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Rolffe Peacock, Understanding Small Business:  Practice, Theory and Research

(Adelaide:  Scarman Publishing 2004)

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From the preface

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

from the preface

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Understanding Small Business, www.sbeducation.info/ ,                       (return to top)

from chapter 1:  
Definitions and contributions of small business

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from chapter 2: 
Enterprise, entrepreneurs and small business owner-managers 
also refer to references in: 
appendix A and appendix B at www.sbeducation.info/  

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from chapter 3:  
Frameworks for understanding small business

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R. Hamilton and L. Lawrence, ‘Explaining Size Differences in Smaller Firms’, International Small Business Journal 19 (2001), pp. 49-60.

C. Handy, The Empty Raincoat. Making Sense of the Future (London: Arrow Books, 1995).

S. Holmes, G. Kelly and R. Cunningham, ‘The Small Firm Information Cycle: A Reappraisal’, International Small Business Journal 9 (1991), pp. 41 - 53.

S. Holmes, P. Hutchinson, D. Forsaith, B. Gibson and R. McMahon, Small Enterprise Finance (Milton Qld.:  John Wiley & Sons, 2003).

P. Hutchinson and G. Ray, ‘Surveying the Financial Stress of Small Enterprise Growth’ in J. Curran, J. Stanworth and D. Watkins (eds.), The Survival of the Small Firm: Volume 1: The Economics of Survival and Entrepreneurship (Aldershot: Gower Publishing, 1986).

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L. L. Steinmetz, ‘Critical Stages of Small Business Growth’, Business Horizons (1969), pp. 29 - 36.

D. J. Storey, Understanding the Small Business Sector (London: Routledge, 1994).

G. E. Tibbits, ‘Growth Cycles and Small Business’, The Chartered Secretary (July - September 1979), pp. 121 - 124.

P. Tuck and R. T. Hamilton, ‘Intra-Industry Size Differences in Founder-controlled Firms’, International Small Business Journal 12 (1993), pp. 12 - 22.

J. Weston and E. Brigham, Managerial Finance (Illinois: Dryden Press, 1981).

Yellow Pages Business Index. Small and Medium Enterprises. www.sensis.com.au/                      (return to top)

from chapter 4:   
Starting up

J. E. Bailey and S. M. Royston, Small Business Education and Training in Australia, Report on a National Survey Prepared for the National Training Council (Canberra: AGPS, 1981).

W. R. Bernhagen, A. F. La Grille and W. T. Mott, ‘Factors That Motivate and Inhibit the Entrepreneurial Spirit: A Study of Preventurers Who Did Not Start a Business’, paper, (Washington, DC: SBIDA Conference, 1986).

M. Binks and J. Coyne, The Birth of an Enterprise: An Analytical and Empirical Study of the Growth of Small Firms (London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 1983).

S. Birley, ‘The Role of Networks in the Entrepreneurial Process,’ in J. Hornaday et. al (eds.), Frontiers in Entrepreneurial Research 5 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1985), pp. 325 - 337.

_______, ‘Start-up’, in P. Burns and J. Dewhurst (eds.), Small Business and Entrepreneurship (London: MacMillan Education Ltd., 2/e 1996), pp. 20 - 39.

--------- and P. Westhead, ‘A Taxonomy of Business Start-up Reasons and their Impact on Firm Growth and Size,’ Journal of Business Venturing 9 (1994), pp. 7-31.

R. B. Buchele, Business Policy in Growing Firms (New York: Harper and Row, 1967).

J. Campbell et. al, ‘The Effectiveness of Small Business Training Programs’ in Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management Skills, Enterprising Nation: Renewing Australia’s Managers to Meet the Challenge of the Asia-Pacific Century, Research Report vol. 2 (Canberra: AGPS, 1995), pp. 815 - 869.   (Karpin Report)

B. W. Clark, C. H. Davis and V. C. Harnish, ‘Do Courses in Entrepreneurship Aid in New Venture Creation?’ Journal of Small Business Management 4 (April 1984), pp. 26 - 31.

CCH Benchmarking, www.cchbenchmarking.com.au/

A. C. Cooper, W. C. Dunkelberg and R. S. Furuta, ‘Incubator Organisation Background and Founding Characteristics’ in J. A. Hornaday et.al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 6 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1985), pp. 61 - 79.

E. J. Cossman, Entrepreneurial Flow Charts (California: Cossman International, 1975).

S. Cromie, ‘The Aptitudes of Aspiring Male and Female Entrepreneurs’, in K. O’Neill (ed.), Small Business Development: Some Current Issues (London: Gower Publishing Company, 1987), pp. 25 - 41.

L. de Leeuw and G. Golzen, Working for Yourself in Australia (Melbourne: Pitman Publishing, 2/e 1995).

R. Donckels and B. Dupont, ‘New Entrepreneurship and Labour Market Conditions’, International Small Business Journal 5 (Summer 1987), pp. 45 - 58.

J. W. English, How to Organise and Operate a Small Business in Australia (St. Leonards, NSW: 8/e 2001).

A. A. Gibb and J Ritchie, ‘Understanding the Process of Starting Small Businesses’, European Small Business Journal 1(September 1982), pp. 26 - 45.

A. A. Gibb, ‘Designing Effective Programs for Encouraging the Business Start-up Process’, Journal of Education and Industrial Training 4 (Autumn 1987a), pp. 24 - 32.

________, ‘Education for Enterprises: Training for Small Business Initiation - Some Contrasts’, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 4 (1987b), pp. 42 - 47.

________, ‘The Enterprise Culture and Education’, International Small Business Journal 11 (April - June 1993), pp. 11 - 34.

J. Gill, Factors Affecting the Survival and Growth of the Smaller Company (London: Gower Publishing, 1985).

G. Gorman, D. Hanlon and W. King, ‘Some Research Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Education, Enterprise Education and Education for Small Business Management: A Ten-Year Literature Review’, International Small Business Journal 15 (April - June 1997), pp. 56 - 77.

D. B. Greenberger and D. L. Sexton, ‘An Interactive Model of New Venture Creation’, Journal of Small Business Management 26 (1988), pp. 1 - 7.

R. T. Hamilton, ‘Motivations and Aspirations of Small Business Founders’, International Small Business Journal 6 (1987), pp. 70 - 78.

‘Helping People into Business’, Small Business Success (Summer 1995 - 96), p. 20.

K. Hindle and S. Rushworth, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), www.sensis.com.au/

R. D. Hisrich and M. P. Peters, Entrepreneurship: Starting, Developing and Managing a New Enterprise (Homewood, Ill: Irwin, 1989).

J. Kennedy and J. Drennan, ‘Gender and New Venture Creation: A Life Stage Approach,’ in C, Massey, A. Cardow and C. Ingley (eds.), Creating Innovative Growth Companies, Proceedings of the 14th Conference of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand, September 2001 (NZ Centre for SME Research, Massey University).

