Simon Bridge brings together all of the debates surrounding the social economy, the third sector and social capital. This text surveys the sector's landscape of voluntary organizations, charities, enterprise agencies and cultural groups, examining them relative to the public and private sectors.

Understanding the Social Economy and the Third Sector

Business & Money

Murtagh, Brendan

Bridge, Simon

O'Neill, Ken

Biography & History

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

This comprehensive guide to the key facts, ideas, and theories about enterprise and entrepreneurship considers their relation to small business and discusses measures taken to promote them. The authors outline the importance of the small business sector and consider the cultural, political and economic influences on business growth.

Understanding Enterprise: Entrepreneurship and Small Business

MARTIN, Frank

Understanding Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Book by Bridge, Simon, O'Neill, Ken, Cromie, Stan

Cromie, Stan

Economics

Palgrave HE UK

A uniquely comprehensive and accessible guide to the key facts, ideas, theories, and thinking about enterprise and entrepreneurship, this text considers their relationship to small businesses and discusses the methods that are taken to promote them. Outlining the importance of the small business sector and the activity of enterprise development, the authors discuss the meaning of enterprise, its perceived benefits, and the cultural, economic, and political influences which affect the behavior of individuals and groups.

This volume provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the key facts, ideas, theories and thinking about enterprise and entrepreneurship, this text considers their relationship to small businesses and discusses the methods that are taken to promote them.Outlining the importance of the small business sector and the activity of enterprise development, the authors discuss the meaning of enterprise, its perceived benefits and the cultural, economic and political influences which affect the behaviour of individuals and groups. They address the distinctive differences between small and large businesses and also consider business growth and corporate entrepreneurship. A special feature is the section they devote to the reasons, theories, methods and results of governmental intervention to promote the development of enterprise. Presented for students, policy makers and practitioners, this edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and includes new or expanded material on: gender and ethnicity issues; entrepreneurship and small business policy; social enterprise and the social economy; portfolio and part time working; intrapreneurship and corporate entrepreneurship; international comparative performance; the E- business sector and the new economy

SOS Free Stock

The Persistence of Entrepreneurship Myths (Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business)

Triggered largely by claims that small businesses were the main source of new jobs, an 'explosion' of interest in enterprise, entrepreneurs and small business has led to the establishment of a conventional wisdom about enterprise. Mistaken theories can become influential and examining the conventional enterprise wisdom indicates that much of it is questionable. If that is the case, a reassessment is needed. While wilful blindness and continuing to do more of the same is a natural response, it will not lead to improvements in knowledge. A new paradigm requires a step change in thinking, which is not easy to initiate. Nevertheless, accepting the evidence for the errors in current understanding and practice is a necessary first step if enterprise and its benefits are to be better understood and promoted. This book examines the conventional wisdom around enterprise, entrepreneurs and small businesses and illustrates not only why and how this could have evolved, but also why it could be based on a set of mistaken assumptions. Correcting the foundational knowledge on which enterprise and policy and practice rely and finding a new paradigm will result in better teaching and more effective policy. It will therefore be of interest to researchers, academics, students and policy makers in the fields of enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Routledge

The Search for Entrepreneurship: Finding More Questions Than Answers (Routledge Focus on Business and Management)

Understanding the Social Economy and the Third Sector fills a significant gap by bringing together a comprehensive range of topics in one resource. Students will gain a working knowledge of the social economy and social capital, illustrated by comparison with the private and public sectors and real-world examples.

Red Globe Press

Now in its fifth edition, Understanding Enterprise has established itself as one of the most widely respected guides to the discipline, providing a refreshingly perceptive approach to understanding and applying theory. It offers a critical introduction to enterprise in its broadest context, with particular emphasis on its application to entrepreneurs and small business. Divided into three parts, the course examines traditional approaches, new perspectives on the subject, and the success―or otherwise―of government policy. Written by leading experts with a combined wealth of research, teaching and consulting experience, this textbook will be an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of enterprise and small business. Policy makers and practitioners will also benefit from this comprehensive guide.

Understanding Enterprise: Entrepreneurs and Small Business

Management & Leadership

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Understanding the Social Economy and the Third Sector

Understanding Enterprise: Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Understanding Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Understanding Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Understanding Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business

The Persistence of Entrepreneurship Myths (Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business)

The Persistence of Entrepreneurship Myths (Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business)

The Search for Entrepreneurship: Finding More Questions Than Answers (Routledge Focus on Business and Management)

Understanding the Social Economy and the Third Sector

Understanding Enterprise: Entrepreneurs and Small Business