Lew Perren

TL;DR: The importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in economic growth has made them a central element in much recent policymaking as discussed by the authors, and there has been substantial expansion of this kind of effort.

TL;DR: The case-study method has a long and respected history in the mainstream management literature and there are a number of standard texts on the approach as mentioned in this paper. Yet, there has been little discussion of the distinctive philosophical consequences of applying the case study approach in this area.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how small business and entrepreneurship has emerged as an important area of research over the past 40 years and how this development has been achieved by drawing on and adapting the theoretical framew...

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the evolution of control and decision-making processes within four growth-oriented service sector businesses and explore the creation of idiosyncratic accounting knowledge and the effects of its transmission over the history of the businesses.

TL;DR: The authors explored the impact of market-driven ideology and the assumption that new business ventures create jobs and foster innovation on entrepreneurship and questioned the motives underpinning the agenda of government involvement in supporting entrepreneurs.