PRZEDMIOTEM OFERTY JEST KOD DOSTĘPOWY DO KSIĄŻKI ELEKTRONICZNEJ (EBOOK)
KSIĄŻKA JEST DOSTĘPNA NA ZEWNĘTRZNEJ PLATFORMIE. KSIĄŻKA NIE JEST W POSTACI PLIKU.
Originally published between 1982 and 1996, and addressing issues of central importance to the competitiveness of firms and economies, the volumes in this set draw together research by leading academics in the area and provides a rigorous examination of key issues relating to employment in small businesses. They: Study both the growth and the barriers to growth of small firms Examine problems of rurality Investigate the variation in rates of new venture initiations across manufacturing industries Include a wide range of national case studies from Sweden, the Netherlands, the UK, Greece, Spain, Israel and Indonesia Discuss marketing in the small business and the relationship between small and large firms in an advanced capitalist economy Reassess economic theories concerned with concentration and competition The relationship between small and large firms in an advanced capitalist economy Analyse the managerial factors most closely associated with successful small firms
- Autorzy: Various Authors,
- Wydawnictwo: Taylor & Francis
- Data wydania: 2022
- Wydanie: 1
- Liczba stron:
- Forma publikacji: PDF (online)
- Język publikacji: angielski
- ISBN: 9781134873838
BRAK MOŻLIWOŚCI POBRANIA PLIKU. Drukowanie: OGRANICZENIE DO 2 stron. Kopiowanie: OGRANICZENIE DO 2 stron.
- Volume1
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- 1: Small Firms and Employment
- 2: Running to Stand Still: The Small Firm in the Labour Market
- 3: Employers' Work-Force Construction Policies in the Small Service Sector Enterprise
- 4: Labour Market Support and Guidance for the Small Business
- 5: Labour Intensive Practices in the Ethnic Minority Firm
- 6: Employment and Labour Process Changes in Manufacturing Smes During the 1980s
- 7: Employment in Small Firms: Are Cooperatives Different? Evidence from Southern Europe
- 8: Generating Enterprise and Employment in Disadvantaged Urban Areas
- 9: The Characteristics of the Self-employed: The Supply of Labour
- Index
- Volume2
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- General Editor's Preface
- 1: Barriers to Growth: the Acard Study
- 2: Management Attitudes, Behaviour, and Abilities as Barriers to Growth
- 3: Lack of Finance as a Constraint on the Expansion of Innovatory Small Firms
- 4: Barriers to Growth: The Labour Market
- 5: The Importance of Technology Transfer
- 6: Large Purchasers
- 7: Small Firms' Merger Activity and Competition Policy
- 8: Barriers to Growth: The Effects of Market Structure
- Index
- Volume3
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Finance for Growing Enterprises Preface to the 2016 edition
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Market Fallures in the Provision of Finance and in Business Services for Small and Medium-Sized E
- 3: Bank Finance for Growing Small Businesses
- 4: Small Firms and Bank Borrowing in the UK: Issues and Evidence
- 5: The Role of Informal Venture Capital in Financing the Growing Firm
- 6: Third-Party Equity - The Role of the UK Venture-Capital Industry
- 7: The Stock Exchange and the Unlisted Securities Market
- 8: Characteristics of Small Firms Floated on the USM 1980-83: An Inter-Temporal Study
- 9: Debt Targeting and Banking Relationships in the Financial Behaviour of Newly Quoted Firms in the
- 10: Efficient Pricing of IPOs
- 11: Socks, Bubbles and Crashes: A Financial Analysis of the Sock Shop
- 12: Second-Tier Markets in Europe: New Markets for Growing Firms' Equities
- 13: The Development of Financial Strategy and Accountability Around Quotation
- 14: Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Volume4
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Notes on the Contributors
- Preface
- 1: The Location of Small and Medium Enterprises: Are There Urban-rural Differences?
