LEADER 05353nam 2200685 450 001 9910459725503321 005 20200903223051.0 010 $a1-78441-109-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000229533 035 $a(EBL)1780805 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001375668 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11783669 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001375668 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11336318 035 $a(PQKB)11313604 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1780805 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1780805 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10927276 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL641179 035 $a(OCoLC)888215615 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000229533 100 $a20140912h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aExploring rural enterprises $enew perspectives on research, policy & practice /$fedited by Colette Henry, Gerard McElwee ; contributors Katherine Adam [and twenty nine others] 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aBingley, England :$cEmerald,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (278 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research,$x2040-7246 ;$vVolume 4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78441-112-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aFront Cover; Exploring Rural Enterprise: New Perspectives on Research, Policy and Practice; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Series Editors' Preface; Defining and conceptualising rural enterprise; Introduction; Definitions of rural enterprise; The rural business; The rural; Drivers of rural enterprise; Conclusion; Note; References; Investigating the relationship between Scottish rural small firms' social networks, extra-local market diversification and ...; Introduction; Market reach, the Internet and the rural business environment; Market reach and social networks; Method 327 $aFindings Discussion; Conclusion; References; Exploring rural enterprise: the impact of regional stakeholder engagement on collaborative rural networks; Introduction; Building inter-organizational relationships in a rural network environment; Methodology; The rural context; Findings and discussion; Framework of regional stakeholder engagement; Conclusions; Notes; References; Contrasting Perceptions of the Challenges of Rural SMEs: Reconciling Enterprise and Agency Views; Introduction; Rural Policy and SMEs; Rural SMEs in Context; Methodology; Perspectives on Rural Business; Conclusions 327 $aReferences The Role of 'Leader' in Delivering Resilient Communities; Introduction; Policy Context; The Leader Programme in England; Leader as an Example of Neo-Endogenous Growth; Measuring Outcomes and the Social Return on Investment Approach; Scale of Impact; Conclusion; References; Addressing Rural Social Exclusion in the Developing World: Exploring the Role of African Social Purpose Ventures; Introduction; Social Purpose Venturing and the Rural BoP; Social Exclusion, Poverty and Development; Background to the Research; Social Purpose Ventures, Inclusion and the Rural BoP 327 $aCharacteristics of Successful Rural Social Purpose Ventures Acknowledgements; References; Challenges Facing Rural Farm Animal Veterinary Enterprises in the UK; Introduction; Trends in Farm Animal Practice; Intrinsic Challenges for Veterinary Practices; Business Challenges; Extrinsic Challenges - Agricultural Issues Affecting Demand for Veterinary Services; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Enterprise and Entrepreneurship on Islands; Introduction; Islands as Space and Place: Research Policy and Practice; Agencies and Policy Contexts; Comparative Peripherality and Innovation 327 $aConclusions Notes; References; The Spiritual Dimension of Biodynamics: An Alternative Source of Capital in the Rural Context; Introduction; Forms of Capital; Organics; Biodynamics; The Cases; The Meaning of Biodynamics; Biodynamics as Spiritual Capital; Conclusions; References; Post-Communist Rural Entrepreneurship in Bulgaria; Introduction; The Rural Economy in Communist Times; Methodology; Start-Up Decisions in the Bulgarian Village of Kostandovo; From Narrative to Theory; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References 327 $aSupporting Female Rural Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise) 330 $aThis text bridges gaps in the literature by offering an edited collection of contemporary research contributions that explore the complex nature of rural enterprise across a range of settings and geographical contexts. In particular, this book includes up to date policy contributions, as well as valuable insights into rural enterprise in practice. 410 0$aContemporary issues in entrepreneurship research ;$vVolume 4. 606 $aEntrepreneurship 606 $aRural development 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEntrepreneurship. 615 0$aRural development. 676 $a33 702 $aHenry$b Colette 702 $aMcElwee$b Gerard 702 $aAdam$b Katherine 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459725503321 996 $aExploring rural enterprises$92250152 997 $aUNINA