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Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Small businesses & self-employed
Throughout 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.
In 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. Hagg, I. Jaen, I. Kozlinska, F. Linan,
T. Lynn, R. Lyons, C. Mac an Bhaird, T. Mets, R. Mohd, X. Neumeyer,
D. Politis, A. Riviezzo, K. Roigas, S.C. Santos
This 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.
The "family effect" remains a challenge for researchers interested
in both the family firm's organizational form and in the effects of
familial ownership on a firm's strategy, structure, and
performance. Governance mechanisms, management quality, ownership
concentration, and family involvement all have relevant effects in
terms of influencing monitoring costs, investment decisions, the
development of the portfolio of resources and capabilities, and
family firm competitiveness. Nevertheless, few studies to date have
opened the black box of the "family effect." Competitiveness,
Organizational Management, and Governance in Family Firms is an
essential reference source that makes a clear distinction between
the separation of ownership and management, on the one hand, and
the institutional development of family governance instruments, on
the other, to help uncover the asymmetric effects of these two
choices. It also allows the examination as to which of the two
strategies employed in family firms reinforce managerial capital
that has a greater positive impact on the "family effect," thus
helping to achieve better managerial capabilities. Featuring
research on topics such as corporate governance, private business,
and successional leadership, this book is ideally designed for
managers, executives, CEOs, company owners, consultants, business
professionals, entrepreneurs, academicians, and researchers
interested in an in-depth understanding of the keys to success and
survival of family-operated organizations.
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