- 2: Founding a New Business in the Countryside
- 3: Small Firm Creation, Innovation and Growth and the Urban-rural Shift
- 4: The Growth and Survival of Mature Manufacturing Smes in the 1980s: an Urban-rural Comparison
- 5: Spatial Variations in the Role of Equity Investment in the Financing of Smes
- 6: In Search of Spatial Differences: Evidence from a Study of Small Service Sector Enterprises
- References and Notes
- Index
- Volume5
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Chapter I: Introduction
- Scope of the Book
- Academic Contributions
- Concepts and Definitions
- Chapter II: Review of the Literature
- Industry Disequilibrium, Market Opportunity and Entrepreneurship
- Industry Dynamics
- Organizational Inertia
- Ecological Models of Organizational Foundings
- Entry Barriers
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter III: Theoretical Development
- Theoretical Development and Propositions
- Development of Testable Hypotheses
- Theoretical Summary
- Chapter IV: Research Design and Methodology
- Regression Model, Hypotheses, and Research Method
- Sample Description
- Data Sources
- Variable Measures
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter V: Results
- Descriptive Statistics
- Bivariate Relationships
- Regression Results
- Validity of Regression Assumptions
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter VI: Discussion of Results, Limitations, and Future Research
- Discussion of Results
- Limitations
- Implications for Future Research
- Bibliography
- Index
- Volume6
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1: Small is Beautiful The Regional Importance of Small-Scale Activities
- Part One: The Regional Importance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- 2: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Role of Small and Medium-Sized Industries: A Long-Term View
- 3: Innovation and Technology Strategy: Competitive New-Technology Firms and Industries
- 4: The Role of Innovative Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Revival of Traditionally Indust
- 5: Business Formation and Regional Development: Some Major Issues
- 6: High Technology, Small Firms and Regional Economic Development: A Question of Balance?
- 7: The Regional Development Potential of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A European Perspective
- 8: The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in European Job Creation: Key Issues for Policy an
- Part Two: Case Studies
- 9: The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Regional Development: Conclusions Drawn From Re
- 10: The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Plants in Regional Employment A Swedish Per
- 11: Regional Economic Potential in The Netherlands: Approaches in Empirical Research, with Special R
- 12: Innovative Behaviour, Location and Firm Size: The Case of the Dutch Manufacturing Industry
- 13: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Regional Distribution of Industry in Spain: A New Sta
- 14: Regional Dimensions of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Greece
- 15: Trends in Migration and Characteristics of Entrepreneurs in the National Periphery of Israel
- 16: Rural Small-Scale Industry in Developing Countries: Indonesian Experiences
- Index
- Volume7
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Note on the Acton Society
- Introduction: the Political Economy of the Small Firm in Italy
- 1: The Role of Small Firms in the Development of Italian Manufacturing Industry
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- 2: Small Firms: Profile and Analysis, 1981–85
- Appendix 4
- 3: A Model of the Small Firm in Italy
- Appendix 5
- 4: Sectors And/or Districts: Some Remarks on the Conceptual Foundations of Industrial Economics
- 5: The Industrial District in Marshall
- 6: The Geography of Industrial Districts in Italy
- Appendix 6
- 7: Small-Firm Development and Political Subcultures in Italy
- 8: Technical Change and the Industrial District: the Role of Inter-firm Relations in the Growth and
- 9: The Small-Firm Economy’s Odd Man Out: The Case of Ravenna
- 10: Specialization Without Growth: Small Footwear Firms in Naples
- Appendix 7
- 11: A Policy for Industrial Districts
- Index
- Volume8
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Chapter I: The Research Issue
- Environmental Scanning
- The Study
- Summary
- Chapter II: A Data Acquisition Model
- Data Acquisition
- The Model
- The Response Model
- Interpretation of a Strategic Issue
- Response Uncertainty
- Summary
- Chapter III: Research Methodology
- Sample
- The Landscape Contracting Industry
- Data Collection
- Organization Size
- Variable Operationalization
- Analysis of Data
- Summary
- Chapter IV: Results
- Descriptive Statistics
- Test of Hypotheses
- Multiple Regression Analysis
- Summary
- Chapter V: Discussion and Conclusions
- Interpretation of Findings
- Limitations of This Research
- Contributions of This Research
- Appendix A
- Bibliography
- Index
- Volume9
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Small and Medium-sized Establishments in Western Europe
