter J. Buckley (1997), ‘International Technology Transfer by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises’ PART VIII THE DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT 18. Brian Levy (1991), ‘Transaction Costs, the Size of Firms and Industrial Policy: Lessons from a Comparative Case Study of the Footwear Industry in Korea and Taiwan’ 19. Mona Haddad, Jaime de Melo and Brendan Horton (1996), ‘Morocco, 1984–89: Trade Liberalization, Exports, and Industrial Performance’ 20. Jeffrey B. Nugent and Seung-Jae Yhee (2002), ‘Small and Medium Enterprises in Korea: Achievements, Constraints and Policy Issues’ 21. Bee Yan Aw and Geeta Batra (1999), ‘Wages, Firm Size, and Wage Inequality: How Much Do Exports Matter?’ PART IX POLICY ISSUES 22. Zoltan J. Acs, Randall Morck, J. Myles Shaver and Bernard Yeung (1997), ‘The Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Policy Perspective’ 23. Steven J. Davis and Magnus Henrekson (1997), ‘Industrial Policy, Employer Size, and Economic Performance in Sweden’ 24. Ingrid Verheul, Sander Wennekers, David Audretsch and Roy Thurik (2002), ‘An Eclectic Theory of Entrepreneurship: Policies, Institutions and Culture’ Name Index
£284.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Innovation and Small Enterprises in the Third
Book SynopsisInnovation is crucial for small enterprises to become and remain competitive in the global economy. In this book, the authors have combined theoretical insights with comprehensive case studies on innovation among small-scale enterprises in developing countries, paying particular attention to technological change in clusters of small firms.The authors deliberately use a broad definition of innovation in order to emphasise the fact that technological change and innovation adoption takes place on a wider scale and in a greater number of forms than is frequently assumed. The unusual case studies such as the Kenyan food processing sector, furniture making in Nicaragua and tile manufacturing in Indonesia highlight the patterns of innovation adoption and diffusion, and serve as a unique and fascinating backdrop to the study. The authors pay specific attention to innovation by small enterprises in times of economic crisis and go on to assess the mechanisms employed to promote innovation. They demonstrate that although radical innovation among small enterprises occurs on a limited scale, innovation through gradual incremental improvements in production processes and products is continuous. Innovation and Small Enterprises in the Third World will be widely read by academics, researchers and policymakers concerned with innovation adoption and diffusion, and third world development issues.Table of ContentsContents 1. Innovation and small enterprise development in developing countries Meine Pieter van Dijk and Henry Sandee Part I FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING INNOVATION DIFFUSION 2. Small enterprise development in developing countries: innovation or acquisition of technological capability? Henny Romijn 3. Cluster trajectories and the likelihood of endogenous upgrading Peter Knorringa Part II CASES OF SMES AND INNOVATION 4. Trying to innovate far from international frontiers: case study from the small-scale briquetting industry in India Joy Clancy 5. Competitive response, innovation and creating an innovative milieu in the manufacturing industry in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe A.H.J. Bert Helmsing 6. Innovation and small enterprise development examples from Burkina Faso, Ghana and Zimbabwe Meine Pieter van Dijk Part III INNOVATION IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC CRISIS 7. Innovation and competitiveness within the small furniture industry in Nicaragua Mario Davide Parrilli 8. Why do(n’t) they innovate? Explaining diverse SME adjustment strategies after an external shock Regine Qualman 9. The impact of the crisis on small-scale enterprises in Java, findings from selected case studies Henry Sandee Part IV MECHANISMS FOR INNOVATION DIFFUSION 10. Enhancing innovation capabilities in SME clusters: evidence from a service centre in Spain Manuel Albaladejo 11. Linkages between small and large firms in the Kenyan food processing sector Dorothy McCormick and Rosemary Atieno 12. The role of a research and development institute in the development and diffusion of technology Bert Bongenaar and Adam Szirmai 13. Social capital and technological innovation processes in the South Árni Sverrisson Part V CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14. Enterprise co-operation, technology partnerships and S&T policies for the promotion of innovation for SMEs Meine Pieter van Dijk 15. Innovation and small enterprise development in developing countries: some conclusions Meine Pieter van Dijk and Henry Sandee Index
£121.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Authentic: How to Make a Living By Being Yourself
Book SynopsisThinking about getting up and telling the world what you stand for is daunting. Actually doing it is terrifying but the rewards are incredible. Imagine spending every waking hour doing what you love... Authentic shows how to do just that. In Authentic, Neil Crofts offers inspiration for individuals tired of career conformity. He shows how we arrived at a situation where many of us are tied to jobs we don’t enjoy. He demonstrates the steps you need to take to find out who you are and what you want from life, and finally, he reveals how you can turn all that into a business idea that is Authentic to you. Authentic is a lifestyle book based on practical experience. Neil Crofts’ vision of a role that allowed him to be true to himself and make a positive impact on the world around him convinced him to break out of a conventional corporate career. Authentic is about giving others the courage to follow their hearts in the same way.Trade Review"…who is truly evangelical on the subject…" (The Guardian, 12 August 2003) “…advises would-be authentics to ‘come out as yourself’...” (Sunday Times, 18 January 2004) “…Neil’s book tells of his personal journey to authenticity and includes a guide to taking the steps yourself…” (Positive News, Winter 2003) "... it is a wake up call and a well researched, very useable wake up call at that ... This is a read to be taken seriously …" (Weekly Telegraph, 12 November 2003) “… offers inspiration for individuals tired of career conformity.” (Global Law Review, 5 April 2004) “…does make great points…” (Be Unlimited, May 04)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface: Coming Out. How This Book Works. Introduction. Section 1 – Another Way to Look at the Society We Live In. Dysfunctionality epidemic. Indentured slavery. Addiction to short-term hits of happiness. Diagnosis. Societal therapy. The problem with decisions. What is Authentic? Section 2 – What Are You Going To Do About It? Preparation 1: To tell the truth. Preparation 2: Perception and reality. Preparation 3: Finding your ‘natural language’. Preparation 4: What is my point in life? Action 1: Eating Your Energy. Action 2: Exercise your mind. Action 3: Taking control of your life. Action 4: Avoiding distraction and inspiring change. Action 5: Editing your address book. Action 6: Changing habits. Action 7: Making your plan. Action 8: Coming out and being yourself. Section 3 – Being the Change. Getting started. Working for yourself. Validating the plan. Simplify, simplify. Time and motion. Finding collaborators. Designing your organization. Competition. The meaning of success. Section 4 – Those Who Are Already Doing It. Organic Express. Yeo Valley. Innocent. Howies. Solar Century. Cafédirect. Reading list. About Authentic Business. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?: How to decide