R. M. Knight, ‘Can Business Schools Produce Entrepreneurs? An Empirical Study’, in N. C. Churchill et. al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 7 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1987), pp. 603 - 604.

R. H. Koller, ‘On the Source of Entrepreneurial Ideas’, in R. Kirchoff et. al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 8 (Babson Park Ms: Babson College, 1988), pp. 194 - 206.

C. V. Kroeger, ‘Managerial Development in the Small Firm,’ California Management Review 27 (Fall 1974), pp. 41-47.

L. Lawrence and R. T. Hamilton, ‘Unemployment and New Business Formation’, International Small Business Journal 15 (April - June 1997), pp. 78 - 82.

W. Long and W. McMullen, ‘Mapping the New Venture Opportunity Identification Process’ in J. Hornaday et. al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 4 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1984), pp. 567 - 591.

T. Mazzarol, T. Volery, N. Doss and V. Thien, ‘Forces Motivating Small Business Start Up Among Nascent Entrepreneurs,’SE Research 9/1  (2001), pp. 3-18.

M. McLure (ed.), The Small Business Handbook. How to Start and Successfully Operate a Small Business (Melbourne:  Information Australia, 2000).

G. G. Meredith, Small Business Management in Australia (Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 3/e 1988, 4/e 1993).

A. Moodie, Small Poppies: Profiles of Australian Small Business (Sydney: Prentice Hall, 1996).

New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS), www.workplace.gov.au/

C. Olofsson, G. Petersson and C. Wahlbin, ‘Opportunities and Obstacles: A Study of Start Ups and Their Development’, in R. Ronstadt et. al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 6 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1986), pp. 482 - 501.

W. R. Osgood and W. E. Wetzel, ‘Systems Approach to Venture Initiation’, paper, Academy of Management Annual Meeting (Kansas City, August 1976).

R. W. Peacock, ‘Assessing the Aptitude of the Small Enterprise Venturer’, Small Enterprise Series no. 10 (Adelaide: University of South Australia, March 1988).

___________, ‘A Study of Adelaide Courses for Small Enterprise Intenders’, Small Enterprise Series no. 14 (Adelaide: University of South Australia, December 1989).

___________, ‘Small Business Mortality: Starters and their Ventures in South Australia’, Small Enterprise series no. 15 (Adelaide: University of South Australia, February 1990a).

___________, ‘Small Business Mortality: Non Starters in South Australia’, Small Enterprise Series no. 16 (Adelaide: University of South Australia, February 1990b).

___________, ‘Small Enterprise Workshops and Intenders: A Pilot Study’, Asia Pacific International Management Forum 16 (1990c), pp. 12 - 18.

__________, ‘A Study of Small Enterprise Intenders Who Did Not Proceed’, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 8 (July - September 1991), pp. 28 - 40.

J. Pinfold, ‘The Expectations of New Business Founders: the New Zealand Case,’  Journal of Small Business Management 39 (2001), pp. 279-285.

J. Pospisal, How to Start a Small Business in the Real World (Choice Books, 2002).

Queensland Small Business Corporation, The State of Small Business 1992 (Brisbane: QSBC, 1992).

W. Reynolds, W. Savage and A. Williams, Your Own Business: A Practical Guide to Success (Melbourne: ITP Thomas Nelson, 2/e 1994).

R. Ronstadt, ‘The Decision Not to Become an Entrepreneur’, in J. Hornaday et. al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 3 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1983), pp. 192 - 212.

B. L. Rush, J. B. Graham and W. A. Long, ‘The Use of Peer Networks in the Start-up Process’, in N. C. Churchill et. al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 7 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1987), pp. 169 - 183.

J. N. Scales, Small Business Success: Starting Up (Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1991).

S. Shane, L. Kolvereid and P. Westhead, ‘An Exploratory Examination of the Reasons Leading to New Firm Formation Across Country and Gender’, Journal of Business Venturing 6 (1991), pp. 431 - 446.

Small Business in Australia: Challenges, Problems and Opportunities. Report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (Canberra: AGPS, 1990).        (Beddall Report).

L. Stevenson, ‘Towards Understanding Young Founders’, in N. C. Churchill et. al (eds.), Frontiers in Entrepreneurship Research 7 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1987), pp. 275 - 288.

A. J. Storey, Entrepreneurship and the New Firm (London: Croom Helm, 1982).

C. Swayne and W. Tucker, The Effective Entrepreneur (New Jersey: General Learning Press, 1973).

L. A. Sym and J. W. Lewis, ‘Educational Needs of Small Business Start Ups: An Investigation of Short Course Provision’, paper, 10th National Small Business and Research Conference (Cranfield, UK: November 1987).

J. ten Brummelaar and P. Gatenby, ‘NEIS Evaluation: Intergovernment Component of NEIS’, Department of Employment, Education and Training (Canberra: AGPS, May 1992).

J. A. Timmons, New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship in the 1990s (Homewood, Ill: Irwin, 3/e 1990).

K. H. Vesper, New Venture Studies (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1980).

__________, New Venture Strategies (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: R/e 1990).

_________, New Venture Mechanics (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993).

D. Watkins, ‘Regional Variations in the Industrial Ecology of New Small Growth Oriented Businesses in the UK’, (Manchester, UK: Manchester Business School, 1976).

F. Webster, ‘A Model for New Venture Initiation’, Academy of Management Review 1 (January 1976), p. 26.

A. J. Williams, ‘A Longitudinal Analysis of the Characteristics and Performance of Small Businesses in Australia’, in K. M. Renfrew and R. D. Back (eds.), Australian Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research (Newcastle, NSW: The University of Newcastle Institute of Industrial Economics, 1986).

____________ , So – You Want to Start Your own Business? (Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 2001).                      (return to top)

from chapter 5:   
Managing the small business

Z. J. Acs, B. Carlsson and R. Thuik, Small Business in the Modern Economy (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1996).

F. Analoui, ‘Training and the Transfer of Learning’, Avebury, England (1993).

H. N. Broom and J. G. Longenecker, Small Business Management (Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing Co., 1975).

R. B. Buchele, Business Policy in Growing Firms (NY: Harper and Row, 1967).

S. Caird, ‘What Does It Mean to be Enterprising?’ British Journal of Management 1 (1990), pp. 137 - 145.

P. S. Christensen, ‘Strategy, Opportunity, Identification and Entrepreneurship’, Institute of Management, Aarbus University, Denmark, 1989.

T. Cohn and R. A. Lindberg, Survival and Growth: Management Strategies for the Small Firm (NY: Amacom, 1974).

O. F. Collins, D. G. Moore and D. B. Unwalla, The Enterprising Man (East Lansing: Graduate School of Business, Michigan State University, 1964).

