TY - BOOK AU - Bannock,Graham TI - The economics and management of small business: an international perspective SN - 0203338340 AV - HD2341 .B26 2005eb U1 - 338.6/42 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Small business KW - Management KW - Government policy KW - Economic development KW - Petites et moyennes entreprises KW - Gestion KW - Politique gouvernementale KW - Développement économique KW - economic development KW - aat KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Small Business KW - bisacsh KW - Petites entreprises KW - eclas KW - Gestion d'entreprises KW - Politique industrielle KW - Pays développés KW - Pays en développement KW - Analyse comparative KW - Aspects économiques KW - fast KW - Internationaler Vergleich KW - gnd KW - Klein- und Mittelbetrieb KW - Mittelstandspolitik KW - Kleinbedrijf KW - gtt KW - Royaume-Uni KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-235) and index; Chapter 1 Defining and counting small firms -- chapter 2 Some characteristics of small firms and their owners -- chapter Motivation -- chapter Risk and survival -- chapter 3 Do small firms matter? -- chapter Trends in concentration in other countries -- chapter 4 The constraints on small firms -- chapter 5 Business owners and government -- chapter 6 Entrepreneurs and managers -- chapter Venture capital -- chapter 7 Government policies on small firms -- chapter 8 Training and support -- chapter 9 Small firms in developing countries -- chapter 10 The big picture -- chapter Appendix -- Coverage, sources and comparisons of small business statistics -- chapter Sources of statistics N2 - 'Small Business' provides an international perspective on this important topic, and includes many pedagogical features such as questions for discussion, international case studies and empirical research UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=116793 ER -