Book SynopsisJon Gillespie Brown brings his extensive mentoring experience to bear in this new handbook for would-be entrepreneurs. So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur? contains a series of mentoring sessions, each carefully thought out to make you consider and plan your life based on your passions, ambitions and ultimate visions. By actively taking part in each of the exercises, you give yourself the best chance of succeeding as an entrepreneur, or the sufficient clarity to decide what other career options are best suited to you. Explore your real goals, hidden talents, passions, assets and core skills. The simple self-discovery tools in the book will make it easy for you to analyse this information and take the next steps towards your entrepreneurial dreams with total confidence. PRAISE FOR SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR 'Read this book if you plan to be an entrepreneur, find out what it's really like before you make the leap!' Doug Richard, entrepreneur, business investor and former member of the Dragons' Den TV programme 'Before I invest in a business at an early stage I want to know the founders knew what they were getting into. I would suggest they check out if they measure up to the demands of the ups and downs required to be a successful entrepreneur by reading this book first.' Richard Farleigh, Author Taming the Lion: 100 Secret Strategies for Investing and former member of the Dragons' Den 'The key to entrepreneurial success is understanding what type of entrepreneur you are, and then doing business in a way that is true to yourself, and above all, one that brings you personal happiness and fulfilment. This book will help you decide whether a life of an entrepreneur is for you.' Rachel Elnaugh, entrepreneur, business speaker and former member of the Dragons' Den 'Very few people truly consider the hard work, disappointment, frustration and crushing lows that every Entrepreneur experiences along the journey. Jon's book is a must read for anybody ready to take the leap!' Richard Parkes Cordock, author of Millionaire Upgrade and creator of Millionaire MBA Business Mentoring Programme 'The only form of safe employment is self-employment. I recommend anyone considering the entrepreneurial path to read this book.' Geoff Burch, International Speaker and author of Go It Alone: The Streetwise Secrets of Self-Employment tobeanentrepreneur.comTrade Review"...his advice is clear, concise, and simple to follow." RealWorldMagazine.comTable of ContentsWhy you Should Buy This Book. Preface. Acknowledgements. Dedication. So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Introduction. Dreaming big Dreams. Your Passion - What are you willing to do for the rest of your life? The Entrepreneur Test - Is Starting A Business Right For You? Check your entrepreneurial quotient with our fun quiz. Mentor Session 1 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship. Introduction. Top ten ways to answer the ultimate question - do I want to become an entrepreneur? What is an entrepreneur? Research into entrepreneurs. The top ten traits of successful entrepreneurs. Lessons. Mentor Session 2 - Entrepreneurs Uncovered. Top ten myths about entrepreneurs. What makes people become an entrepreneur? Are you feeling like an entrepreneur yet? Lessons. Mentor Session 3 - Entrepreneurial Lifestyle. What's life like being an entrepreneur? Ten great things about being an entrepreneur. The story of an entrepreneurial beginning. Lessons. Mentor Session 4 - Deconstructing You - Part 1. Taking a personal inventory and assessing your current resources. Audit your business history and abilities. Management skills evaluation. Personality evaluation. Accomplishments. Your health position. What interests you in life? What about your family and network? Have you considered the ideal lifestyle for you? Mentor Session 5 - Deconstructing You - Part 2. What's your personal motivation? A story about finding your personal mission. Vision, Purpose and personal mission statement. Identifying personal criteria that will fit your new business. It's not all about the 'money' or being a 'millionaire'. Make an 'I want' list. Mentor Session 6 - Is It Really For Me? Getting over the fear of starting out. Anyone can become an entrepreneur at any life stage. The young or 'student' entrepreneur. Making the transition from the corporate world. You can be an 'geriatrepreneur' when you are over 55 too. Top ten excuses for not becoming an entrepreneur. Finding the courage to go for it. Lessons. Take the 'rocking chair' test before you give up on your dream. Mentor Session 7 - Make Sure You Take Your Loved Ones With You. Achieving a life of balance. Getting the balance right at home. Your friends and family. Your circle of influence. Mentor Session 8 - Are You Ready to Be An Entrepreneur? So what are your answers to the ultimate question - do you want to be entrepreneur? Top ten ways to answer the ultimate question- do I want to become an entrepreneur? Epilogue. Answer Key. Index.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Innovation Strategies and Performance in Small
Book SynopsisExploring the scope, breadth and depth of innovation in small firms, the authors of this book employ a rich array of survey data to analyze the operating characteristics of dynamic small-firm populations. They investigate the strategies and activities that small firms pursue at different stages in their lifecycles and in different competitive environments, as well as which business skills are associated with survival, innovation, growth and high performance. John Baldwin and Guy Gellatly find that the strategic decisions young firms make play a critical role in determining their odds for survival and growth. New small firms survive by developing a core set of business skills - skills related inter alia to management, human resources, marketing and financing. Advanced innovation capabilities related to R&D and technology set high-performance firms apart from other businesses. Industry-level differences in product lifecycle, production activity, competitive intensity and the science base all influence the nature of small-firm innovation. Unique features of this volume include: comprehensive strategic profiles representative of small-firm populations information from business surveys and administrative data sources for a better understanding of how strategies and activities relate to firm performance an exploration of how small-firm strategies and activities vary across a diverse range of operating environments - from manufacturing to services to science-based environments. Researchers and students interested in small firms and entrepreneurship will benefit from the wealth of new data that investigates relationships between business strategies, innovation and performance. Those interested in industrial organization, innovation and firm turnover will appreciate the new data on how small-firm strategies vary in different competitive environments and at different stages of the entry and exit process.Trade Review'. . . the book may be admired for its statistical correctness and integration of multiple data sources.' -- Martin Perry, International Small Business JournalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Importance of New Firms 3. Strategies Pursued by Successful Entrants 4. The Breadth of Innovation is Successful Entrants 5. Analysis of New-Firm Survival 6. Innovation: The Key to Success in Small and Medium-sized Firms 7. Exit 8. Innovator Types in Small and Medium-sized Firms 9. The Competitive Environment and Innovation in Dynamic Service Industries 10. Do New Firms in Science-Based Industries Differ from Entrants in Other Industries? 11. Strategic Capabilities in Innovative Manufacturing Firms: A Comparison of Small to Large Firms 12. Financing Innovation in New Small Firms 13. Lessons References Index
£131.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Regional Innovation Policy for Small-Medium
