{"product_id":"entrepreneurship-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-and-the-macroeconomy-hardback-9780521621052","title":"Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Macroeconomy (Hardback) 9780521621052","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEntrepreneurship, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Macroeconomy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1999 collection examines the role of the entrepreneur in the development of the US economy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eZoltan J. Acs (Edited by), Bo Carlsson (Edited by), Charlie Karlsson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521621052, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 November 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 2.8 cm, 0.769 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'While recent years have seen a welcome growth of research into small companies and business start-ups, acadmeics still face the problem of getting a clear mental image of what exactly is under consideration … Research in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) also faces some daunting problems of collecting and interpreting data … this collection of 13 papers is an impressive indication of the value of systematic analysis in this field … the substantive contributions [are] consistently well-written and often insightful … the key lesson that emerges is the need for caution when attempting grand generalisations … the volume is a testament to the principle that goos research should focus on interesting problems, even it the domain is complex and defies simplistic conclusions.' The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book was originally published in 1999. At this time, the US economy had recently restructured itself, moving away from an industrial economy towards one based on information, while the European Union and Japan were left to worry about rising government deficits, inflexible businesses, persistent unemployment, and workers inadequately trained for the information age. Why did the US economy move beyond its chief competitors? This collection suggests that at least some of the answers to the pattern of divergent development can be found in the role of the entrepreneur. By examining the process that entrepreneurs play in the economy, the essays in this volume make a fundamental contribution to our understanding of the macroeconomy. Each chapter clarifies the role of entrepreneur in economic theory, the function of small and medium-size enterprises that they found and build and the impact of the innovations introduced on employment, productivity, and economic growth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction and overview: 1. The linkages between entrepreneurship, SMEs and the macroeconomy Zoltan J. Acs, Bo Carlsson and Charlie Karlsson\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Entrepreneurship, Industrial Dynamics and the Macroeconomy: 2. Entrepreneurship and the theory of the firm Mark Casson\u003cbr\u003e 3. Entrepreneurship, and economic restructuring: an evolutionary view David Audretsch\u003cbr\u003e 4. Business volatility: source or symptom of economic growth? Paul D. Reynolds\u003cbr\u003e 5. Industry structure, entrepreneurship, and the macroeconomy: a comparison of Ohio and Sweden, 1975–1995 Pontus Braunerhjelm and Bo Carlsson\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Financing Entrepreneurship and SMEs: 6. Small business cessation: failure to learn by doing? Robert Cressey\u003cbr\u003e 7. Capital structure at inception and the short-run performance of micro firms Gavin C. Reid\u003cbr\u003e 8. Resource allocation, incentives, and control: the importance of venture capital in financing entrepreneurial firms Paul A. Gompers\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Job Creation and Destruction: 9. Job creation and destruction by employer size and age: cyclical dynamics John Haltiwanger\u003cbr\u003e 10. SMEs and job creation during a recession Per Davidsson, Leif Lindmark and Christer Oloffson\u003cbr\u003e 11. Job flows of firms in traditional services Luuk Klop and Roy Thurik\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Innovation, Productivity and Growth: 12. Innovation in UK SMEs: causes and consequences for firm failure and acquisition Andy Cosh, Alan Hughes and Eric Wood\u003cbr\u003e 13. Productivity growth and firm size distribution Zoltan J. Acs, Randal Morck and Bernard Yeung.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Labour economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Labour economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Labour%20economics%20%5BKCF%5D%22\"\u003eKCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129273340184,"sku":"9780521621052","price":88.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521621052i.jpg?v=1691666521","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/entrepreneurship-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-and-the-macroeconomy-hardback-9780521621052","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}