Researching The Small Enterprise

Author : Phil Johnson
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761952954
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Researching the Small Enterprise written by Phil Johnson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there are plenty of books devoted to small business and management research, few give much attention to the small enterprise. This book focuses systematically on researching the small firm, from basic issues of definition, to selecting topics and research designs, to fieldwork problems, analysis data and finally, writing and presenting results. The discussion is set in the wider context of issues and problems in business research. Quantitative and especially qualitative approaches are explored and illustrated by drawing in depth on a wide range of research on the small enterprise. The result is an extensive resource book for researchers at all levels to draw upon in planning and conducting effective research.

Author : Ahmad, Noor Hazlina
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522521666
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries written by Ahmad, Noor Hazlina and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smaller companies are abundant in the business realm and outnumber large companies by a wide margin. Understanding the inner workings of small businesses offers benefits to the consumers and the economy. The Handbook of Research on Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries is an essential handbook for the latest research on the intentions, performance, and application models of independent firms. Featuring exhaustive coverage on a broad range of topics such as green IT, entrepreneurial ventures, and social capital, this publication is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, and practitioners seeking current research on the different opportunities and challenges in relation to this specific sector of business around the globe.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799891569
Total Pages : 1496 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 1496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running a small business provides opportunity for greater success, increased growth, and potentially the chance to move to the global business arena, yet also much more risk. Small businesses not only have less employment, but also less annual revenue than a regular-sized business. With the growth of large corporations and chain businesses, it has become harder to maintain the survival of a small business. The COVID-19 pandemic has also brought more pressure onto the already unsteady survival of small businesses, due to forced closures, decreased agility, fewer technological innovations, and smaller customer bases. The Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival offers current strategies for small businesses that can be utilized in order to maintain equal footing during challenging times. With the proper strategies available to small business owners, small businesses could not only survive, but also excel despite the environment that surrounds them. Covering topics including decision management, new supportive technologies, sustainable development, and micro-financing, this text is ideal for small business owners, entrepreneurs, startup companies, family-owned and operated businesses, restaurateurs, local retailers, managers, executives, academicians, researchers, and students.

Author : Elizabeth Chell
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849809240
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Small Business and Entrepreneurship written by Elizabeth Chell and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-28 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful Handbook focuses on behaviour, performance and relationships in small and entrepreneurial firms.

Author : Damian Hine
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847204279
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovative Methodologies in Enterprise Research written by Damian Hine and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this book explore the role and importance of qualitative, interpretist research in the dynamic field of enterprise. They establish the link between the innovative nature of small enterprise and the need to utilise research methodologies, which are themselves innovative. The book highlights the fact that enterprise research has the advantage of sufficient youth as a research discipline to permit a wide scope for new and innovative research studies. Probing this unexplored terrain therefore requires exploratory research methods supported by inductive research techniques. These methods and techniques are examined in detail: topics covered are diverse, ranging from a review of quantitative research methodologies and the integration of methodological philosophies and approaches; to the application of two novel analytical techniques. Convergent interviewing, action research, case research and marketing research for isolated SMEs are all also explored in depth. This book will provide academics, researchers and students with a cohesive body of material on the use of interpretist research techniques in all areas of enterprise research.

Author : Perez-Uribe, Rafael
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522594264
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Increasing the Competitiveness of SMEs written by Perez-Uribe, Rafael and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countries have been competing against each other in order to attract financial investment and human capital for decades. However, emerging economies have a long way to go before they achieve the same levels of competitiveness as a developed economy. Lack of firm institutions, inadequate infrastructure, and a lack of trust in the legal system are urgent and unavoidable factors that emerging economies must address. The Handbook of Research on Increasing the Competitiveness of SMEs provides innovative insights on integrating, adapting, and building models and strategies compatible with the development of competitiveness in small and medium enterprises in emerging countries. The content within this publication examines quality management, organizational leadership, and digital security. It is designed for policymakers, entrepreneurs, managers, executives, business professionals, academicians, researchers, and students.

Author : Jim Curran
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1847876307
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Researching the Small Enterprise written by Jim Curran and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2000-11-16 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there are plenty of books devoted to small business and management research, few give much attention to the small enterprise. This book focuses systematically on researching the small firm, from basic issues of definition, to selecting topics and research designs, to fieldwork problems, data analysis and finally, writing and presenting results. The discussion is set in the wider context of issues and problems in business research. Quantitative and especially qualitative approaches are explored and illustrated by drawing in depth on a wide range of research on the small enterprise. The result is an extensive resource book for researchers at all levels to draw upon in planning and conducting effective research.

Author : Zoltan J. Acs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521431156
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Firms and Entrepreneurship written by Zoltan J. Acs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-03-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the relative importance of small firms in industrial economies. It brings together a series of studies spanning a spectrum of selected countries in developed Western nations and Eastern Europe to identify the exact role of small firms and how this role has evolved. A striking result which emerges is that a distinct and consistent shift away from large firms and towards small enterprises has occurred within the manufacturing sector of all Western countries, while the role of small firms in Eastern European nations has been remarkably restricted, and, indeed, all these countries have experienced a shift away from small firms. It is clear from this analysis that a major challenge for political and economic reform in Central and Eastern Europe is to create the strong entrepreneurial sector which exists in the West.

Author : Stephen Drotter
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1649132476
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pipeline to the Future written by Stephen Drotter and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pipeline to the Future: Succession and Performance Planning for Small Business By: Stephen Drotter & John B. Prescott AC Small businesses have a huge challenge to perpetuate themselves. Based on 80 years of experience this book guides them in preparing for their likely future. It explains how to: - plan for succession at all levels, - strengthen the organization structure for business growth, - improve leadership performance, - build the right leadership team, - select and develop the best people for every position Guiding principles with examples based on real life experience make this advice clear and easy to apply for leaders of small businesses.

Author : Rhodri Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136366164
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Small Firms in Tourism written by Rhodri Thomas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a varied collection of recent research relating to small businesses in tourism. In doing so it reflects the eclecticism of interest and method associated with this under-researched and under-theorised area of investigation. Topics range from the potential contribution of small firms to achieving social or economic goals to understanding more about business performance and growth. As is common in tourism research, disciplinary boundaries are routinely transgressed in the interests of gaining greater illumination. Insights from a variety of countries are offered, sometimes as a result of trans-national collaboration initiated specifically for this book.