Book SynopsisThis book provides an extensive evaluation of the numerous policy instruments used by regional governments in Europe to promote innovation activity in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The instruments are compared and benchmarked in order to identify 'good practice', in an effort to bridge the gap between the theory of regional innovation and real-world policy implementation.The authors argue for a new policy paradigm and highlight the value of an interactive style of policy intervention. Since the majority of SMEs have a limited resource base with regard to innovation, they need external orientation to understand and adapt to their environment. Thus, the main role for policy should be to increase the innovative capacity of a region and its SMEs by fostering interactive learning both within firms, and within the region as a whole. The authors also collect extensive data on the efficiency of innovation-driven policy measures and introduce three key concepts for successful regional innovation policy: coherence, interactivity and cumulative character.This volume will provide practical lessons and useful comparative results for a variety of professionals working on SME-oriented innovation at the EU, national and regional level. In particular, the mix of theoretical and empirical material will be of considerable interest to academics and researchers studying regional innovation systems and their role in knowledge-based economies. The book will also appeal to professional consultants, practitioners and policymakers who will find the frameworks for the evaluation and design of innovation policies to be of immense value.Trade Review'The book will be of great interest to academics, entrepreneurs and policymakers. The exhaustive study of various instruments, practices and gateways and barrier to successful innovation policies has provided invaluable insights.' -- M.M. Anand, Global Business Review'A must read for academics and regional planners alike who wish to understand the workings of a regional innovation system. The authors have given a fresh, comprehensive and sound analysis which offers an excellent framework for regional innovation policy design.' -- Mikel Landabaso, European Commission, Brussels, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Part I: SMEs, Innovation and Regions: Conceptual Background 1. The Role and Characteristics of SMEs in Innovation 2. SMEs and the Regional Dimension of Innovation Part II: Innovation Processes and Policy Context 3. National and Regional Contexts for Innovation 4. Innovation Patterns of SMEs Part III: Evaluation of Innovation Policy Instruments 5. Innovation Policies for SMEs: An Overview of Policy Instruments 6. Results and Impacts of Policy Instruments 7. Coherence of Innovation Policy Instruments Part VI: SMEs, Innovation and Regions: Designing Policies 8. Towards a New Paradigm for Innovation Policy? Bibliography Index
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Strategy of Small Firms: Strategic Management
Book SynopsisThroughout the book, the authors offer a conceptual framework supported by original case study data to explain how and why a small firm should approach strategic planning, the forces influencing the planning process, and the nexus between innovation and planning. The majority of all businesses throughout the world are small firms, which play a crucial role in the growth of the world's economies. Tim Mazzarol and Sophie Reboud address questions such as: what is the value of planning for small firms, and how should these firms approach strategic planning? This book provides an in-depth analysis of the theory and conceptual frameworks associated with planning and strategy in small firms. It also explores key issues linked with why and how small firms should plan and the benefits they gain.This timely book will be invaluable to academics, postgraduate research students and professional advisors working in the field of small business management and entrepreneurship. Supported by original research and comprehensive key theories, entrepreneurs and practicing managers with an interest in understanding the foundations of planning and strategy will find this book of great importance to them.Trade Review'All in all, there is much to be learned from this book. Practitioners will find a plethora of concepts to analyse where their firm actually stands and what the next logical steps could be to develop the business, while small business mentors and consultants will come across many concepts and tools to understand their clients better, and therefore will find it much easier to assist them in their strategic journey. Academics and scholars should use this book as a starting point for their own research projects on small business strategy, as the volume comprehensively covers the status quo of the research in this area.' -- Andreas Kuckertz, International Small Business Journal'This is an excellent book which covers a lot of ground and which looks to appreciate the strategic needs of the type of firm which populates the majority of industries in all countries: small, independently owned and operated.' -- Steve Talbot, International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation'Mazzarol and Reboud present an extremely well documented book that offers grounded approaches through insightful case studies. It is a rare book from which practitioners, students, teachers and researchers will gain both knowledge of and enthusiasm for the subject.' -- Louis Jacques Filion, HEC Montreal, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Conceptual Structure of the Book 3. A Review of the Literature Part 1 4. A Review of the Literature Part 2 5. Entrepreneur versus Owner-Manager 6. The Strategic Myopia of Small Firms 7. The Strategic Management Process 8. Strategic Options for Small Firms 9. Innovation as Competitive Advantage 10. Applying the Innovation Framework 11. Strategic Networks and Outsiders 12. Managing the Strategic Triangle References Index
£136.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Global Challenge to Industrial Districts:
Book SynopsisThe current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out to distant markets and knowledge sources, while at the same time exploiting the advantages of local factors and agglomeration. This book represents a first attempt to analyze these issues in detail, employing novel empirical evidence.The authors focus on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Italy and Taiwan, two countries in which these businesses characterize the national industrial structure. They find that in the current climate of globalization, there is no best practice model for organizing an industrial cluster since a diversity of successful institutional arrangements is possible. They demonstrate that over time SME clusters can evolve and that globalization can reshape their upgrading options by providing a variety of international knowledge linkages. Thus, the authors conclude that the development of local and global networks and new interactive modes of knowledge creation, which have co-evolved as a result of globalization, have provided the necessary conditions for competitive survival. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the authors utilize a number of analytical tools to evaluate their survey data and present an original comparison between the experiences of two countries that are facing the challenges of globalization, often with differing strategies. This book will be of great interest to industrial and international economists, policymakers, and corporate and SME managers.Trade Review'This book is rich in interesting ideas and new information. Its analysis of Italian and Taiwanese industrial districts in low and high technology activities is particularly rewarding, tracing different sources of dynamism and responsiveness to global challenges. The authors' emphasis on the links between local and international networks captures precisely the elements that determine the growth of small enterprises today. The book is a "must" for anyone working on SMEs, East Asian growth, industrial districts, innovation and globalisation.' -- The late Sanjaya Lall, Oxford University (at the International Development Centre at Queen Elizabeth House), UK'This book integrates very well the topical themes of industrial clusters in local districts and the global links provided by multinational companies. The international comparison of Italy and Taiwan serves as a fascinating context for this discussion.' -- John Cantwell, Rutgers University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Models of Industrial Clusters’ Evolution and Changes in Technological Regimes 3. The Dynamics of Italian Industrial Districts: Towards a Renewal of Competitiveness? 4. The Dynamics of Taiwan’s SMEs: The Case of Electronics 5. Small Firms Competing in Globalized High-tech Industries: The Co-evolution of Domestic and International Knowledge Linkages in Taiwan’s Computer Industry 6. New Challenges for Industrial Clusters and Districts: Global Production Networks and Knowledge Diffusion Bibliography Index