O. F. Collins and D. G. Moore, The Organisation Makers (NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1970).

J. Dalley and B. Hamilton, ‘Knowledge, Context and Learning in the Small Business’, International Small Business Journal 18 (2000), pp. 51-59.

Department of Trade and Industry, Report of the Committee on Small Business, June 1971 (Canberra: AGPS, 1974).                         (Wiltshire Inquiry)

P. F. Drucker, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles (London: Pan Books, 1986).

E. G. Flamholz, How to Make the Transition from an Entrepreneurial to a Professionally Managed Firm (NY: Jossey-Boss Publishers, 1986).

R. Flavel, Seeking to Improve Your Business: A Guide for Owner-Managers and Business Advisers, Managing the Small Business Series no. 49 (Canberra: AGPS, 1996a).

______ and J. Williams, Strategic Management. A Practical Approach (Sydney: Prentice Hall, 1996).

A. A. Gibb, ‘The Enterprise Culture and Education’, International Small Business Journal 11 (1993), pp. 11 - 34.

_____, ‘Learning Skills for All: The Key to Success in Small Business Development’ in W. Dunlop and B. Gibson (eds.), Conference Series no. 23 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1995), pp. 3 - 26.

________, ‘Small Firms’ Training and Competitiveness. Building Upon the Small Business as a Learning Organisation’, International Small Business Journal 15 (1997), pp. 13 - 29.

R. Goffee and R. Scase, Corporate Realities.   The Dynamics of Large and Small Organisations (London: Routledge 1995).

R. A. Golde, Muddling Through: The Art of Properly Unbusinesslike Management (NY: Amacom, 1976).

R. Hamilton and L. Lawrence, ‘Explaining Size Differences in Smaller Firms’, International Small Business Journal 19 (2001), pp. 49-60.

C. Handy, Making Managers (London: Pitman, 1988).

_______, The Age of Unreason (London: Arrow Books, 1995).

S. C. Harper, The McGraw-Hill Guide to Managing Growth in Your Emerging Business (NY: NcGraw-Hill, 1994).

B. Harris, GROW. A Training Program to Help Manage the Growth of Small Business. Guide for Facilitators. Small Business Professional Development Program 1998-99 (Hobart:  Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Commonwealth of Australia, 2000).

J. Harrison and B. Taylor, Supergrowth Companies Entrepreneurs in Action (Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996).

C. W. Hofer and R. Charan, ‘The Transition to Professional Management: Mission Impossible’, American Journal of Small Business 9 (1984), pp. 1 - 11.

J. Howard, Prime Minister, More Time for Business (Canberra: AGPS, 1997).

Industry Commission and Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, A Portrait of Australian Business . Results of the 1995 Business Longitudinal Survey. Small Business Research Program (Canberra: AGPS, 1997).    (1995 BLS).

Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management Skills, Enterprising Nation: Renewing Australia’s Managers to Meet the Challenge of the Asia-Pacific Century (Canberra: AGPS, 1995).             (Karpin Inquiry)

P. Jennings and G. Beaver, ‘The Performance and Competitive Advantage of Small Firms: A Management Perspective’, International Small Business Journal 15 (1997), pp. 63 - 75.

B. Jovanovic, ‘Selection and Evolution of Industry’, Economica 50 (1982), pp. 649 -670.

R. M. Kanter, The Change Masters (London: Allen & Unwin, 1983).

R. Keat and N. Abercrombie (eds.), Enterprise Culture (London: Routledge, 1991).

A. Kennedy, ‘Bosses Not Always the Best Managers’, Business Review Weekly (July 4, 1994), p. 55.

C. V. Kroeger, ‘Managerial Development in the Small Firm’, California Management Review 27 (1974), pp. 41 - 47.

R. MacDonald, ‘Runners, Fallers and Plodders’, in K. Caley, E. Chell, F. Chittenden and C. Mason (eds.), Small Enterprise Development (London: Paul Chapman, 1992), pp. 72 - 84.

S. Mozell and D. Midgley, ‘Community Attitudes to Small Business’, in Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management Skills, Enterprising Nation: Renewing Australia’s Managers to Meet the Challenge of the Asia-Pacific Century (Canberra: AGPS, 1995).

R. A. Price, Small Business Management (Sydney: Wadsworth International, 1984).

G. C. Reid, Small Business Enterprise: An Economic Analysis (London: Routledge, 1993).

W. Reynolds, W. Savage and A. Williams, Your Own Business: A Practical Guide to Success (Melbourne: ITP Thomas Nelson, 2/e 1994).

M. J. Roberts, ‘Making the Transition from Entrepreneurial to Professional Management’, in N. Churchill et. al (eds.), Frontiers in Entrepreneurship Research 7(Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1987), pp. 74 - 86.

P. M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and the Practice of the Learning Organisation (NY: Doubleday, 1990).

Small Firms. Report of the Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms (London: HMSO Cmmd 4811, 1972) (Bolton Inquiry)

J. Stanworth and J. Curran, ‘Growth and the Small Firm’, in J. Curran, J. Stanworth and D. Watkins (eds.), The Survival of the Small Firm Volume 2 (Aldershot, UK: 1986), pp. 81 - 99.

J. Stanworth and C. Gray (eds.), Bolton 20 Years On: The Small Firm in the 1990s (London: Paul Chapman, 1991), chpt. 7, The Small Business Owner-Manager.

H. H. Stevenson, ‘A Perspective on Entrepreneurship’, in J. J. Kao, The Entrepreneur (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1991), pp. 188 - 198.

C. Swayne and W. Tucker, The Effective Entrepreneur (New Jersey: General Learning Press, 1973).

G. E. Tibbits, ‘Small Business Management: A Normative Approach’, in A. Gorb, P. Dowell and P. Wilson (eds.), Small Business Perspectives (London: Armstrong Publishing, 1981), pp. 173 - 188.

J. Wakelin, ‘A New Enterprise’, The Advertiser (April 7 1998), p. 33.

T. J. Watson, ‘Entrepreneurship and Professional Management: A Fatal Distinction’, International Small Business Journal 13 (1995), pp. 34 - 46.                      (return to top)

from chapter 6:   
Planning the small business

R. Ackelsberg and P. Arlow, ‘Small Businesses Do Plan and it Pays Off,’ Long Range Planning 18 (October 1985), pp. 61 – 67.

ABS, Cat. 8127.0, Characteristics of Small Business – Australia 1997 (Canberra: AGPS, 1998).

 Australian Foreign Affairs and Trade, Winning Enterprises: How Australia’s Small and Medium Enterprises Compete in Global Markets (Canberra: AGPS, 1995).

