Entrepreneurial small businesses; a resource-based perspective

Reference & Research Book News, Nov, 2005

Entrepreneurial small businesses; a resource-based perspective.

Shepherd, Dean A. and Johan Wiklund.

Edward Elgar Pub. Co.

2005

258 pages

$110.00

Hardcover

HD62

Shepherd (management, Indiana U.) and Wiklund (business administration, Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden) examine the growth, performance, and entrepreneurial activities of small businesses. Drawing upon data from a number of studies, they identify some common characteristics of high-performing firms. Particular attention is paid to internal resources such as education levels of employees and access to financial capital. The authors also describe a process for recovering emotionally and learning from small business failure.

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