Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development

Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development
Author: Robert A. Blackburn
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317125347

Recent decades have seen substantial growth in the range of assistance programmes for SMEs and entrepreneurs across the world. Once regarded as peripheral to the economy and public policy, the role of small firms and of entrepreneurship is now recognized as of key importance in the economic growth and development strategies of many nations. The range of interventions and support focused on promoting SMEs and entrepreneurship is substantial and expanding, so Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development asks ’what are some of the main policy instruments being used, and how effective are they?’ It considers policies in different countries, examines key interventions and tools used to promote entrepreneurship and SME development and concludes with contributions on how to best evaluate their effectiveness. The contributor chapters by academics and practitioners from businesses, enterprise development agencies and governments, are empirical or evidence-based and use both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Drawing on experience from a wide range of both developed and emerging countries and economies, the contributions focus on the broad strategies that different governments and communities have adopted to foster entrepreneurship and SMEs; the policy tools and instruments that can be used to promote small business and entrepreneurship; and on the outcomes of policy instruments and the methods used to evaluate interventions. Their findings will help researchers, policy-makers, economic development officers, civil servants, elected officials, and business associations to better understand the issues in this important field.

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Author: Michael Schaper
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-04-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780470810828

The second edition of this popular text has been thoroughly updated to reflect contemporary developments in small business and entrepreneurship and its applications to Australasian organisations. Entrepreneurship and small business management are two very close and often overlapping disciplines. If entrepreneurship specifically refers to the dynamic process of creating a new business venture, small business management generally addresses various issues in organising and operating a small business. In practice however, a large part of the textbooks contents from both disciplines tend to cover similar issues such as small business start-up (starting from scratch, buying an existing business or operating a franchise), developing a business plan, selecting a legal form of organisation, marketing research and organising and financing the new venture. Features New! Four end-of-book cases profiling Australasian entrepreneurs. Each case represents a different region covering Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore. The companies profiled are within industries of interest to students including branded fitness programs, automatic video production and specialist healthcare. Each case is accompanied by comprehensive teaching notes. New! Accompanying local video cases and activities for instructors. The videos are closely tied to each end-of-book case, providing visual support to assist students’ understanding. Comprehensive text website including Instructor’s Resource Guide and Power Point slides The geographic markets for the book are both Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) and South East Asia (Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore). As an increasing amount of goods, capital and people move between these two regions, this text will provide the reader with a better regional understanding of this environment. The ‘What would you do?’ feature presents a scenario in which an entrepreneur/small business manager needs to respond to a problem or situation. The ‘Entrepreneur profile’ in every chapter profiles Australian, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific entrepreneurs and small business leaders. The end-of-chapter case study profiles an entrepreneurial approach and/or small business management issue in the Pacific Rim.

Asia-Pacific Contemporary Finance and Development

Asia-Pacific Contemporary Finance and Development
Author: William A. Barnett
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2019-06-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1789732751

This volume of The International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics explores and investigates contemporary challenges and issues facing the Asia-Pacific economies. For researchers and students of economics and finance, this volume is a fascinating exploration of emerging topics in one the fastest growing economies in the world.

The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Author: Robert Blackburn
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 1020
Release: 2017-12-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1473988098

The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship offers state-of-the-art chapters on all aspects of this rapidly-evolving discipline. Original contributions from the best international scholars map the development of Entrepreneurship as an academic field, explore its key current debates and research methods, and also consider its future directions. Part One: The People and the Entrepreneurial Processes Part Two: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management and Organization Part Three: Entrepreneurial Milieu Part Four: Researching Small Business Entrepreneurship This handbook will be the leading reference book for Entrepreneurship academics and researchers, as well as those from other associated disciplines including business and management, psychology, marketing, sociology and anthropology.

Management, 7th Asia-Pacific Edition

Management, 7th Asia-Pacific Edition
Author: John R. Schermerhorn, Jr.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 602
Release: 2020-01-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0730369315

Eldenburg's Management is an introductory text that focuses on presenting content in an easy to understand way that encourages students to think critically and draw connections between theory and practice. This new seventh edition has a strengthened focus on technology and features have been updated to help students further consolidate their knowledge. This includes various forms of revision materials such as auto-graded knowledge-check questions and self-skill assessment. There is also a broad variety of concise case studies, including new ones with a strategic focus, which enable instructors to have thought-provoking and engaging tutorials. An exciting addition to the interactive e-text are the new ANZ videos that feature a diverse group of management thought-leaders who give insights and ‘tales from the front.’ This will provide supplementary content for lectures or serve as pre-work for a flipped classroom.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Author: Tim Mazzarol
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2019-11-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811394121

This book provides an overview of the theory, practice and context of entrepreneurship and innovation at both the industry and firm level. It provides a foundation of ideas and understandings designed to shape the reader’s thinking and behaviour to better appreciate the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in modern economies, and to recognise their own abilities in this regard. The book is aimed at students studying advanced levels of entrepreneurship, innovation and related fields as well as practitioners (for example, managers, business owners). As entrepreneurship and innovation are largely indivisible elements and cannot be adequately understood if studied separately, the book provides the reader with an overview of these elements and how they combine to create new value in the market. This edition is updated with recent international research, including research and examples from Europe, the US, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship
Author: Howard Frederick
Publisher: Cengage AU
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0170411753

Entrepreneurship: Theory/Process/Practice focuses on Asia-Pacific entrepreneurial development with an overarching commitment to environmental and sustainable entrepreneurial practice as well as social and ethical responsibility. Its strong theoretical framework is coupled with an emphasis on the experiential, through a wealth of scenarios, case studies, feedback questionnaires and business plans. This edition has an emphasis on lean entrepreneurship and the business model canvas, which promotes experiential practice aligning with the online material.

Trends in Asia Pacific Business and Management Research

Trends in Asia Pacific Business and Management Research
Author: Chris Rowley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2022-03-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000547930

This book is based on the review of literature on different themes related to business and management in the Asia Pacific context. All seven chapters included in this book explore the past, present and future of business and research. They cover diverse topics in the Asia Pacific context ranging from different ways of thinking to innovation implementation and efficiency, responsible tourism, internal marketing to leadership. This book will be useful for researchers, practitioners and policy makers. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Asia Pacific Business Review.

Leading Successfully in Asia

Leading Successfully in Asia
Author: Kim Cheng Patrick Low
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2017-12-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319713477

This book examines the essence of leadership, its characteristics and its ways in Asia through a cultural and philosophical lens. Using Asian proverbs and other quotes, it discusses leadership issues and methods in key Asian countries including China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Singapore. It also explores the leadership styles of various great Asian political and corporate leaders. Further, it investigates several unique Asian philosophies, such as Buddhism, Guan Yin, Confucianism, Ta Mo, Chinese Animal zodiac signs, Hindu Gods, the Samurai, the Bushido Spirit and Zen in the context of leadership mastery and excellence. Offering numerous examples of a potpourri of the skills and insights needed to be a good, if not a great, leader, this practical, action-oriented book encourages readers to think, reflect and act.