Australian Manufacturing Council and AusIndustry, Practising Balance: Integrating Best Financial Practice into Your Business (Canberra: AGPS, 1996).

I. Bamberger, ‘Business Policy Planning in Small and Medium-sized Firms’, Management International Review 20 (1980), pp. 29 – 38.

__________, ‘Developing Competitive Advantage in Small and Medium-sized Firms’, Long Range Planning 22 (1989), pp. 80 – 88.

C. Barrow, P. Barrow and R. Brown, The Business Plan Workbook (London: Kogan Page, 2/e 1992).

I. Birt and R. Sleeman, Making Small Business Work for You (Melbourne: Rigby Heinemann, 1995).

J. S. Bracker and J. N. Pearson, ‘Planning and Financial Performance of Small , Mature Firms’, Strategic Management Journal 7 (1986), pp. 503 – 522.

H. N. Broom and J. G. Longenecker, Small Business Management (Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western Publishing, 4/e 1975).

R. B. Buchele, Business Policy in Growing Firms (New York: Harper and Row, 1967).

P. Burns, ‘The Business Plan’, in P. Burns and J. Dewhurst (eds.), Small Business and Entrepreneurship (London: MacMillan Education Ltd., 1990), pp. 260 – 278.

The Business Adviser, ‘Make Sure the Market Doesn’t Pass You By’, Financial Review (May 1 1987), p. 52.

Canada/British Columbia Business Services, Small Business, On-Line Small Business Workshop, http://www.sb.gov.bc.ca/

T. Clemens, ‘Small Business Perceptions of Time, Information and the Strategic Process: A Longitudinal View’, in K. M. Renfrew and P. J. Hutchinson (eds.), Conference Series no. 20 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1992), pp. 215 – 224.

T. Cohn and R. A. Lindberg, Survival and Growth: Management for the Small Firm (NY: Amacom, 1974).

A. C. Cooper, ‘Strategic Management: New Ventures and Small Business’, paper, Business Policy Conference (Pittsburg, Penn: 1977).

‘Corporate Growth Strategy’, in Handbook of Business Problem Solving (NY: McGraw-Hill, 1980), pp. 1 – 13.

R. L. Crawford and A. B. Ibrahim, ‘A Strategic Planning Model for Small Business’, in R. W. Y. Kao and R. M. Knight (eds.), Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management: Readings and Cases (Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada, 1987), pp. 67 – 74.

G. d’Amboise, ‘A Survey of Strategic Planning Models for Small Business’, in R. W. Y. Kao and R. M. Knight (eds.), Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management: Readings and Cases (Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada, 1987), pp. 75 – 86.

A. P. De Geus, ‘Planning as Learning’, Harvard Business Review (March – April 1988), pp. 70 – 74.

J. W. English, How to Organise and Manage a Small Business in Australia (St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 6/e 1995).

E. G. Flamholtz, How to Make the Transition from an Entrepreneurship to a Professionally Managed Firm (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1986).

R. Flavel, ‘The Provision of Accounting Services to Small Business Clients’, Accounting Forum (March 1989), pp. 65 – 73.

______, ‘Is Strategic Management the Key to Entrepreneurial Performance? Research Findings’, Small Enterprise Series no. 25 (Adelaide: University of South Australia, 1993).

_____ and J. Williams, Strategic Management. A Practical Approach (Sydney: Prentice Hall, 1996).

A. A. Gibb and T. Quince, ‘Effects on Small Firms of Industrial Changes ina Development Area’, in A. A. Gibb and T. Webb (eds.), Policy Issues in Small Business Research (Farnborough, UK: Saxon House, 1980).

________ and J. Dyson, ‘Stimulating the Growth of Owner Managed Firms’, UK Small Firms’ Research Conference (Glasgow: September 1982).

_______ and M. Scott, ‘Strategic Awareness, Personal Commitment and the Process of Planning in the Small Business’, Journal of Management Studies 22 (1985), pp. 597 – 629.

B. Gibson and G. Cassar, ‘Planning Behaviour Variables in Small Firms’, Journal of Small Business Management 40/3 (2002), pp. 171-186.

W. Glen and J Weerawardena, ‘Strategic Planning Practices in Small Enterprises in Queensland’, in B. Gibson, R. Newby and R. Morris (eds.), Conference Series no. 24 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1996), pp. 119 – 133.

A. Golde, ‘Practical Planning for Small Business’, Harvard BusinessReview 42 (September – October 1964), pp. 75 – 92.

G. Hamel and C. K. Prapalad, ‘Strategic Intent’, Harvard Business Review (May – June 1989), pp. 63 – 76.

P. Hickey, Business Planning: The Timesaving Guide to Business and Marketing Planning (Sydney: MAUS Business Systems, 1996).

_______, Business Planning Software: The Timesaving Guide to Business and Marketing Planning (Sydney: MAUS Business Systems, 1996).

S. Holmes and D. Nicholls, ‘An Analysis of the Use of Accounting Information by Australian Small Business’, Journal of Small Business Management 26 (1988), pp. 57 – 68.

_____________________, Small Business and Accounting (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1990).

J. H. Kelmar, ‘Profit and Growth in Small Firms: The Strategic Planning Influence’, Asia Pacific International Management Forum 16 (1990), pp. 20 – 24.

_________, ‘Perceptual Differences in Small Business Strategic Planning’, paper, Third Annual Conference Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (Surfers Paradise: SEAANZ, 1990), pp. 367 – 380.

P. Kent, ‘Profit Growth and Management Advisory Services’, paper, Annual Meeting of Accounting Association of Australia and New Zealand (Canberra: AAANZ, 1988).

J. Legge and K. Hindle, Entrepreneurship: How Innovators Create the Future (Melbourne: MacMillan Educational, 1997).

J. Lowe and T. Clemens, ‘Strategic Planning and the Smaller Firm in Australia’, in K. M. Renfrew and C. McCosker (eds.), Conference Series no. 17 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1990), pp. 13 – 22.

P. Martin, ‘Strategic Planning Techniques for Large Business, Implications for Small’, in W. C. Dunlop and B. L. J. Gordon (eds.), Conference Series no. 13 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1984), pp. 91 – 100.

T. Mazzarol, ‘Do Formal Business Plans Really Matter? – An Exploratory Study of Small Business Owners in Australia,’ Small Enterprise Research 9/1 (2001), pp. 32-45.

P. McKiernan and C. Morris, ‘Strategic Planning and Financial Performance in UK SMEs: Does Formality Matter?’ British Journal of Management Studies 5 (1994), special issue pp. S31 – S41.

G. G. Meredith, Small Business Management in Australia (Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 3/e 1988).

H. Mintzberg and J. A. Watson, ‘Tracking Strategy in an Entrepreneurial Firm’, Academy of Management Journal 25 (1982), pp. 469 – 499.