£45.55
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Entrepreneurial Small Businesses: A
Book SynopsisThe authors of this comprehensive study address why it is that some small firms perform well and others don't, and whether high-performing firms share characteristics that distinguish them from low-performing firms. By exploring bundles of resources and their interaction with other factors, the authors explain important small business outcomes such as growth, performance, entrepreneurial activity, and the chance of receiving debt or equity capital. The authors find that while resources may be valuable, it is essential that small businesses have the processes to facilitate the manipulation of resources into value-creating strategies. Rather than reaching the conclusion that more is always better, the authors tease out the conditions under which certain resources are particularly valuable, as well as the conditions under which these and other resources are less valuable. The resource factors examined range from aspects of the human capital of the small business manager, such as length of education or prior experience with business start-ups, to social capital variables and firm-level resources, such as access to financial capital and competence. Representing leading-edge research across several levels of analysis, this volume will be a useful resource for scholars and students of entrepreneurship and small business, as well as for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Policymakers will find the volume helpful in understanding the effect policies may have on small businesses and the subsequent impact on the economic performance of a region.Trade Review'. . . I have to recommend it as the most serious and accessible book of this type I have read to date. It succeeds where others have failed in passing on the findings of rigorous research to the people who can really make sense of it.' -- Marc Cowling, International Small Business Journal'The book is well worth reading for all those interested in small business enterprises. . . policymakers and researchers will find it to be a valuable resource. . . the book is highly recommended for academic or special libraries.' -- Kevin R. Risner, Business Information Alert'This volume incorporates current research and academic literature to provide an authoritative examination of small business performance from an entrepreneurial perspective. It will be of use to small business managers as well as students and teachers having an interest in small business and entrepreneurship training. It can also be recommended to bank officials responsible for small business loans.' -- Economic Outlook and Business Review'Shepherd and Wiklund's excellent book focuses on a key but sometimes overlooked topic: the entrepreneurial activities of small businesses. By studying small businesses at an individual level of analysis (in terms of motivation and human capital) as well as at firm and environmental levels of analysis, the book offers a comprehensive explanation of why some small businesses outperform others. In particular, I enjoyed the book's investigation of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and its explanation of how the knowledge-based resources of small businesses affect the EO-performance relationship.' -- Tom Lumpkin, University of Illinois at Chicago, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. An Introduction to Entrepreneurial Small Businesses 2. The Motivation to Grow a Small Business 3. Who Grows Small Businesses and How They Choose to Do It 4. The Small Business’s Entrepreneurial Orientation and Knowledge-based Resources 5. The Small Business’s Entrepreneurial Orientation, Financial Capital and the Environment 6. Venture Capitalists’ Investment Decision Policies and Maintaining a Good Relationship with Andrew Zacharakis 7. Loan Officers’ Decision Policies Toward Small Businesses with Volker Bruns 8. Learning from Small Business Failure 9. Conclusion References Index
£109.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Information Technology and Small Businesses:
Book SynopsisThis book investigates the antecedents and consequences of information technology adoption among small and medium sized enterprises.Following the well publicized 'Internet bubble', the rate of adoption of such technologies - especially of Internet-based solutions - has slowly changed among small firms, leading to a very mixed picture. Whilst a significant number of these small firms are still excluded from such technologies, others show very complex patterns of adoption and implementation. What is the reason for these differences, and do they explain performance heterogeneity among small firms? Andrea Ordanini addresses these questions by formulating various models of information technology adoption and its impact on marketing and procurement processes. The models are then tested on a sample of 700 small organizations. Their results provide various implications for managers and present suggestions for policy makers wishing to improve the effective use of information technologies within small firms.This book will strongly appeal to researchers, academics and students with an interest in business and management, entrepreneurship, technology and innovation. Entrepreneurs, managers, consultants and policy institutions interested in promoting technology diffusion among SMEs will also find the book to be of great interest.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Information Technology and Small Businesses: The Antecedents 1. Conceptual Domain and Methodology 2. Background Literature on IT Adoption with Alessandro Arbore and Giacomo Silvestri 3. IT in Small Firms: A First Snapshot and a First Analysis 4. A Structural Equation Model for IT Adoption Part II: Information Technology and Small Businesses: The Consequences 5. Background Literature on IT Effects 6. The ‘Downstream’ Applications: IT and Marketing 7. The ‘Upstream’ Applications: IT and Procurement 8. A Qualitative Analysis of Relevant Cases Part III: Information Technology and Small Businesses: Implications 9. Some Suggestions for Managers and Policymakers References Index
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Human Resource Management in Small Business:
Book SynopsisHuman Resource Management in Small Business fills a gap in our understanding of economic performance. Small businesses are more numerous, have more employees, and contribute more to the economies of nations throughout the world than do large organizations. This book examines a range of issues, including the significance of human resource management (HRM) practices to small business success, the management of work hours and work stressors, work and family issues, succession planning, employee recruitment and selection, and managing staff. It also explores how individuals develop HRM skills, and learn from their own and others' experiences. The role of HRM practices in successful small businesses is illustrated through a range of case studies.Including contributors who are internationally recognized academics from a range of countries; this book will prove to be an essential resource for postgraduate students and academics in management. Professional managers and owners in SMEs will also discover great insights from this admirable book. Contributors include: R. Burke, G. Castrogiovanni, S. Clarke, C. Collins, E. Drew, S. Fielden, M. George, E. Hamilton, C. Henry, A.-L. Humbert, A. Noblet, T. Pett, J. Pollack, A. Rauch, G. Seijts, M. TroiloTrade Review’Cooper and Burke have provided us with fourteen excellent chapters that help fill our knowledge gap regarding the role of human resource management policies and practices in small- and medium-sized enterprises. Cooper and Burke provide an excellent overview chapter that describes the need, importance and scope of the topic and this is followed by thirteen well-orchestrated chapters contributed by international experts. This is a superb book for graduate and undergraduate students in human resource management worldwide, most of whom will end up working in small- and medium-sized enterprises.’ -- Randall S. Schuler, Rutgers University, US’There is no doubt that this volume will deliver considerable value to the reader - be s/he a small entrepreneur, manager, student or teacher. . . It arouses sufficient interest of the reader in underscoring the saliency of people management for competitive advantage even in smaller enterprises.’ -- Debi S. Saini, Vision - the Journal of Business Perspectives’It is a compilation of excellent research, which is a hallmark of the Edward Elgar Publications. . . The book has sound business and economic alignment, excellent diagrammatic representation and case studies and above all, as a book written by academics, is excellently referenced. If HR practitioners are interested in staying abreast of global trends and wish to read material from excellent researchers around the world, they could do a lot worse than consider this book.’ -- Geoffrey N. De Lacy, Australian Human Resource Institute JournalTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Overview of the Book Ronald J. Burke 2. Human Resource Management in Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises: Benefits and Challenges Ronald J. Burke PART II: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS EFFECTIVENESS 3. The Role of Human Capital Factors in Small Business Performance and Success Gary J. Castrogiovanni 4. Alternative Systems of Human Resources Practices and Performance in Small Entrepreneurial Organizations Christopher J. Collins 5. The Human Resource Practices of Small Businesses: An Examination of Performance Implications Andreas Rauch 6. On Learning in High-Performing Small and Medium-sized Businesses and the Relationship to HR Practices Timothy L. Pett and James A. Wolff PART III: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS CHALLENGES 7. Legal Issues Facing Small Businesses and their Owners Michael Troilo and Brad Carson 8. Health and Safety in Small Businesses Sharon Clarke PART IV: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES 9. Addressing Personal and Family Transitions in Small Businesses: Effective Human Resource Management Practices Kyle Fuschetti and Jeffrey M. Pollack 10. The Challenges for Female Small Business Owners and Managers: A Consideration of the Veterinary Profession Colette Henry, Lorna Treanor and Sarah Baillie 11. Who’s Minding the Kids? Work and Family Issues Among Owners of Small Business Enterprises in Ireland Eileen Drew and Anne Laure Humbert 12. Entrepreneurial Satisfaction: Job Stressors, Coping and Well-being Among Small Business Owner Managers Magnus George and Eleanor Hamilton PART V: IMPROVING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SMALL BUSINESSES 13. A Comprehensive Approach to Promoting Justice in SMEs Andrew Noblet and Denise Jepsen 14. E-coaching for Women Small Business Owners and Managers Carianne Hunt and Sandra Fielden 15. WestJet Airlines Ltd: A Case Study of a Successful Business that Highlights HRM and Strategy Gerard H. Seijts Index
£139.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Family Business and Social Capital
Book SynopsisThe chapters in this cutting edge book comprise scholarly work on social capital in family business along with chapters written by family business owners and advisors. As the research in family business evolves, scholars are exploring the issues that are unique to the field. From the start, research has been closely tied to the real world issues faced by business families. The genesis for this book is a conference on family business and social capital in which a wide variety of issues were presented and discussed. Participants included academics, family business owners and business advisors. Topics covered in the book include social capital as it relates to governance, trust, family and business identity, communication, family councils, work-family balance, and the use of advisors and continuing education to build social capital. Novel in its approach of integrating the voices of scholars, business families, and advisors, this book is an invaluable tool not only for business research and classroom use, but also for business families and their advisors. Contributors: C.J. Bruess, J.C. Carr, M.A.T. Cronin, S.M. Danes, K. Eddleston, K.E. Goodpaster, K. Hayes, T. Hubler, T. McEnaney, W. Monson, A.W. Pearson, A. Pritchard, T.J. Rothausen, S. Shepard, T.S. Smith, R.L. Sorenson, K. StaffordTrade ReviewIn view of the fact that family businesses are passing through a difficult phase all over the world, this volume is a very timely publication. The analyses are based on and informed by the experiences and family dynamics of the developed West, particularly the United States. But the recommendations are not culture specific. Thus, the book can provide useful insight to the owners and managers of family businesses in the developing countries as well. --Dwijendra Tripathi, The Journal of EntrepreneurshipTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction and Overview 1. Social Capital and Family Business Ritch L. Sorenson PART I: UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTS OF FAMILY SOCIAL CAPITAL 2. The Central Role of Trust in Family Firm Social Capital Allison W. Pearson and Jon C. Carr 3. The Trust Paradox of Family Businesses Tom Hubler 4. Building Ethics in Families and Business Ken E. Goodpaster 5. An Early Warning System for Family Conflict Katherine Hayes 6. Summary of Dialogue: Observations About Trust and Ethics in Family Business Trina S. Smith PART II: CO-CONSTRUCTING FAMILY-BUSINESS SOCIAL CAPITAL 7. Family Social Capital as Family Business Resilience Capacity Sharon M. Danes and Kathryn Stafford 8. Building Trust in Advising Family Businesses Margaret A.T. Cronin 9. Family Rituals and Communication: The Construction of Family Identity and Social Capital Carol J. Bruess 10. Creating Family and Business Social Capital: A Co-investigation with a Daughter and Granddaughter Ritch L. Sorenson in collaboration with an anonymous daughter and granddaughter 11. Summary of Dialogue: Using Communication and Family Practices to Develop Social Capital Trina S. Smith PART III: COMPLEMENTING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN FAMILY AND BUSINESS 12. Leveraging Family Member Capacity for the Business and the Family Teresa J. Rothausen and Ritch L. Sorenson 13. Our Family Enterprise Terri McEnaney 14. Putting Family in Family Business: The Role of the Chief Emotional Officer Angela Pritchard 15. The Family as an Internal and External Resource of the Firm: The Importance of Building Family-firm Identity Kimberly Eddleston 16. Reclaiming our Identity as a Business-owning Family Sylvia Shepard 17. Summary of Dialogue: Leveraging the Family-business Identity to Access Family and Business Resources Trina S. Smith PART IV: CONCLUDING MATERIALS 18. Summary and Conclusion: Social Capital in Business Families Ritch L. Sorenson 19. Recommendations for Building Family Social Capital Ritch L. Sorenson, William Monson and Trina S. Smith Appendix A: Conference Participant Biographies Appendix B: The Structured Dialogue Process Ritch L. Sorenson Appendix C: Summary of Comments from Owner, Advisor, Family Member, and Research Breakout Groups Trina S. Smith and Ritch L. Sorenson References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research on Small Business and
