Understanding Enterprise: Entrepreneurship and Small Business 4th Revised edition

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The emergence of an enterprise culture and entrepreneurial economy has led to the rapid development of theories, policies and practices in the field of entrepreneurship. Understanding Enterprise provides a critical introduction to enterprise in its broadest context, particularly its application to business through entrepreneurship and small business. The book is divided into three distinct parts, which examine traditional approaches to entrepreneurship, new perspectives on the subject, and the success or otherwise of government policy.

Key features:
- Extensively revised to take into account the latest thinking and research
- Reassessment of traditional views and a critique of conventional wisdom
- Updated coverage of the impact and failings of comparative government policies
- A good balance between theoretical and practical perspectives

Understanding Enterprise is an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of entrepreneurship. Policy makers and practitioners will also benefit from this comprehensive guide.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• List of Figures (p. vi)
• List of Tables (p. viii)
• About the Authors (p. x)
• Acknowledgements (p. xi)
• Preface (p. xiii)
• 1 Introduction - Understanding Enterprise (p. 1)
• Part I The Evolution of Enterprise Understanding (p. 9)
• 2 A Brief History of Enterprise Understanding (p. 11)
• 3 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: Their Meanings and Variations (p. 37)
• 4 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: Understanding Their Nature (p. 63)
• 5 Small Businesses: Their Characteristics and Variety (p. 89)
• 6 Small Businesses: Understanding Their Dynamics (p. 123)
• 7 Social Enterprise and the Third Sector (p. 156)
• Part II Challenges to the Traditional View (p. 173)
• 8 Rethinking Small Business (p. 175)
• 9 Rethinking Entrepreneurship (p. 195)
• 10 Enterprise and Life (p. 215)
• 11 Becoming an Entrepreneur (p. 231)
• 12 Running a Small Business (p. 255)
• 13 Social Capital and the Enterprise Mix (p. 271)
• Part III Enterprise Policy and Government Intervention (p. 291)
• 14 Why Governments Intervene: The Aims of Enterprise Policy (p. 295)
• 15 Enterprise Policy: Approaches and Delivery Methods (p. 321)
• 16 Does the Policy Work? (p. 355)
• 17 What Might Work? (p. 379)
• 18 Afterword: The Impact of Change (p. 397)
• Index (p. 405)