Small Business in a Global Economy
eBook - ePub

Small Business in a Global Economy

Creating and Managing Successful Organizations [2 volumes]

  1. 736 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Small Business in a Global Economy

Creating and Managing Successful Organizations [2 volumes]

About this book

This informative set analyzes the dynamics involved with creating, growing, and managing small businesses amid different geographic, institutional, and political environments. This two-volume work explores the behavior and decision making of small companies; their business strategies for launch, growth, and survival; and their contribution to the larger global economy. Utilizing information and data gleaned from proven entrepreneurs and small business operations, this reference provides insight into the political, environmental, and competitive forces that support and impede small business ownership, and offers strategies for navigating them. Written by leading researchers from around the world, the set presents a broad view of the small business sector, focusing on conception, ownership, financing, and growth strategies. A look at external factors features the impact of political and environmental influences; extant regulations affecting small firms; and programs for promoting this sector. The first volume takes a micro view of the small business phenomenon, profiling the owner and the skills necessary to be successful. The second volume utilizes a macro approach, focusing on the operational concerns of and the environment factors bearing upon small businesses.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781440830150
eBook ISBN
9798216145790
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Small Business
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Small Businesses’ Share of Employment: Charting the Course over the Last Three Decades
  8. 2. The Motivations Underlying Small Business Formation: An Overview and Empirical Examination of Self-Efficacy and Commitment
  9. 3. The Irrational Benefits of Small Business Ownership: Constructing Economic Well-Being in Business-Owning Households
  10. 4. Effectual Decision Making: Applications for Small Business
  11. 5. Women- and Ethnic Minority–Owned Businesses: An Overview of Current Research and Future Trends
  12. 6. The A-GES Framework: Understanding the Family Business Difference
  13. 7. Institutional Influences on Entrepreneurial Orientation in Small Businesses: A Nine-Country Investigation of Political and Economic Risk
  14. 8. Opportunity Unchained: Seeking Success
  15. 9. Entrepreneurial Storytelling: An Institutional Tale
  16. 10. Personal Networks and Networking Behavior of Small Business Owner-Managers: How to Make Networks Work for You
  17. 11. Thinking like MacGyver: Substituting Resourcefulness for Resources in Small Businesses
  18. 12. Market Entry Timing Decisions: A Formal Modeling Perspective
  19. About the Editor and Contributors
  20. Index
  21. Title
  22. Copyright
  23. Contents
  24. Preface
  25. Introduction
  26. 1. Managing the Small Firm for Growth: Cocreating Stakeholder Value Propositions
  27. 2. Technology-Driven Innovation: Roles and Implications of Technology Capabilities and the Environment for the Success and Survival of Small Businesses
  28. 3. The Effect of Top Management Team Networks on Innovation: A Comparison of Large and Small Organizations
  29. 4. Balancing Institutional Forces and Strategic Demands in Adopting HPWS Practices in Small Innovative Firms: An Overview and Empirical Analysis
  30. 5. Family Businesses and How They Internationalize: A Review
  31. 6. Strategizing by Social Entrepreneurs: A Longitudinal Analysis
  32. 7. Small Business Exit: Review of Past Research, Theoretical Considerations, and Suggestions for Future Research
  33. 8. Geographic Cluster Region Influences on Innovation: Outcomes for Small Businesses
  34. 9. Institutional Impact on Small Venture Exporting: Differences between Developed and Emerging Market Economies
  35. 10. Regional Banking Development and Small Business Growth: Evidence from China
  36. 11. Small Firms in Transition Economies: Challenges and Opportunities
  37. 12. Overcoming Hurdles for Commercializing Emerging Technologies: The Harbingers of Schumpeterian Cycles for Superior Economic Rent
  38. 13. Public Policy Assistance for American Small Business: Promoting Supports and Reducing Impediments
  39. About the Editor and Contributors
  40. Index