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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Small business in a global economy (DLC) 2014035888 (OCoLC)890814533 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Scott L Newbert |
| ISBN: | 9781440830167 1440830169 |
| OCLC Number: | 908146163 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (volumes cm) |
| Contents: | Cover; 9781440830150_V1_web.pdf; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes; 1 Small Businesses' Share of Employment: Charting the Course over the Last Three Decades; Small Businesses' Role in the Economy; What Is Driving the Decline in Small Businesses' Share of Employment?; Rules of the Game; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Notes; 2 The Motivations Underlying Small Business Formation: An Overview and Empirical Examination of Self-Efficacy and Commitment; Motivation; Review of Theory and Empirical Evidence; Method; Sample; Measurement. Analysis and ResultsDiscussion; Notes; 3 The Irrational Benefits of Small Business Ownership: Constructing Economic Well-Being in Business-Owning Households; What Business? What Benefit? What Rationality?; Self-Employment or Small Business Ownership; The Financial Benefits of Small Business Ownership; The Nonfinancial Benefits of Small Business Ownership; Business Rewards in Family-owned Firms; Researching the Rewards of Small Business Ownership; The Relationship between Business and Household; Economic Well-being in the Entrepreneurial Household; Conclusions; Notes. 4 Effectual Decision Making: Applications for Small BusinessThe Basics of Effectuation; The Dimensions That Differentiate Causation from Effectuation; Focus on Means; Alliances and Precommitments; Clearly Defined Ends or Generalized Aspirations; Predicting Expected Returns or Affordable Loss; Existing Knowledge or Environmental Contingencies; Uncertainty; Summary; Causation Decision-making Processes: An Example; Effectuation Decision-making Processes: An Example; Effectuation in the Academic Literature; Teaching Effectuation; Conclusion; Notes. 5 Women- and Ethnic Minority-Owned Businesses: An Overview of Current Research and Future TrendsWomen as Small Business Owners; Women's Share of Small Business Ownership, Firm Characteristics, and Performance Profiles; Gender, Women, and Entrepreneurial Capital; Entrepreneurship as a Masculinized Discourse; Summary; Minority Entrepreneurship; Defining and Contextualizing Ethnic Minority Status; Ethnic Minority Business Owners: The Business-Entry Decision, Sectoral Preference, and Resourcing Issues; Summary; Conclusion; Notes; 6 The A-GES Framework: Understanding the Family Business Difference. Understanding Differences: A Selection of Theoretical ApproachesSystems Theory; Agency Theory; Stewardship Theory; Resource-Based View; Organizational Learning Theory; Summary Observation; Understanding Family Business: The A-GES Framework; Architecture; Governance; Entrepreneurship; Stewardship; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; 7 Institutional Influences on Entrepreneurial Orientation in Small Businesses: A Nine-Country Investigation of Political and Economic Risk; Theoretical Development; Entrepreneurial Orientation; Institutional Theory. |
| Series Title: | Gale Virtual Reference Library. |
| Responsibility: | Scott L. Newbert, editor. |
Abstract:
This informative set analyzes the dynamics involved with creating, growing, and managing small businesses amid different geographic, institutional, and political environments.
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