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Neil Harris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Alternative models of the European Business Organisation
European Business, 1996Co-Authors: Neil HarrisAbstract:Having experienced the beginning of the second industrial revolution in the 1970s with the advent of automation and information technology, European and US Businesses are now in the process of re-evaluating their whole production processes and philosophies. This is particularly in the light of their relative lack of competitiveness against Japanese Businesses. It is an ongoing process and will affect all involved in production. Many side-effects have indeed already been seen, in the form of long-term structural unemployment as staple industries have declined. This chapter looks at Japanese production methods and philosophies and how they differ from conventional Organisational structures and philosophies as embodied by European Businesses in the past. New philosophies such as Business Process Re-engineering and benchmarking are examined as are the effects of contracting out (outsourcing). The end of the concepts of full-time permanent jobs are also examined.
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European Business Organisations
European Business, 1996Co-Authors: Neil HarrisAbstract:Having taken a macro view of European Business in the first four chapters, particularly the environment within which it operates, this chapter considers the micro perspective. This means that the focus is now on the Business as an entity in its own right. In particular, consideration will be given to the main types of Business Organisation operating in Europe and the relative strengths and weaknesses of each. The structure of Business Organisations will be reviewed and the changes in these structures will be analysed. The chapter concludes with case studies from the automobile industry.
Darren Halpin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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olson triumphant recruitment strategies and the growth of a small Business Organisation
Political Studies, 2004Co-Authors: Grant Jordan, Darren HalpinAbstract:This article looks at the emergence and maintenance of interest groups. We systematically identify a range of membership incentives that underpin mobilisation and apply them to a case study, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), focusing on the recruitment literature rather than the special niche literature on trade associations. The FSB was created in 1974 and membership was ‘flat’ at about 40,000 until recruiting method changes were introduced in the early 1990s. The total now approaches 200,000. This account of FSB recruitment argues unsurprisingly that the group resulted from a combination of diverse influences rather than the Truman type of ‘automatic’ mobilisation. More surprisingly, it notes that while early membership is accounted for by the perspectives of Truman, Salisbury, Wilson, Moe, Opp and Sabatier, the major increases of the past decade requires attention to the contribution of face-to-face marketing and Olsonian incentives. The FSB is an unusually good example of group entrepreneur activity that illustrates how entrepreneur incentives are different from those salient to members. Groups can experience different phases and forms as they grow. We exploit a ‘natural experiment’ by illustrating how the FSB addressed membership stagnation by changing the recruitment package in a broadly Olsonian direction. The ‘before and after’ patterns of recruitment allow a ‘test’ of these techniques. It also raises the issue of how different recruitment efforts produce a membership with different political characteristics.
Grant Jordan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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olson triumphant recruitment strategies and the growth of a small Business Organisation
Political Studies, 2004Co-Authors: Grant Jordan, Darren HalpinAbstract:This article looks at the emergence and maintenance of interest groups. We systematically identify a range of membership incentives that underpin mobilisation and apply them to a case study, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), focusing on the recruitment literature rather than the special niche literature on trade associations. The FSB was created in 1974 and membership was ‘flat’ at about 40,000 until recruiting method changes were introduced in the early 1990s. The total now approaches 200,000. This account of FSB recruitment argues unsurprisingly that the group resulted from a combination of diverse influences rather than the Truman type of ‘automatic’ mobilisation. More surprisingly, it notes that while early membership is accounted for by the perspectives of Truman, Salisbury, Wilson, Moe, Opp and Sabatier, the major increases of the past decade requires attention to the contribution of face-to-face marketing and Olsonian incentives. The FSB is an unusually good example of group entrepreneur activity that illustrates how entrepreneur incentives are different from those salient to members. Groups can experience different phases and forms as they grow. We exploit a ‘natural experiment’ by illustrating how the FSB addressed membership stagnation by changing the recruitment package in a broadly Olsonian direction. The ‘before and after’ patterns of recruitment allow a ‘test’ of these techniques. It also raises the issue of how different recruitment efforts produce a membership with different political characteristics.
R. Helen Samujh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Micro‐Businesses need support: survival precedes sustainability
Corporate Governance, 2011Co-Authors: R. Helen SamujhAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish the role of micro‐Businesses in providing a sustainable Business and community environment, and to share the perceptions of micro‐Business operators about the support they need to survive and be successful.Design/methodology/approach – An examination of literature regarding survival and available support for small Businesses is followed by results from a New Zealand‐based empirical study of micro‐Business operators.Findings – Micro‐Businesses are the dominant form of Business Organisation and have an important role in maintaining a stable and sustainable global environment. Although such Businesses owners tend not to have a formal education in Business or engage with external support agencies, they need support from community‐based networks. These networks could reduce the sense of isolation, whilst at the same time providing an opportunity for sharing experiences, in particular about problems encountered.Research limitations/implications – Implications ...
Judith Freedman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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limited liability large company theory and small firms
Modern Law Review, 2000Co-Authors: Judith FreedmanAbstract:Current enthusiasm for the &lsquo,enterprise culture? results in strong support for easy access to limited liability forms of Business Organisation. This has manifested itself in the creation of new limited liability vehicles such as the LLC and the LLP. The UK Company Law Review is examining ways of enhancing the attractiveness of the limited liability company to small Business owners. This article examines the claims made for the 'efficiency? of limited liability and the applicability of these claims to small firms. It raises the importance of taking into account public policy issues beyond economic efficiency when considering the degree of risk taking and shifting to be encouraged. The article concludes that, although it is difficult to find rational methods of restricting access to limited liability, it does not follow that limited liability should be positively encouraged for all small firms. It is important to signal the limitations of limited liability.
