1st Edition

Managerial Labour Markets in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

Focussing on the relatively few small firms which grew rapidly, this book, originally published in 1993 uses face-to-face interviews as well as published records to identify and analyse the managerial factors most closely associated with successful small firms. The volume concentrates on the following key managerial issues: In what respects do the managerial backgrounds and aspirations of... Read more

1. Background and Scope of the Text 2. The Economics of Small-Firm Performance, Growth and Internal Organization 3. Non-Economic Explanations of Firm Structure, Management and Performance 4. Small-Firm Performance and Managerial Labour Markets: A Framework for Empirical Analysis 5. Research Methods and Company Characteristics 6. The Labour Market for managers 7. Owners and Firm Size 8. Ownership, Organization and the Financial Performance of Firms 9. Teams and Team working 10. Conclusions

Biography

David J. Storey, Pooran Wynarczyk, Robert Watson, Helen Short, Kevin Keasey