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Titolo: | Exploring rural enterprises : new perspectives on research, policy & practice / / edited by Colette Henry, Gerard McElwee ; contributors Katherine Adam [and twenty nine others] |
Pubblicazione: | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 |
©2014 | |
Edizione: | First edition. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina: | 33 |
Soggetto topico: | Entrepreneurship |
Rural development | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Persona (resp. second.): | HenryColette |
McElweeGerard | |
AdamKatherine | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front 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 |
Findings 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 | |
References 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 | |
Characteristics 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 | |
Conclusions 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 | |
Supporting Female Rural Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise) | |
Sommario/riassunto: | This 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Exploring rural enterprises |
ISBN: | 1-78441-109-4 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910459725503321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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