Book SynopsisThis insightful Handbook focuses on behavior, performance and relationships in small and entrepreneurial firms. It introduces a variety of contemporary topics, research methods and theoretical frameworks that will provide cutting edge analysis, stimulate thought, raise further questions and demonstrate the complexity of the rapidly-advancing field of entrepreneurship.With an extensive introduction, logical sequencing and a collection of interesting and original contributions from across the globe, the Handbook commences with two thought-provoking chapters, which raise issues of theoretical framing and highlight the importance of paradigm choice, methodology and method.After considering different disciplinary approaches to entrepreneurship and small business, various issues are raised about entrepreneurship education and learning and the application of entrepreneurship to various sectors and sectional interests. For example, what conceptual framework is available for entrepreneurs and small businesses? How does innovation relate to entrepreneurship and small business behavior? And what evidence is there of the links between better performing firms and effective learning? These issues are debated before the authors consider the future application of entrepreneurship research to different sectors.Both scholars new to the area, as well as established academics looking to extend their research scope to encompass the field of entrepreneurship and small business will find this work to be an invaluable and timely resource.Contributors: A. Anderson, R. Barrett, B. Bird, J. Broad, J. Byrne, M. Casson, D. Chalmers, E. Chell, A. de Bruin, M. Della Guista, A. Discua Cruz, A. Fayolle, C. Forson, E. Garnsey, W.B. Gartner, S. Gherardi, X. Gu, R. Hanke, R. Holt, J. Howells, C. Howorth, S. Jack, J. Jackson, O. Jones, M. Karatas-Ozkan, M. Kerrin, M. Lévesque, S. Lubik, A. Macpherson, S. Mayson, E. McKeever, M. Minniti, M. Ozbilgin, M. Ozturk, F. Patterson, M. Perrotta, L. Pittaway, A. Rauch, L. Schjoedt, E. Shaw, L. Spence, A. Tatli, O. Toutain, C. YavuzTrade Review'These volumes offer an excellent collection of some of the best scholarship on personal jurisdiction and private international law selected and edited by one of the leading American scholars in the field. Jurisdiction and Private International Law is an essential resource for scholars in both common law and civil law jurisdictions, a great option for students, and a useful reference for practitioners. I heartily recommend it.' - Christopher A. Whytock, University of California, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Elizabeth Chell and Mine Karataş-Özkan PART I: THEORETICAL FRAMING 2. Notes Towards a Theory of Entrepreneurial Possibility William B. Gartner 3. Buzz Words in Business and Management Studies Mark Casson and Marina Della Giusta 4. Multi-level Approaches to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research ― Transcending Dichotomies with Bourdieu Cynthia Forson, Mustafa Özbilgin, Mustafa Ozturk, and Ahu Tatli 5. Theorising Entrepreneurship ― An Institutional Theory Perspective Mine Karatas-Özkan, Cagla Yavuz and Jeremy Howells PART II: METHODOLOGIES, PARADIGMS AND METHODS 6. Synthesising Knowledge in Entrepreneurship Research ― The Role of Systematic Literature Reviews Luke Pittaway, Robin Holt and Jean Broad 7. The Critical Incident Technique: Philosophical Underpinnings, Method and Application to a Case of a Small Business Failure Elizabeth Chell 8. Gender, Ethnicity and Social Entrepreneurship: Qualitative Approaches to the Study of Entrepreneuring Sylvia Gherardi and Manuela Perrotta 9. Mathematics and Entrepreneurship Research Maria Minniti and Moren Lévesque 10. Predictions of Entrepreneurial Behaviour: A Personality Approach Andreas Rauch PART III: DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP 11. Characteristics and Behaviours Associated with Innovative People in small- and medium sized enterprises Fiona Patterson and Máire Kerrin 12. Behaviour of Entrepreneurs ― Existing Research and Future Directions Barbara Bird, Leon Schjoedt and Ralph Hanke 13. Social Embeddedness in Entrepreneurship Research: The Importance of Context and Community Edward McKeever, Alastair Anderson and Sarah Jack 14. Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship: Building Theory at the Intersection Susan Mayson and Rowena Barrett PART IV: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EDUCATION AND LEARNING 15. Entrepreneurship Education: What We Know and What We Need to Know Janice Byrne, Alain Fayolle and Olivier Toutain 16. Research Perspectives on Learning in Small Firms Oswald Jones and Allan Macpherson PART V: APPLICATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH 17. Entrepreneurial Innovation in Science-based Firms: The Need for an Ecosystem Perspective Sarah Lubik and Elizabeth Garnsey 18. Entrepreneurship in Family Businesses Carole Howarth, Jacqueline Jackson and Allan Discua Cruz 19. Developing Entreprenuer Networks in the Creative Industries- A Case Study of Independent Designer Fashion in Manchester Xin Gu 20. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility in Small Firms Laura J. Spence 21. Social Entrepreneurship: Looking Back, Moving Ahead Anne de Bruin, Eleanor Shaw and Dominic Chalmers Index
£170.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Private Practice Psychology: A Handbook
Book SynopsisThis book offers a complete guide to setting up and managing a private practice. Issues such as planning the practice, developing practice excellence, expanding and even selling the practice are covered. The book is very practical in its nature and also gives names of organisations and websites which may be of help. A sample business plan and fee tables are also included.Table of Contents1. Planning your practice. 2. Choosing the market. 3. Choosing the location. 4. Choosing the business structure. 5. Developing a business plan. 6. Establishing your practice. 7. Choosing your practice name. 8. Designing a logo. 9. Designing and printing stationary. 10. Choosing the venue. 11. Insurances. 12. Communication systems. 13. Initial marketing. 14. Registering with insurance systems. 15. Fee schedules. 16. Collecting revenue. 17. Accounting systems. 18. Information systems. 19. Research and communication via the internet. 20. Developing practice excellence. 21. Expanding you practice. 22. Staffing. 23. Marketing, tenders and contracts. 24. Selling your practice.
£44.60
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd SMALL FIRMS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Book SynopsisFor years the small-firm sector of the economy remained an enigma. However, recently researchers have assembled a far better understanding of the economic role of small firms. One of the surprising findings is that small and medium-sized firms, and entrepreneurship, have become increasingly more important to the economies of both developed and developing countries than previously acknowledged. The purpose of these volumes is to bring together for the first time this diffuse and rich literature on the whole subject of small firms and economic growth. This volume will provide a basic resource for all those engaged with the subject as students, teachers and researchers.Trade Review'The volumes start with a cultured and learned introduction to small business economics, and its core literature, by Professor Zoltan Acs. He is to be congratulated on providing a great service to the profession with this magisterial collection of papers.' -- Gavin C. Reid, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgments Introduction VOLUME I Part I: The Long View 1. Adam Smith (1976), ‘Of the Division of Labour’ 2. Karl Marx (1929), ‘Historical Tendency of Capitalist Accumulation’ 3. Alfred Marshall (1947), ‘Conclusion, Correlation of the Tendencies to Increasing and to Diminishing Return’ 4. John Maynard Keynes (1972), ‘The End of Laissez-Faire’ 5. Joseph A. Schumpeter (1950), ‘Crumbling Walls’ Part II: The Short View 6. Michael J. Piore and Charles F. Sabel (1984), ‘Possibilities for Prosperity: International Keynesianism and Flexible Specialization’ 7. William A. Brock and David S. Evans (1989), ‘Small Business Economics’ 8. Gary Loveman and Werner Sengenberger (1991), ‘The Re-emergence of Small-Scale Production: An International Comparison’ Part III: The Size Distribution of Firms 9. Jacob Viner (1932), ‘Cost Curves and Supply Curves’ 10. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (1978), ‘On The Size Distribution of Business Firms’ 11. Boyan Jovanovic (1982), ‘Selection and the Evolution of Industry’ 12. Hugo A. Hopenhayn (1992), ‘Entry, Exit, and Firm Dynamics in Long Run Equilibrium’ Part IV: Entry, Exit, Growth and Survival 13. David S. Evans (1987), ‘Tests of Alternative Theories of Firm Growth’ 14. Timothy Dunne, Mark J. Roberts and Larry Samuelson (1988), ‘Patterns of Firm Entry and Exit in U.S. Manufacturing Industries’ 15. Timothy Dunne, Mark J. Roberts and Larry Samuelson (1989), ‘The Growth and Failure of U.S. Manufacturing Plants’ 16. Tito Boeri (1994), ‘Why are Establishments so Heterogeneous?’ Part V: Innovation, Firm Size and Technological Change 17. Michael Gort and Steven Klepper (1982), ‘Time Paths in the Diffusion of Product Innovations’ 18. Kenneth J. Arrow (1983), ‘Innovation in Large and Small Firms’ 19. Sidney G. Winter (1984), ‘Schumpeterian Competition in Alternative Technological Regimes’ 20. Zoltan J. Acs and David B. Audretsch (1988), ‘Innovation in Large and Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis’ 21. Albert N. Link and John Rees (1991), ‘Firm Size, University-based Research and the Returns to R&D’ 22. Zoltan J. Acs and David B. Audretsch (1993), ‘Innovation and Firm Size: The New Learning’ Part VI: Firm Size, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth 23. William J. Baumol (1990), ‘Entrepreneurship: Productive, Unproductive, and Destructive’ 24. Thomas J. Holmes and James A. Schmitz, Jr. (1990), ‘A Theory of Entrepreneurship and Its Application to the Study of Business Transfers’ 25. Gavin C. Reid (1991), ‘Staying in Business’ 26. Sharon Gifford (1992), ‘Innovation, Firm Size and Growth in a Centralized Organization’ 27. Laura d’Andrea Tyson, Tea Petrin and Halsey Rogers (1994), ‘Promoting Entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe’ Part VII: Liquidity Constraints and Small Firm Finance 28. Steven M. Fazzari, R. Glenn Hubbard and Bruce C. Petersen (1988), ‘Financing Constraints and Corporate Investment’ 29. David S. Evans and Boyan Jovanovic (1989), ‘An Estimated Model of Entrepreneurial Choice under Liquidity Constraints’ 30. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, David Joulfaian and Harvey S Rosen (1994), ‘Sticking It Out: Entrepreneurial Survival and Liquidity Constraints’ 31. Nico van der Wijst and Roy Thurik (1993), ‘Determinants of Small Firm Debt Ratios: An Analysis of Retail Panel Data’ 32. Joshua Lerner (1994), ‘Venture Capitalists and the Decision to go Public’ 33. D. J. Storey (1994), ‘New Firm Growth and Bank Financing’ VOLUME II Part I: The Role of Small Firms 1. Lawrence J. White (1982), ‘The Determinants of the Relative Importance of Small Business’ 2. Ralph M. Bradburd and David R. Ross (1989), ‘Can Small Firms Find and Defend Strategic Niches?’ A Test of the Porter Hypothesis’ 3. M. E. Beesley and R. T. Hamilton (1984), ‘Small Firms’ 4. David B. Audretsch and Zoltan J. Acs (1990), ‘The Entrepreneurial Regime, Learning and Industry Turbulence’ 5. Gerald A. McDermott and Michael Mejstrik (1992), ‘The Role of Small Firms in the Industrial Development and Transformation of Czechoslovakia’ 6. Sang V. Nguyen and Arnold P. Reznek (1991), ‘Returns to Scale in Small and Large U. S. Manufacturing Establishments’ Part II: Job Generation 7. Catherine Armington and Marjorie Odle (1982), ‘Small Business - How Many Jobs?’ 8. Charles Brown, James Hamilton and James Medoff (1990), ‘Who Benefits?’ 9. Steven J. Davis and John Haltiwanger (1992), ‘Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction, and Employment Reallocation’ 10. Michael Fritsch (1993), ‘The Role of Small Firms in West Germany’ Part III: Employment and Earnings 11. Andrew Weiss and Henry J. Landau (1984), ‘Wages, Hiring Standards, and Firm Size’ 12. Charles Brown and James Medoff (1989), ‘The Employer Size - Wage Effect’ 13. David S. Evans and Linda S. Leighton (1989), ‘Why Do Small Firms Pay Less?’ Part IV: Industrial Districts and Production Networks 14. Mark H. Lazerson (1988), ‘Organizational Growth of Small Firms: An Outcome of Markets and Hierarchies?’ 15. Yoshio Sato (1983), ‘The Subcontracting Production (Shitauke) System in Japan’ 16. AnnaLee Saxenian (1991), ‘The Origins and Dynamics of Production Networks in Silicon Valley’ Part V: R&D Spillovers and Innovative Activity 17. Adam B. Jaffe (1989), ‘Real Effects of Academic Research’ 18. Zoltan J. Acs, David B. Audretsch and Maryann P. Feldman (1994), ‘R&D Spillovers and Recipient Firm Size’ Part VI: Flexibility and Firm Size 19. George Stigler (1939), ‘Production and Distribution in the Short Run’ 20. John M. Blair (1948), ‘Does Large-Scale Enterprise Result in Lower Costs? Technology and Size’ 21. David E. Mills and Laurence Schumann (1985), ‘Industry Structure with Fluctuating Demand’ 22. Bo Carlsson (1984), ‘The Development and Use of Machine Tools in Historical Perspective’ 23. Bo Carlsson, David B. Audretsch and Zoltan J. Acs (1994), ‘Flexible Technology and Plant Size: U.S. Manufacturing and Metalworking Industries’ Part VII: Time-Series Analysis of Self-Employment 24. David M. Blau (1987), ‘A Time-Series Analysis of Self-Employment in the United States’ 25. Hedley Rees and Anup Shah (1986), ‘An Empirical Analysis of Self-Employment in the U.K.’ 26. David G. Blanchflower and Bruce D. Meyer (1994), ‘A Longitudinal Analysis of the Young Self-Employed in Australia and the United States’ Part VIII: Developing Countries 27. I. M. D. Little (1987), ‘Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Developing Countries’ 28. Wim P.M. Vijverberg (1992), ‘Measuring Income from Family Enterprises with Household Surveys’ 29. Dennis A. Rondinelli and John D. Kasarda (1992), ‘Foreign Trade Potential, Small Enterprise Development and Job Creation in Developing Countries’ Part IX: Regulation, Deregulation and Competition Policy 30. William G. Shepherd (1982), ‘Causes of Increased Competition in the U.S. Economy, 1939-1980’ 31. William A. Brock and David S. Evans (1985), ‘The Economics of Regulatory Tiering’ 32. K. Aiginger and G. Tichy (1991), ‘Small Firms and the Merger Mania’ 33. Felix R. FitzRoy (1990), ‘Employment, Entrepreneurship and 1992: Microeconomic Policy and European Problems’
£585.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Freesourcing: How To Start a Business with No
Book SynopsisSo you've got the drive to start a business. You might even have the Big Idea all mapped out. But then you realise that you've got no money to take it to the next stage. Back to the day job? No way. That's where Freesourcing comes in. Believe it or not, you don't need money to start a business. There's an entire industry out there waiting to help you take your idea and make it happen... for free. All you need to know is where to find the help and how to get your hands on it. Freesourcing is the definitive guide to free business start up resources, showing you exactly where to go and who to talk to when you're starting a business on a shoestring. Freesourcers don't just think outside the box - they find out where they can get the box for free too. You'll find information on free: Premises Money Computers Travel Online resources Stationery Advice and support Legal help Banking Networking opportunities Marketing and PR Stock No cash? No problem. So what are you waiting for?Trade Review‘Jonathon Yates guides you through every area of a new start-up and explains how it can be done for nothing.' (Business Life, Feb 2010) ‘This is a useful guide for budding entrepreneurs, giving you the know-how to find free start-up resources.' (Moneywise, Feb 2010) ‘The book offers advice on everything from finding free computer operating systems to sourcing expert assistance… without paying a penny.' (Ripon Gazette, January 2010)Table of ContentsIntroduction. About This Book. 1 Use What You Have. Time. Family, friends and your social network. What's lying around? Creativity. Emotion. The art of barter. Experience. Prices and negotiation. The entrepreneurial advantage. 2 Setting Up the Foundations of Your Business. Elevator pitch. The Legal entity. Using professional help. Business plan. A place to work. Money. Travel. Sourcing equipment. Food for thought. Business cards. Making yourself look bigger than you are. Protecting your ideas. Trial business services. Banking. 3 IT and Communication. Computer equipment. Getting on the Internet. Data storage and back-up. Email and website. Communication. Webinars. Template documentation. Professional business applications. 4 Help, Skills and Training. Ask for help. Get new skills. Community skill sharing. Find a mentor. Motivate yourself. 5 Research, Innovation and Prototypes. Research. Generate great ideas. Sell what you have. Get money to turn ideas into products. Start a business-to-business software company. White labelling. Getting stocked up. 6 Customers, Brands, Marketing and Sales. Create your own brand. Find customers. Get publicity. Obtain testimonials. Read trade magazines. Benefit from an army of sales people. Get accredited. Attend exhibitions. Get paid in advance. 7 Growth and Next Steps. Forms of growth capital. Some inspiration. Freestarts: More Businesses You can Start for Free. The 10 Rules of Freesourcing. Glossary. Acknowledgements. About the Author.
