Big is beautiful : debunking the myth of small business / Robert D. Atkinson

Public ISBD Titre : Big is beautiful : debunking the myth of small business Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Robert D. Atkinson, Auteur ; Michael Lind, Auteur Editeur : MIT Press Année de publication : 2018 Importance : ix, 352 p ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-262-03770-9 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Entreprise individuelle Etats-Unis d'Amérique PME Mots-clés : United States  Big Business  Small Business  Employee fringe benefits Index. décimale : 338.64 Taille des entreprises (dimension des entreprises, diverses tailles des entreprises privées) Résumé : Why small business is not the basis of American prosperity, not the foundation of American democracy, and not the champion of job creation. In this provocative book, Robert Atkinson and Michael Lind argue that small business is not, as is widely claimed, the basis of American prosperity. Small business is not responsible for most of the country's job creation and innovation. American democracy does not depend on the existence of brave bands of self-employed citizens. Small businesses are not systematically discriminated against by government policy makers. Rather, Atkinson and Lind argue, small businesses are not the font of jobs, because most small businesses fail. The only kind of small firm that contributes to technological innovation is the technological start-up, and its success depends on scaling up. The idea that self-employed citizens are the foundation of democracy is a relic of Jeffersonian dreams of an agrarian society. And governments, motivated by a confused mix of populist and free market ideology, in fact go out of their way to promote small business. Every modern president has sung the praises of small business, and every modern president, according to Atkinson and Lind, has been wrong. Pointing to the advantages of scale for job creation, productivity, innovation, and virtually all other economic benefits, Atkinson and Lind argue for a “size neutral” policy approach both in the United States and around the world that would encourage growth rather than enshrine an anachronism. If we overthrow the “small is beautiful” ideology, we will be able to recognize large firms as the engines of progress and prosperity that they are. Note de contenu : Part I. History and present trends. Belittled : how small became beautiful -- Why business got big : a brief history -- Understanding US firm size and dynamics -- Part II. The advantages of size. The bigger the better : the economics of firm size -- Small business job creation : myth versus reality -- The myth of the genius in the garage : big innovation -- Small business in a big world -- Part III. Politics and policy. A republic, if you can keep it : big business and democracy -- The strange career of antitrust -- Brandeis is back : the fall and rise of the antimonopoly tradition -- Has big business gotten too big? -- Small business cronyism : policies favoring small business -- Living with giants. Big is beautiful : debunking the myth of small business [texte imprimé] / Robert D. Atkinson, Auteur ; Michael Lind, Auteur . - [S.l.] : MIT Press, 2018 . - ix, 352 p. ISBN : 978-0-262-03770-9 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Entreprise individuelle Etats-Unis d'Amérique PME Mots-clés : United States  Big Business  Small Business  Employee fringe benefits Index. décimale : 338.64 Taille des entreprises (dimension des entreprises, diverses tailles des entreprises privées) Résumé : Why small business is not the basis of American prosperity, not the foundation of American democracy, and not the champion of job creation. In this provocative book, Robert Atkinson and Michael Lind argue that small business is not, as is widely claimed, the basis of American prosperity. Small business is not responsible for most of the country's job creation and innovation. American democracy does not depend on the existence of brave bands of self-employed citizens. Small businesses are not systematically discriminated against by government policy makers. Rather, Atkinson and Lind argue, small businesses are not the font of jobs, because most small businesses fail. The only kind of small firm that contributes to technological innovation is the technological start-up, and its success depends on scaling up. The idea that self-employed citizens are the foundation of democracy is a relic of Jeffersonian dreams of an agrarian society. And governments, motivated by a confused mix of populist and free market ideology, in fact go out of their way to promote small business. Every modern president has sung the praises of small business, and every modern president, according to Atkinson and Lind, has been wrong. Pointing to the advantages of scale for job creation, productivity, innovation, and virtually all other economic benefits, Atkinson and Lind argue for a “size neutral” policy approach both in the United States and around the world that would encourage growth rather than enshrine an anachronism. If we overthrow the “small is beautiful” ideology, we will be able to recognize large firms as the engines of progress and prosperity that they are. Note de contenu : Part I. History and present trends. Belittled : how small became beautiful -- Why business got big : a brief history -- Understanding US firm size and dynamics -- Part II. The advantages of size. The bigger the better : the economics of firm size -- Small business job creation : myth versus reality -- The myth of the genius in the garage : big innovation -- Small business in a big world -- Part III. Politics and policy. A republic, if you can keep it : big business and democracy -- The strange career of antitrust -- Brandeis is back : the fall and rise of the antimonopoly tradition -- Has big business gotten too big? -- Small business cronyism : policies favoring small business -- Living with giants.

