Exploring rural enterprises : new perspectives on research, policy & practice / / edited by Colette Henry, Gerard McElwee ; contributors Katherine Adam [and twenty nine others]
| Exploring rural enterprises : new perspectives on research, policy & practice / / edited by Colette Henry, Gerard McElwee ; contributors Katherine Adam [and twenty nine others] |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 33 |
| Collana | Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research |
| Soggetto topico |
Entrepreneurship
Rural development |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-78441-109-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459725503321 |
| Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exploring rural enterprises [[electronic resource] ] : new perspectives on research, policy & practice / / edited by Colette Henry, Gerard McElwee
| Exploring rural enterprises [[electronic resource] ] : new perspectives on research, policy & practice / / edited by Colette Henry, Gerard McElwee |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 33 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HenryColette
McElweeGerard |
| Collana | Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research |
| Soggetto topico |
Business & Economics - Entrepreneurship
Business innovation Rural industries - Research Entrepreneurship - Research Enterprise zones, Rural - Research |
| ISBN | 1-78441-109-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Defining and conceptualising rural enterprise / Colette Henry, Gerard McElwee -- Investigating the relationship between Scottish rural small firms' social networks, extra-local market diversification and internet usage / John Sanders, Laura Galloway, Jo Bensemann -- Exploring rural enterprise : the impact of regional stakeholder engagement on collaborative rural networks / Felicity Kelliher, Elaine Aylward, Patrick Lynch -- Contrasting perceptions of the challenges of rural SMEs : reconciling enterprise and agency views / David Moyes, Mike Danson, Geoff Whittam -- The role of 'leader' in delivering resilient communities / Ivan Annibal, Liz Price -- Addressing rural social exclusion in the developing world : exploring the role of African social purpose ventures / David Littlewood, Diane Holt -- Challenges facing rural farm animal veterinary enterprises in the UK / Katherine Adam ... [et al.] -- Enterprise and entrepreneurship on islands / Mike Danson, Kathryn Burnett -- The spiritual dimension of biodynamics : an alternative source of capital in the rural context / Kate Lewis, Sue Cassells -- Post-communist rural entrepreneurship in Bulgaria / Diana Traikova, Judith Möllers, Gertrud Buchenrieder -- Supporting female rural entrepreneurship : a case study of WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise) / Izzy Warren-Smith -- 'Seeds' for growth? Policy and support for micro rural food enterprises in a peripheral region / Barry Quinn ... [et al.]. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787072903321 |
| Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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