__________, The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning: Reconceiving Roles for Planning, Plans and Planners (NY: The Free Press, 1994).

M. Mirza, ‘The Role of Budgeting in Small Enterprise Management’, in W. C. Dunlop and B. L. J. Gordon (eds.), Conference Series no. 13 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1984), pp. 73 – 89.

A. Moodie, Small Poppies: Profiles of Australian Small Business (Sydney: Prentice Hall, 1996).

G. Ogunmokun, ‘Planning in Australian Small Business Organisations’, in B. Gibson, R. Newby and R. Morris (eds.), Conference Series no. 24 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1996), pp. 199 – 213.

R. W. Peacock, ‘Bankers and Business Plans’, Accounting Forum (December 1990), pp. 54 – 58.

___________, Personal Financial Management (North Ryde, NSW: CCH Aust., R/e 1990).

M. E. Porter, ‘Corporate Strategy’, The Economist (May 1987), pp. 19 – 22.

M. A. Ragab, ‘A Concept of Strategy for Small Business’, in R. W. Y. Kao and R. M. Knight (eds.), Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management: Readings and Cases (Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada, 1987), pp. 67 – 74.

J. Ratnatunga (a) and J. Dixon (eds.), Australia and New Zealand Small Business Manual (North Ryde, NSW: CCH Aust., 3/e 1993).

__________ (b), C. Romano and L. Lourens, Financial Entrepreneurship in the Small Firm (Sydney: Addison-Wesley, 1993).

L. D. Redinbaugh and C. W. Neu, Small Business Management: A Planning Approach (St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., 1980).

W. Reynolds, W. Savage and A. Williams, Your Own Business: A Practical Guide to Success (Melbourne: ITP Nelson, 2/e 1994).

R. B. Robinson, J. E. Logan and M. Y. Salem, ‘Strategic versus Operational Planning in Small Retail Firms’, American Journal of Small Business (Winter 1986), pp. 7 – 16.

R. Ronstadt, Entrepreneurial Finance: Taking Control of Your Financial Decision Making (Natick, MA: Lord Publishing, 1988).

D. Samson, The Business Plan (Canberra: AusIndustry and AGPS, R/e 1994).

C. B. Shrader, C. L. Mulford and V. L. Blackburn, ‘Strategic and Operational Planning, Uncertainty, and Performance in Small Firms’, Journal of Small Business Management (October 1989), pp. 45 – 60.

P. Simson, ‘Cheap Finance? It’s All in the Plan’, Business Review Weekly (August 19 1996), pp. 62 – 63.

K. Smith, Marketing the Small Business (Sydney: Wrightbooks, 2002).

O. Smith, ‘Planning to Make Things Happen’, source unknown (1989).

T. W. Still, ‘An Exploratory Investigation of Strategic Planning Behaviour in Small Businesses’, Ph.D. dissertation (Florida State University, 1974).

C. R. Stoner and F. L. Fry, Strategic Planning in the Small Business (Cincinnati: South Western Publishing, 1987).

STRATOS Group, Strategic Orientations of Small European Businesses (Aldershot: Avebury, Gower Publishing, 1990).

P. H. Thurston, ‘Should Smaller Companies Make Formal Plans?’ Harvard Business Review 61 (1983), pp. 162 – 188.

J. A. Timmons, ‘A Business Plan is More Than a Financing Device’, Harvard Business Review (March – April 1980).

___________, New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship in the 1990s (Homewood, Ill.: Irwin, 3/e 1990).

V. K. Unni, ‘The Role of Strategic Planning in Small Business,’ Long Range Planning 14 (1981), pp. 54 – 58.

W. G. Weerawandara, ‘Strategic Planning in Small Enterprises in Queensland,’ The Journal of SEAANZ 4 (1994), pp. 5-16.

K. E. Weick, ‘Substitutes for Strategy’, in D. J. Teece (ed.), The Competitive Challenge (NY: Ballinger, 1987), pp. 221 – 233.

A. West, A Business Plan (London: Pitman Publishing, 1988).

A. J. Williams, ‘A Longitudinal Analysis of the Characteristics and Performance of Small Business in Australia’, in K. M. Renfrew and R. D. Back (eds.), Conference Series no. 14 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1986), pp. 201 – 258.

__________, ‘Does Planning Improve Small Business Survive-Ability?’ paper, Third Annual Conference Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (Surfers Paradise: SEAANZ, 1990).

Yellow Pages Australia Small Business Index, ‘A Special Report on Small Business Growth Aspirations and the Role of Exports’ (February 1995), http://www.sensis.com.au/                      (return to top)

from chapter 7:   
Employment in the small business

J. Atkinson and D. J. Storey (eds.), Employment, The Small Firm and the Labour Market (London: Routledge, 1994).

_________ and N. Meager, ‘Running to Stand Still: The Small Business in the Labour Market,’ in J. Atkinson and D. J. Storey (eds.), Employment, The Small Firm and the Labour Market (London: Routledge, 1994).

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Reserve Bank of Australia, Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin (Canberra: AGPS, April 1994).

R. Robertson, ‘Small business hit hardest by bank fees’, AFR (August 7 2001), p. 39.

Small Business in Australia: Challenges, Problems and Opportunities. Report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (Canberra: AGPS, 1990).             (Beddall Inquiry)

P. Stanton, ‘The Use of Financial Information by Bank Lending Officers, with Particular Emphasis on Small Business Applications’, in J. B. Ryan and B. Gibson (eds.), Conference Series no. 22 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1994).           

D. J. Storey, Understanding the Small Business Sector (London: Routledge, 1994).

P. Waterman, ‘If the 3Fs fail, try AusIndustry’s pre-seeding’, AFR (October 10 2001), p. 19.

M. Wright and K. Robbie, ‘Venture Capital and Private Equity: A Review and Synthesis’, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 25 (5/6) (1998), pp. 521-570.

Yellow Pages Australia Small Business Index, ‘Quarterly Business Survey’ (August 1996);  ‘A Special Report on Finance and Banking Issues’ (September 1995 and November 1999), www.sensis.com.au/                      (return to top)

from chapter 10:   
Failure, assistance and the small business

Advertiser, ‘Small Business Problems’ (July 13 1985), p. 23.

E. Altman, Corporate Financial Distress and Bankruptcy  (New York:  Wiley 2/E 1993).

ABS Cat. 8127.0, Characteristics of Small Business Australia 1995, 1997, 2001 (Canberra: AGPS 1996, 1998,2002).

___  Cat. 8144.0, Business Exits Australia 1994-95 and 1995-96 (Canberra:  AGPS 1997).

Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, Handling Your Bank: A Small Business Perspective (Melbourne: ASCPA 1994).

R. D. Back, The Practising Accountant in Queensland as an Adviser to Small Firms, Department of Commerce paper (Townsville: James Cook University, 1978).