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The fissured workplace : why work became so bad for so many and what can be done to improve it / David Weil

Public ISBD Titre : The fissured workplace : why work became so bad for so many and what can be done to improve it Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : David Weil, Auteur Editeur : Harvard Business Review Press Année de publication : 2014 Importance : 421 p Présentation : illustrations, tables ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-674-72544-7 Note générale : Nominated for David Montgomery Award 2015 Nominated for Philip Taft Labor History Award 2015 Nominated for Sidney Hillman Prize for Book Journalism 2015 Nominated for Max Weber Award 2015 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Etats-Unis d'Amérique Main d'oeuvre Qualité de vie au travail Mots-clés : Manpower planning  Quality of work life  United States  Industrial relations Labor Index. décimale : 331.2 Salaires, honoraires et autres conditions de l'emploi Résumé : Fissuring - splitting off functions that were once managed internally - has been a successful business strategy. Large companies maintain the quality of their brand without the cost of an expensive workforce. But this approach has led to stagnation in wages and benefits and a lower standard of living for workers. The author proposes solutions. Note de contenu : Part I. Vignettes from the Modern Workplace -- Part II. The Forms and Consequences of the Fissured Workplace -- Part III. Mending the Fissured Workplace -- The fissured workplace : why work became so bad for so many and what can be done to improve it [texte imprimé] / David Weil, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Harvard Business Review Press, 2014 . - 421 p : illustrations, tables. ISBN : 978-0-674-72544-7 Nominated for David Montgomery Award 2015 Nominated for Philip Taft Labor History Award 2015 Nominated for Sidney Hillman Prize for Book Journalism 2015 Nominated for Max Weber Award 2015 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Etats-Unis d'Amérique Main d'oeuvre Qualité de vie au travail Mots-clés : Manpower planning  Quality of work life  United States  Industrial relations Labor Index. décimale : 331.2 Salaires, honoraires et autres conditions de l'emploi Résumé : Fissuring - splitting off functions that were once managed internally - has been a successful business strategy. Large companies maintain the quality of their brand without the cost of an expensive workforce. But this approach has led to stagnation in wages and benefits and a lower standard of living for workers. The author proposes solutions. Note de contenu : Part I. Vignettes from the Modern Workplace -- Part II. The Forms and Consequences of the Fissured Workplace -- Part III. Mending the Fissured Workplace --

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The responsible entrepreneur : four game-changing archetypes for founders, leaders, and impact investors / Carol Sanford