- 3: New Firm Formation in the Netherlands
- 4: New Firms and High-technology Industry in the United Kingdom: The Case of Computer Electronics
- 5: The Location of New Firm Creation: The French Case
- 6: New Firms in the Local Economy: The Case of Belgium
- 7: New Firm Creation in Denmark: The Importance of the Cultural Background
- 8: The Nature of New Firms in Ireland: Empirical Evidene and Policy Implications
- 9: Small Firms and Industrial Districts: The Experience of Italy
- 10: Urban Dynamics and the New Firm: The Position of Amsterdam in the Northern Rimcity
- 11: The Regional Impact of Public Policy Towards Small Firms in the United Kingdom
- 12: The Economic Importance of Small and Medium-Sized Firms in the Federal Republic of Germany
- 13: Relevance and Nature of Small and Medium-Sized Firms in Southern Italy
- 14: Small Manufacturing Firms and Regional Development in Greece: Patterns and Changes
- Index
- Volume10
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1: Introduction
- Synopsis
- The Nature of Marketing
- The Nature of the Small Enterprise
- Marketing and the Small Enterprise
- The Future
- Case Study: Butterfingers
- Case Study: David, Cakes of Distinction
- Notes
- Further Reading
- 2: Adopting a Marketing Orientation
- Synopsis
- Definition of Marketing
- Identifying Customer Needs and Wants
- Links with Other Functions of the Business
- Defining the Business
- Providing Future Direction
- Building an Image
- Marketing and the Selling Concept
- The Cost Factor
- Case Study: Donprint
- Notes
- Further Reading
- 3: Understanding the Marketing Environment
- Synopsis
- Impact of Competition
- Understanding Customers
- Technology
- Suppliers, Resellers, and Distributors
- Government, Public, and the Economy
- Checklist
- Case Study: Impact of House Prices
- Case Study: Industrial Manufacturing and Marketing
- Notes
- Further Reading
- 4: Marketing Planning
- Synopsis
- Importance of a Formalized Approach
- Forecasting Demand
- Setting Marketing Objectives
- Deciding on the Optimum Strategy
- Benefits of Going for Market Share
- Exercising Controls
- Planning for the Longer Term
- Checklist
- Case Study: Merrydown Cider
- Note
- Further Reading
- 5: Products and Services
- Synopsis
- Concept of the Product Life Cycle (PLC)
- New Product Development
- Product Positioning
- Estimating Demand and Profitability
- Developing the Prototype
- Alternative Sources of Development
- Checklist
- Case Study: Fire-Mann (Sales) Ltd
- Case Study: Derwent Valley Foods
- Notes
- Further Reading
- 6: Pricing
- Synopsis
- Factors Affecting Price
- New Product Pricing
- Pricing Policy
- Competitor- and Customer-oriented Pricing
- Pricing and Product Differentiation
- Pricing at the Going-rate
- Checklist
- Case Study: Linn Products
- Note
- Further Reading
- 7: Distribution
- Synopsis
- Problem Areas
- Deciding on Distribution Channels
- Evaluating Channels of Distribution
- Checklist
- Case Study: Strida Ltd
- Note
- Further Reading
- 8: Marketing Communications
- Synopsis
- Need for Effective Communication
- Communication Objectives
- Developing a Logical Approach
- Thinking the Problem Through
- Impact of Buyer Needs and Behaviour
- Channels of Communication
- Message Design and the Communicator
- Communications Planning
- Checklist
- Case Study: W. Jordan (cereals)
- Note
- Further Reading
- 9: Overseas Marketing
- Synopsis
- The Overseas Marketing Decision
- Sources of Information
- Market Selection
- MODe of Entry
- Some Key Problem Areas
- Capitalizing on Opportunity
- Problems of Managing Documentation
- Obtaining Practical Help and Advice
- Contractual Arrangements
- Case Study: Woods of Windsor
- Case Study: Almo-Cut
- Notes
- Further Reading
- 10: Marketing to MOD
- Synopsis
- Problems of Marketing
- Background
- MOD Organization and Contact Points
- Market Entry
- Contracts Branch Administration
- Principles and Types of Contract
- Contract Conditions
- Contract Financing
- Quality Assurance
- Annex 1: Ec and GATT
- Annex 2: Contact Points
- Case Study: Airship Industries
- Notes
- Further Reading
- 11: Franchising
- Synopsis
- Concept of Franchising
- Franchising in the United Kingdom
- Opportunities for the Potential Franchisee
- Financing the Franchise
- Points to Consider
- Case Study: Olivers
- Notes
- Further Reading
- 12: Marketing High Technology
- Synopsis
- Importance of Company Image
- Need for Customer Reassurance
- Building an Acceptable Image
- Developing a Marketing Framework
- Case Study: Celltech
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Index
- Volume11
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Prologue
- Introduction
- 1: Concentration, Competition and the Small Firm
- 2: An Analysis of Concentration
- 3: Economics and Small Enterprises
- 4: A New Model of the Process of Business Concentration
- 5: Company Finance in Europe - The Impact on Small Firms
- 6: Small Firms and the German Economic Miracle
- 7: The Small Firm in the French Economy
- 8: Small Business in Italy - The Submerged Economy
- 9: Public Policy and Small Firms in Britain
- 10: Small Business Research in Britain