________, ‘The Practising Accountant as an Adviser to Small Business’, Accounting Forum 4 (1981), pp. 56 - 59.

________, Success in Small Business. The Role of the Financial Adviser (Sydney: Longman Professional & Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1985).

J. Baldwin, L. Bian, R. Dupoy and G. Gellatly, Failure Rates for New Canadian Firms:  New Perspectives on Entry and Exit, Cat. 61-526-XIE (Ottowa:  Statistics Canada, 2000).

J. E. Berryman, ‘Small Business Failure and Bankruptcy: A Survey of the Literature’, International Small Business Journal1 (1983), pp. 47 - 59.

____________, ‘Small Business Failure and Bankruptcy: What Progress has Been Made in a Decade?’ Small Enterprise Research 2 (1994), pp. 5 - 27.

I. Bickerdyke, R. Lattimore and A. Madge, Business Failures and Change:  An Australian Perspective. Productivity Commission Staff Research Paper (Canberra:  AusInfo 2000).

J. Breen and J. Hall, ‘Training Needs of Small Business’ in K. M. Renfrew and C. McCosker (eds.), Conference Series no. 17 (Necastle: University of Newcastle 1990), pp. 91 - 114.

______, T. Wilmshurst and C. Calvert, Accounting Services To Small Business: The Accountants’ Perspective (Melbourne: Victoria University of Technology, March 1994).

______ and S. Bergins-Seers, ‘The Small Business Assistance Dilemma.  Is the Disparity between the Offerings of Support Agencies and the Needs of Businesses Irreconcilable?’ Small Enterprise Research 10(1) (2002), pp. 49-58.

R. Callus, J. Kitay and P. Sutcliffe, ‘Industrial Relations at Small Business Workplaces’, in Bureau of Industry Economics, Small Business Review 1992 (Canberra: AGPS, 1992), pp. 106 - 138.

A. Cameron, ‘Public Accountants’ Fees and Small Business Clients’, Accounting Forum 19 (1995), pp. 13 - 28.

B. Charles, ‘Business Planning - A Fresh Field for Accountants’, Australian Accountant (September 1995), pp. 31 - 34.

M. Christie, ‘Self-Directed Learning for Enterprise Education and Training’, Small Enterprise Research 1 (1992), pp. 5 - 11.

B. Churchill, ‘Survival Patterns of the Postwar Business Population’, Survey of Current Business (1952), pp. 12 - 19.

A. B. Cochrane, ‘Small Business Mortality Rates: A Review of the Literature’, Journal of Small Business Management 19 (1981), PP. 50 - 59.

G. Cohen, ‘Accountants and Small Business - A Disturbing Picture’, The Chartered Accountant in Australia (November 1987), pp. 3 - 5.

T. Cohn and R. A. Lindberg, Survival and Growth Management Strategies for the Small Firm (NY: AMACOM 1974).

J. Cover, Business and Personal Failure and Re-adjustment in Chicago (Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1933).

J. Curran and J. Stanworth, ‘Education and Training for Enterprise: Some Problems of Classification, Evaluation, Policy and Research’, International Small Business Journal 7 (1989), pp. 11 - 22.

J. Dalley and B. Hamilton, ‘Knowledge, Context and Learning in the Small Business’, International Small Business Journal 18(3) (2000), pp. 51-59.

Department of Trade and Industry, Report of the Committee on Small Business, June 1971 (Canberra: AGPS, 1974).                                          (Wiltshire Inquiry)

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, A Portrait of Australian Business. Results of the 1995 Business Longitudinal Survey. Small Business Research Program (Canberra:  AGPS, 1997).                                                  (1997 BLS)

J. Everett and J. Watson, ‘Systematic and Unsystematic Risk in Small Business Enterprises’, in K. M. Renfrew, B. Gibson, P. J. Hutchinson and S. K. Holmes (eds.), Conference Series no. 21 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1993), pp. 99 - 114.

K. Fargher, Problems of Small Manufacturing Businesses in Australia, PhD Thesis (Sydney: University of NSW, 1971).

R. Flavel, ‘The Provision of Accounting Services to Small Business Clients’, Accounting Forum 12 (1989), pp. 65 - 73.

F. Friedlander and H. Pickle, ‘Components of Effectiveness in Small Organisations’, Administrative Science Quarterly 13 (1968), pp. 289 - 304.

M. Gallagher, ‘Building a Small Business Training Strategy - Further Research Challenges’, Bureau of Industry Economics, Working Paper no. 71 (Canberra: AGPS, September 1991).

P. Ganguly, UK Small Business Statistics and International Comparisons (London:  Harper & Rowe, 1985).

B. Gibson, ‘Servicing Small Business: An Accountant’s Perspective’, Accounting Forum 11 (1988), pp. 69 - 81.

W. Glen, Information Generation in the Small Business Enterprise, PhD Thesis (Armidale: University of New England, 1980).

A. Gome, ‘Strife-racked Life is Worth a Book,’ Business Review Weekly (October 9 1995), p. 76.

L. Greiner, ‘Evaluation and Revolution as Organisations Grow’, Harvard Business Review 50 (1972).

D. E. Gumpert and D. P. Boyd, ‘The Loneliness of the Small Business Owner’, Harvard Business Review (1984), pp. 18 - 24.

L. Hailey, ‘Client Services: Strategy for Success’, Australian Accountant (March 1997), pp. 45 - 46.

J. Haswell and S. Holmes, ‘Estimating the Small Business Failure Rate: A Reappraisal’, Journal of Small Business Management 27 (1989), pp. 69 - 74.

T. Hill, Small Business Production / Operations Management (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1987).

S. Holmes and G. Kelly, ‘The Provision of Accounting Services to Small Business Clients: The Criticisms in Perspective’, Accounting Forum 11 (1988), pp. 61 - 67.

_________ and D. Nicholls, Small Business and Accounting (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1990).

T. Holmes and A. Schmitz, ‘On Turnover of Business Firms and Business Managers’, Journal of Political Economy 103 (1995), pp. 1005-1038.

Industry Taskforce on Leadership and Management Skills, Enterprising Nation: Renewing Australia’s Managers to Meet the Challenge of the Asia-Pacific Century (Canberra: AGPS, 1995).                       (Karpin Inquiry)

R. Irons, ‘Small Business Management and the Advisory role of Accountants’, Accounting Forum 4 (1981), pp. 44 - 59.

P. L. Jennings and G. Beaver, ‘The Management Dimension of Small Business Failure’, Journal of Strategic Change 4 (1995), pp. 185 - 200.

