Published in 1997, this text focuses on the conundrum between the academics ability to
distinguish between failing and non-failing businesses with models of over 85.5 per cent …

This Special Issue constitutes an edited selection from the papers of a conference Financing
SMEs, sponsored by Sweden's NUTEK and held in Brussels in September 1995. The …

Originally published in 1994, this text analyses the key issues that influence the growth and
development of small businesses. Looking at the concept in which they operate, the book …

This book combines Qur'anic wisdom and modern economics to provide a clear, integrated
picture of what Islamic economics has to offer to realize the kind of well-being Islam …

As self-employment and entrepreneurship become increasingly important in our modern
economies, Simon C. Parker provides a timely, definitive and comprehensive overview of …

It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of
net employment growth. We conduct a meta-analysis of the empirical evidence regarding …

Based on a survey of 405 principal owner-managers of new independent business in Great
Britain this paper explores two research questions—are there any differences in the reasons …

This paper examines growth and survival amongst quoted and unquoted UK companies in
the period 1975-85 and compares the results with earlier UK and US studies. An …

A study of 216 small business owners developed and tested a success versus failure
prediction model. Logistic regression was used to test the model. The model consists of 15 …

PETERJENNINGS, NOW WITH SOUTHAMPTON Institute, England, was at the time of
writing with Sheffield Hallam University, England, and Graham Beaver is with Nottingham …