- Volume12
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1: Constructing a Modern Myth
- 2: The Small Firm in Context - Theory
- 3: The Small Firm - Combined and Uneven Development
- 4: Case Studies
- 5: Not so Great Expectations
- 6: There is no Alternative - Trade Unionism and Small Firms
- 7: Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix The Bolton Report
- Bibliography
- Index
- Volume13
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Part One: The Small Firm
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The Small Firm
- Part Two: New Firm Formation: The Theory
- 3: The New Firm: An Economic Perspective
- 4: New Firm Formation: Some Non-economic Approaches
- Part Three: New Firm Formation: Some Empirical Results
- 5: A Survey of New Firms
- 6: The Personal Characteristics of New Firm Founders
- 7: Getting Started
- 8: Finance for the New Firm
- 9: Impact on the Local Economy
- Part Four: Implications for Policy
- 10: New Firms: The Regional Perspective
- 11: Small Firms Policies: A Critique
- References
- Index
- Volume14
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- 1: Introduction
- Part One: The Small Company: Profits and Jobs
- 2: The Small Manufacturing Company: Employment and Financial Characteristics
- 3: The Small Company and Financial Reporting in Context
- 4: Size and Firm Performance: Size, Profit and Growth in Small and Large Companies
- 5: Public Policy: Profits, Jobs and Picking the Winners
- Part Two: The Small Company: Failure Prediction
- 6: Univariate Ratio Analysis
- 7: Multiple Discriminant Analysis
- 8: Factor, Probit and Logit Analysis
- 9: Qualitative Information and the Prediction of Small Company Failure
- 10: Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Volume15
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of figures and tables
- List of authors
- Preface
- 1: Background and Scope of the Text
- 2: The Economics of Small-Firm Performance, Growth and Internal Organization
- 3: Non-Economic Explanations of Firm Structure, Management and Performance
- 4: Small-Firm Performance and Managerial Labour Markets: a Framework for Empirical Analysis
- 5: Research Methods and Company Characteristics
- 6: The Labour Market for Managers
- Appendix 6.1: Variables Extracted from Interview Data
- 7: Owners and Firm Size
- Appendix 7.1: Entrepreneurial Characteristics
- 8: Ownership, Organization and The Financial Performance of Firms
- Appendix 8.1: Correlation Matrix
- 9: Teams and Teamworking
- 10: Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Volume16
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Part One
- 1: Introduction to Part One: Advanced Industrial Economies
- 2: The United States of America
- 3: Japan
- 4: The United Kingdom
- 5: Australia
- 6: Federal Republic of Germany
- 7: Sweden
- Part Two
- 8: Introduction to Part Two: Newly-Developed and Less-Developed Areas
- 9: South East Asia
- 10: Africa
- Index
- Volume17
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- ESRC Initiative – Definitions and Sample Size
- Participants in ESRC Small Business Programme
- 1: Introduction
- Why do Long-Term Research on Small Firms?
- Structure of the Book
- 2: Small Firms: Definitions, Descriptions and Patterns
- Introduction
- Definitions
- How many Small Firms are there in the United Kingdom?
- International Comparisons
- Changes in the Importance of Small Firms Over Time
- Why these Changes?
- The Quantitative Studies of Changing Importance of Self-Employment
- Conclusions
- 3: The Birth of Firms
- Introduction
- Births Data
- The Theory of New Firm Births
- Explaining Spatial Variations in Rates of New Firm Formation
- Explaining Temporal Variations in Rates of New Firm Formation
- Conclusions
- 4: The Deaths of Small Firms
- Introduction
- Data
- Some Theoretical Issues
- A Review of Failure Rates
- Why do Some Small Businesses Fail?
- Which Small Businesses Fail and Which Ones Will Survive?
- Conclusions
- Appendix: UK Business Failure Statistics
- 5: The Growth of Small Firms
- Introduction
- The Significance of Growth Businesses
- The Wish to Grow
- Towards a Theoretical Framework
- The Empirical Evidence
- Barriers to Growth
- Mature Small Firms
- Conclusions
- 6: Employment
- Introduction
- The Quantity of Jobs in Smaller Firms
- Types of Job
- The quality of Jobs
- Interaction with the Labour Market
- Conclusions
- 7: Finance
- Introduction
- The Theory of Bank Lending in the Small Business Sector
- The Bank's Response
- Implications for the Market-Place
- The Factual Background
- Is there Competition in the Provision of Loan Capital?
- Gaps, Market Failure and Credit Rationing
- Two 'Special' Cases?
- Conclusions
- 8: Public Policy
- Introduction
- Why have Public Policy?
- The Objectives and Targets of Small Firms Policy
- SME Policies in the United Kingdom
- SME Public Policies in the European Community
- Conclusions
- 9: Conclusions
- Overview
- Some Lessons for the Small Firm Community
- Implications for Financial Institutions
- Implications for Government
- Notes
- References
- Index
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