Three decades of enterprise culture : entrepreneurship, economic regenation and public policy / Francis J. Greene, Kevin F. Mole and David J. Storey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Francis J.

Contributor:

Mole, Kevin, 1961-

Storey, D. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

New business enterprises.

Economic development.

Industrial policy.

Industrial location.

Physical Description:

x, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

This book provides a unique portrait of the changing nature of entrepreneurship over a thirty year period in a 'low' enterprise area. Using data from interviews with over 900 entrepreneurs, it also compares and contrasts new businesses in a 'low' enterprise area with areas with 'medium' and 'high' entrepreneurship rates. By examining spatial and temporal changes in the characteristics of new businesses, this book is able to empirically chart differences in new business strategy, performance, assistance, finance, and entrepreneurial characteristics. Written clearly with up-to-date literature reviews, this book is for those interested in regional economic development, the evolution of entrepreneurship, and bigger questions such as the limits and value of enterprise policy and the development of an 'enterprise culture'.

Contents:

Part I Entrepreneurship, Economic Regeneration and Public Policy: The Context

1 A Study of Three Decades and Three Regions 3

2 Regional Differences in England and the Case of Teesside 15

3 Enterprise Policy in the UK 51

Part II An Introduction to the Empirical Evidence on New Businesses

4 Individual Entrepreneurial Determinants 85

5 The Strategic Orientation of New Businesses 106

6 Business Advice and the New Business 121

7 Finance for New Businesses 146

8 The Impact of Teesside New Businesses in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s 168

9 The Impact of New Businesses: Three Regions in the 1990s 205

10 An Audit of the Three Decades and Three Regions 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-267) and index.

ISBN:

9781403941022

1403941025

OCLC:

183149779