£9.49
Business Expert Press From Vision to Decision: A Self-Coaching Guide to Starting a New Business
Book SynopsisMoney cannot buy happiness, but a solid, profitable business can enable you to wake up each morning looking forward to the work you have to do. If you dream of owning your own small business because you want autonomy, freedom, meaning, and purpose, this book is for you. This is a self-coaching guide and a practical workbook. At the end of each thought provoking chapter you will find tools to help you with your business analysis, techniques for greater creativity, information about your brain and how it works and powerful questions to lead you to a fuller understanding of yourself and your business. Do you feel called to be an entrepreneur but hesitate because you do not know what to do? This book will help you find your way through the small business startup maze. The self-coaching exercises in this book are designed to move you from frustrated dreamer to becoming an action-oriented and business leader. All you need to do now to create a clear, low risk vision for building a profitable business is to read this book, do the exercises, and create your plan.
£21.80
Business Expert Press On All Cylinders: Succeeding as an Entrepreneur and a Leader
Book SynopsisThe attacks of 9/11 and The Great Recession created a new economy: the new normal. The result has been greater demands for management to unleash the power within diverse workforces and rapidly respond to market and technology changes. Business owners and management express frustration with their ability to accomplish goals with their personnel who seem apathetic about their businesses.This book will help any leadership team use their talents to nimbly respond to shifting demands and create a better future for their business and their communities by transitioning from traditional management structures to a system of leadership behaviors. The components of that system include aligning the workforce, communicating rapidly and effectively throughout the organization, emphasizing ethical behavior, collaborating with clients and associates, and making informed decisions to improve operations and implement changes.The desired result is to develop an inclusive and high-performing workplace and innovation of new products and services that expand market positions and respond to market changes. These elements were critical to the author’s success leading an organization ready to close it’s doors to a market leader, and can help any business improve performance and profits in this 21st Century new normal economy.
£21.80
Business Expert Press The Entrepreneurial Adventure: Embracing Risk, Change, and Uncertainty
Book SynopsisThe Entrepreneurial Adventure is perfect for anyone with an interest in business or with aspirations to start their own business.The author outlines key principles of the entrepreneurial adventure and the business world, bringing it to life using case studies. This book contains useful and practical information about business and entrepreneurship gives a robust understanding of the theory and real-world implications of running a successful business. It describes and explains the whole process from understanding the implications and risks, the start-up stage through to future expansion. The authors clearly demonstrate that if the good business habits and practices described in this book are followed consistently, you really will achieve entrepreneurial success and the opportunities that come with it.
£21.80
Business Expert Press How to Succeed as a Solo Consultant: Breaking Out on Your Own
Book SynopsisThis book is written for the person who has gained workplace experience and is thinking about striking out on his or her own as a consultant or a service-based entrepreneur.The reader is taken through the steps of deciding on whether they have the tools to start a new business and what they need to do before making the leap.The author focuses on the major steps of a start-up consulting practice, including business formation decisions, verbalizing the business offerings, determining market viability, and much more. Additionally, he dives into less-often discussed topics such as office space, business insurance, business ethics, and the impact on the family unit. Each chapter provides homework that outlines the steps the reader needs to complete to gain confidence they have the tools to succeed. This book also emphasizes the lifestyle implications of any solo proprietor service business.
£26.55
Business Expert Press Present! Connect!: Create and Deliver Presentations that Capture, Entertain, and Connect to ANY Audience
Book SynopsisMost people have the skills needed to become a successful presenter, but they don’t use them. When they do learn how to use these skills, they begin to enjoy the successful outcome of a focused, thoughtful, and informative presentation. This the premise of author Tom Guggino’s career as a leading presentation coach. As a former stand-up comedian, Tom applies the secrets of communicating your passion, commitment, and unique personal style. He has developed The Presentation Process to make professionals, executives, and students become effective presenters who enjoy making a presentation that fulfills its promise. Tom Guggino shares his acclaimed knowledge as a premier practitioner of helping people bring out their own talents to become a successful presenter.Present! Connect! combines a one-on-one conversational style with photos, cartoons and case studies that can improve your presentation skills quickly. Get ready to tap into your successful skills and start having fun presenting.
£23.70
Business Expert Press Small Business Management: A Road Map for Survival During Crisis
Book SynopsisThis book gives us a holistic description of all paragons involved in small business operations during crisis years and suggest the necessary steps that need to be taken in order to help them overcome their problems. The author clearly demonstrates the crisis’ implications to small business by using personal research and real life examples in addition to a big bibliography from renowned academics. The book contains useful and practical information for small business owners, entrepreneurs from all industries, business students, academics and strategists, business coaches and can be used as a road map during turbulent periods for small business in all industries.The author tries to cover the topic from different approaches, while he tries to have a birds’ eye view on contemporary trends and new approaches. Several concepts like the risk management, blue ocean strategy, turnaround management have been discussed by the author in order to create a crystal clear understanding of why there is no such thing as dead end for small business, even under the worst possible situations and how they can achieve their sustainable development and grow.This book was inspired by the significant problems that small and medium enterprises faced during the last huge global financial crisis.
£23.70
Business Expert Press Small Business Finance and Valuation
Book SynopsisAccording to the U.S. Small Business Administration, over 99 percent of businesses are small or medium size yet the majority of books are focused on large corporations. This book aims to close that gap and also focus on the practitioners—the entrepreneurs, small business owners, consultants—and students aspiring to practice in this space. Small businesses are the growth engine of the economy and it is important that we provide them with the tools for success. This book covers the financial aspects of a business, including those that are important to start, grow, and sustain an enterprise. We accomplish this by providing concepts, tools, and techniques that are important for the practitioner. The overall aim is to provide this information in straightforward way while also providing the depth required for areas that warrant it.
£25.16
Business Expert Press Stop, Change, Grow: How To Drive Your Small Business to the Next Level
Book SynopsisYou’ve grown your business, reached a plateau and are now struggling to grow. Each time you try something new or add a new customer, something else goes awry - leaving you spinning the same plates, under the glass ceiling that’s blocking your progress. You need a plateau buster to put yourself back on the growth trajectory! This book is the inspiration you’re looking for. In three major sections it shows you how to: STOP doing many of the things that were once right but are no longer appropriate, freeing up resources, allowing you to; CHANGE what you are doing for better results today and then to; GROW the business for a future that will excite you. As you turn the pages, you will find real life examples together with easily implemented ideas and suggestions to provide an immediate impact on your thinking and your business.
£23.70