D. Keeble, ‘Small Firms, New Firms and Uneven Regional Development in the United Kingdom’, Area 22 (1990), pp. 234-245.

R. Langford, ‘Are Too Many People Minding Their Own Business?’ Business Review Weekly (February 24 1997), pp. 76 - 77.

M. Leslie, G. Magdulski and N. Champion, ‘The Role of the Accountant in the Survival of Small Business’, The Australian Accountant (January - February 1985), pp. 22 - 30.

J. Lowe, J. McKenna and G. Tibbits, ‘Small Firm Growth and Failure: Public Policy Issues and Practical Problems’, in K. M. Renfrew and R. D. Back (eds.), Conference Series no. 17 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle 1990), pp. 175 - 190.

C. Maguire and R. Kench, Information and the Small Manufacturer, School of Librarianship (Sydney: University of NSW, 1974).

W. Marsh, ‘The Magic Mix of Marketing’, Australian Accountant (March 1988), pp. 26 - 29.

M. Massel, ‘It’s Easier to Slay a Dragon Than to Kill a Myth’, Journal of Small Business Management 7 (1978), pp. 44-49.

R. G. P. McMahon, S. Holmes, P. J. Hutchinson and D. M. Forsaith, Small Enterprise Financial Management: Theory and Practice (Sydney: Harcourt Brace, 1993).

Micro Business Network Survey, June 1996.

M. Mirza, ‘Budgeting: A Versatile Management Tool for Small Business’, The Chartered Accountant in Australia (August 1979), pp. 61 - 62.

K. Mole, ‘Business Advisers’ Impact on SMEs’ International Small Business Management 20 (2) (2002), pp. 139-162.

A. Morehead, M. Steele, M. Alexander, K. Stephen and L. Duffie, Changes at Work: The 1995 Australian Workplace Industry Relations Survey (Sydney: Longman, 1997).

M. Newell, ‘Government’s Awareness Policy Should Start in Canberra’, Advertiser (June 10 1988), p. 47.

B. Pattinson and C. Tozer, Occasional Paper. Business Exits Australia 1994-95 and 1995-96, ABS Cat. 8144.0 (Canberra: AGPS, 1997).

R. Peacock, ‘Small Business in the Adelaide Metropolitan Area: A Survey’, Small Enterprise Series no. 1 (Adelaide:  University of South Australia, October 1984a).

________, ‘Small Business Mortality: Legal Failures in South Australia’ Small Enterprise Series no. 4 (December 1984b).

________, ‘Small Business Mortality: Annotated Bibliography’, Small Enterprise Series no. 3 (December 1984c).

________, ‘The Financial Effects of the Legal Failure of Proprietory Companies’, Accounting Forum 8 (March 1985a), pp. 25 - 33.

________, ‘Corporate Failure - Effects and Causes’, Professional Administrator (October - November 1985b), pp. 43 - 55.

________, ‘Finding the Causes of Small Business Failure’, Management Forum 17 (1985c), pp. 77 - 89.

________, ‘The Small Business Finance Function’, Australian Accountant (January - February 1985d), pp. 42 - 48.

________, ‘The Effects of Business Bankruptcies’, Credit Review (June - July 1986), pp. 10 - 15.

________, ‘Small Business in South Australia: 1985 Survey Part 1’, Small Enterprise Series no. 6 (May 1987).

_______, A. Palmiero and A. Spatharos, ‘Small Business Mortality: Business Bankruptcies in South Australia’, Small Enterprise Series no. 5 (April 1988).

_______, ‘Bankers and Business Plans’, Accounting Forum 13 (1990), pp. 54 - 58.

_______, ‘Small Business in South Australia: A Snapshot’, Small Enterprise Series no. 32 (March 1997).

_______, ‘Small Business Studies:  The Alumni Viewpoint’, Small Enterprise Series no. 33 (May 1997).

C. Perry and W. Pendelton, Successful Small Business Management (Sydney: Pitman Publishing, 1983).

B. Phillips and B. Kirchoff, ‘Formation, Growth and Survival: Small Firm Dynamics in the US Economy’, Small Business Economics 1(1) (1989), pp. 65-74.

J. Pinfold, ‘Examining New Venture Failure Rates:  A New Zealand Study’, Small Enterprise Research 8(1) (2000), pp. 56-72. 

________, ‘The Expectations of New Business Founders:  The New Zealand Case’, Journal of Small Business Management 39(3) (2001), pp. 279-285.

R. A. Price, Small Business Management for Small Business Owner-Managers (Melbourne: Wadsworth International, 1984).

W. Reynolds, W. Savage and A. Williams, Your Own Business. A Practical Guide to Success (Melbourne: ITP Thomas Nelson, 2/e 1994).

P. Roberts, ‘Business Expansion: Now There’s a Capital Idea’, Financial Review (April 7 1994), p. 2.

M. Scott and J. Lewis, ‘Re-thinking Entrepreneurial Failure’ in J. Lewis, J. Stanworth and A. Gibb (eds.), Success and Failure in Small Business (London: Gower, 1984), pp. 29 - 56.

R. P. Shannon, An Evaluation of the Role of the Practising Accountant Providing Management Advisory Services to Small Business Clients in the North-West Region of New South Wales, MEc Thesis (Armidale: University of New England, 1985).

Small Business in Australia: Challenges, Problems and Opportunities. Report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (Canberra:  AGPS, 1990).               (Beddall Inquiry)

N. Sorby-Adams, ‘Business Failures Among Small Proprietory Limited Companies’, Management Forum (1981), pp. 255 - 264.

J. Stanworth and C. Gray, ‘Entrepreneurship and Education: Action-based Research with Training Policy Implications in Britain’, International Small Business Journal 10 (1992), pp. 11 - 23.

A. Star and M. Massel, ‘Survival Rates for Retailers’, Journal of Retailing 57 (1981), pp. 87 - 99.

D. Stokes, Small Business Management (London:  Continuum, 4/E 2002).

D. J. Storey, K. Keasey, R. Watson and P. Wynarczyk, The Performance of Small Firms (London: Croom Helm, 1987).

D. J. Storey, Understanding the Small Business Sector (London: Routledge, 1994).

_________, ‘Symposium on Harrison’s ‘Lean and Mean’: A Job Generation Perspective’, Small Business Economics 7 (1995), pp. 337 - 340.

Street Ryan & Associates, Small Business Training and Assistance in the Goulburn Valley Economic Region (Shepparton: Goulburn Valley Region Development Board, 1985).

Temporary National Economic Committee, Problems of Small Business, Monograph no. 17 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1941).

T. A. Ulrich and G. S. Cole, ‘Towards More Efficient Training of Future Entrepreneurs’, Journal of Small Business Management 25 (1987), pp. 32 - 39.

J. Watson and J. Everett, ‘Defining Small Business Failure’, International Small Business Journal 11 (1993), pp. 35 - 48.