Public ISBD Titre : The responsible entrepreneur : four game-changing archetypes for founders, leaders, and impact investors Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Carol Sanford, Auteur Editeur : Jossey-Bass Année de publication : 2014 Importance : xvi, 208 p ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-11-891075-7 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Entrepreneuriat Etats-Unis d'Amérique Responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise. RSE Mots-clés : Social entrepreneurship  Social responsibility of business  Corporate Social Responsibility  USA Index. décimale : 658.421 Gestion entrepreneuriale (direction par les entrepreneurs) Résumé : Responsible entrepreneurs are a special breed, seeking to transform industries and even society itself. They challenge and refine cultural assumptions, laws, regulations, and even the processes of governance. This requires them to do and think far beyond what is usually required of business leaders. The Responsible Entrepreneur offers a blueprint for this new kind of business leadership, describing the means by which any entrepreneur can pursue a higher order of work. In it, Carol Sanford, one of the most trusted names in responsible business development, brings her vast expertise in helping executives and corporations to the entrepreneur looking to launch and scale a venture. She maps this journey through four archetypes: -The Realizing Entrepreneur: Industry Game-Changer -The Reconnection Entrepreneur: Society Game-Changer -The Reciprocity Entrepreneur: Culture Game-Changer -The Regenerative Entrepreneur: Governance Game-Changer. Note de contenu : Introduction: One World Is Calling for a New Kind of Entrepreneur -- Modern Archetypes Are Altering the Future -- Four Game-Changing Entrepreneurial Roles -- Steve Jobs and the Role of the Realization Entrepreneur -- Richard Branson and the Role of the Reconnection Entrepreneur -- Oprah Winfrey and the Role of the Reciprocity Entrepreneur -- Larry Page and the Role of the Regenerative Entrepreneur -- Disrupting Industries: Four Pillars of the Realization Entrepreneur -- Realization Entrepreneurs: Sarah Slaughter and Indigenous Designs -- Upending Social Systems: Four Pillars of the Reconnection Entrepreneur -- Reconnection Entrepreneurs: Cheryl Contee and Kipp Baratoff -- Shifting Paradigms and Beliefs: Four Pillars of the Reciprocity Entrepreneur -- Reciprocity Entrepreneurs: Michiel Bakker and Annalie Killian -- Revitalizing Founding Agreements: Four Pillars of the Regenerative Entrepreneur -- Regenerative Entrepreneurs: Jay Coen Gilbert and Shainoor Khoja -- The System of Archetypes at Work: Pamela Mang and Regenesis as an Instrument of Change -- Time to Walk Your Talk: See the Void. Answer the Call. Join the Movement. The responsible entrepreneur : four game-changing archetypes for founders, leaders, and impact investors [texte imprimé] / Carol Sanford, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Jossey-Bass, 2014 . - xvi, 208 p. ISBN : 978-1-11-891075-7 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Entrepreneuriat Etats-Unis d'Amérique Responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise. RSE Mots-clés : Social entrepreneurship  Social responsibility of business  Corporate Social Responsibility  USA Index. décimale : 658.421 Gestion entrepreneuriale (direction par les entrepreneurs) Résumé : Responsible entrepreneurs are a special breed, seeking to transform industries and even society itself. They challenge and refine cultural assumptions, laws, regulations, and even the processes of governance. This requires them to do and think far beyond what is usually required of business leaders. The Responsible Entrepreneur offers a blueprint for this new kind of business leadership, describing the means by which any entrepreneur can pursue a higher order of work. In it, Carol Sanford, one of the most trusted names in responsible business development, brings her vast expertise in helping executives and corporations to the entrepreneur looking to launch and scale a venture. She maps this journey through four archetypes: -The Realizing Entrepreneur: Industry Game-Changer -The Reconnection Entrepreneur: Society Game-Changer -The Reciprocity Entrepreneur: Culture Game-Changer -The Regenerative Entrepreneur: Governance Game-Changer. Note de contenu : Introduction: One World Is Calling for a New Kind of Entrepreneur -- Modern Archetypes Are Altering the Future -- Four Game-Changing Entrepreneurial Roles -- Steve Jobs and the Role of the Realization Entrepreneur -- Richard Branson and the Role of the Reconnection Entrepreneur -- Oprah Winfrey and the Role of the Reciprocity Entrepreneur -- Larry Page and the Role of the Regenerative Entrepreneur -- Disrupting Industries: Four Pillars of the Realization Entrepreneur -- Realization Entrepreneurs: Sarah Slaughter and Indigenous Designs -- Upending Social Systems: Four Pillars of the Reconnection Entrepreneur -- Reconnection Entrepreneurs: Cheryl Contee and Kipp Baratoff -- Shifting Paradigms and Beliefs: Four Pillars of the Reciprocity Entrepreneur -- Reciprocity Entrepreneurs: Michiel Bakker and Annalie Killian -- Revitalizing Founding Agreements: Four Pillars of the Regenerative Entrepreneur -- Regenerative Entrepreneurs: Jay Coen Gilbert and Shainoor Khoja -- The System of Archetypes at Work: Pamela Mang and Regenesis as an Instrument of Change -- Time to Walk Your Talk: See the Void. Answer the Call. Join the Movement.

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