___________________, ‘Do Small Businesses Have a Higher Failure Rate?’ in W. Dunlop and B. Gibson (eds.), Conference Series no. 23 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1995), pp. 331 - 345.

___________________, ‘Do Small Businesses Have High Failure Rates?’ Journal of Small Business Management 34 (1996), pp. 45 - 62.

___________________, ‘Small Business Failure Rates: Choice of Definition and the Size Effect’, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Finance 5 (1998), pp. 271-285.

J. A. Welsh and J. F. White, ‘A Small Business is Not a Little Big Business’, Harvard Business Review 59 (1981), pp. 18 - 30.

A. J. Williams, ‘Why So Many Small Businesses Fail’, Real Estate Journal (1975), pp. 16 - 18, 22.

___________, ‘A Longitudinal Analysis of the Characteristics and Performance of Small business in Australia’, in K. M. Renfrew and R. D. Back (eds.), Conference Series no. 14 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1986), pp. 201 - 258.

__________, The Characteristics and Performance of Small Business in Australia (1973 to 1985),Report Prepared for the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1987).

__________, ‘Small Business Survival: The Role of Formal Education, Management Training and Advisory Services’ in Bureau of Industry Economics, Small Business Review 1990-91 (Canberra; AGPS 1991), pp. 43 - 82.

___________, So ….. You Want to Start Your Own Business? (Sydney:  McGraw-Hill 2001).

Yellow Pages Australia Small Business Index, ‘A Special Report on Social Issues’ (November 1993);  

‘A Special Report on Finance and Banking Issues’ (September 1995), www.sensis.com.au/                      (return to top)

 

from chapter 11:   
Growth of small business

Z. J. Acs, ‘Small Firms and Economic Growth’ in Z. J. Acs, B. Carlsson and R. Thurik, Small Business in the Modern Economy (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1996), pp. 1 - 62.

Advisory Council on Science and Technology, The Enterprise Challenge, Overcoming Barriers to Growth in Small Firms (London: HMSO, 1990).

ABS, Cat. 8141.0, Small and Medium Enterprises. Business Growth and Performance Survey (Canberra:  C’w. of Australia, 1996,1997,1998,1999).

___, Cat. 1321.0, Small Business in Australia (Canberra:  C’w. of Australia, 2002).

Australian Manufacturing Council and McKinsey and Co., Emerging Exports: Australia’s High Value-Added Manufacturing Exporters (Melbourne: June 1993).

R. Barkham, ‘Entrepreneurial Characteristics and the Size of the New Firm: A Model and an Econometric Test’, paper, International Conference on Birth and Start-up of Small Firms (Bocconi: University of Milan, 1992).

D. L. Birch, The Job Creation Process, Final Report to Economic Development Administration, MIT Program on Neighbourhood and Regional Change (Cambridge, Mass: MIT, 1979).

________, Job Creation in America (New York: Free Press, 1987).

S. Birley and P. Westhead, ‘Growth and Performance Contrasts Between ‘Types’ of Small Firms’, Strategic Management Journal 11 (1990), pp. 535-557.

D. Bosworth and C. Jacobs, ‘Management Attitudes, Behaviour, and Abilities as Barriers to Growth’, in J. Barber, J. S. Metcalfe and M. Porteous (eds.), Barriers to Growth in Small Firms (London: Routledge, 1989).

L. A. Brodribb, The Australian Manual of Small Business Practice (Sydney: Rydges’ Business Journal, 1967).

R. P. Buchele, Business Policy in Growing Firms (New York: Harper and Row, 1967).

Business Review Weekly, http://www.brw.com.au/

Cambridge Small Business Research Centre, The State of British Enterprise (Cambridge: University of Cambridge, 1992).

S. J. Davis, J. Haltiwarger and S. Schuh, Job Creation and Destruction (Camb., Mass.: MIT press, 1996).

P. F. Drucker, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles (London: Pan Books, 1986).

W. G. Dunkelberg, A. C. Cooper, C. Woo and W. J. Dennis, ‘New Firm Growth and Performance’ in N. C. Churchill et al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 7 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1987).

Ernst & Young, Investment Readiness Study (Canberra: AGPS 1997).

R. Flavel, ‘Is Strategic Management the Key to Entrepreneurial Performance? Research Findings’, Small Enterprise Series no. 25 (Adelaide: University of South Australia, 1993).

C. C. Gallagher and P. Miller, ‘New Fast Growing Companies Create Jobs’, Long Range Planning 24 (1991), pp. 96 - 101.

A. Gibb and M. Scott, ‘Strategic Awareness, Personal Commitment and the Process of Planning in the Small Business’, Journal of Management Studies 22 (1985), pp. 597 - 629.

_________________, ‘Understanding Small Firms Growth’, in M. Scott, A. Gibb, J. Lewis and T. Faulkner (eds.), Small Firms Growth and Development (London: Gower, 1986), pp. 81 - 109.

A. Gibb, ‘The Enterprise Culture and Education’, International Small Business Journal 11 (1993),

pp. 11 - 34.

______, ‘Small Firms’ Training and Competitiveness. Building Upon the Small Business as a Learning Organisation’, International Small Business Journal 15 (1997), pp. 13 - 29.

A. Gome, ‘The Secrets of Their Success’, Business Review Weekly (March 18 1996), pp. 46 - 58.

P. G. Greene and T. E. Brown, ‘Resource Needs and the Dynamic Capitalism Typology’, Journal of Business Venturing 12 (1997), pp. 161 - 173.

A. Grieve-Smith and V. Fleck, ‘Business Strategies in Small High Technology Companies’, Long Range Planning 20 (1987), pp. 61 - 68.

C. Hakim, ‘Identifying Fast Growing Small Firms’, Employment Gazette (January 1989).

J. Hall and C. Tozer, ‘Gazelles in the 1990s:  Why Did They Leap So High?’ Small Enterprise Research 8(2) (2000), pp. 71-84.

R. Hamilton and L. Lawrence, ‘Ezplaining Size Differences in Smaller Firms’, International Small Business Journal 19(2) (2001), pp. 49-60.

T. Hogan and A. Foley, ‘The Survival and Growth of High Potential Firms in Ireland’, Irish Banking Review (Autumn 1996), pp. 2 - 12.

S. Holmes and I. Zimmer, ‘The Nature of the Small Firm: Understanding the Motivations of Growth and Non-Growth Oriented Owners,’ Australian Journal of Management 19 (1994), pp. 97-117.

Industry Taskforce on Leadership and Management Skills, Enterprising Nation: Renewing Australia’s Managers to Meet the Challenge of the Asia-Pacific Century (Canberra: AGPS, 1995).                        (Karpin Inquiry)

International Council of Small Business (ICSB) Bulletin, ‘Interview with David Birch’, (Fall 1993), pp. 6 - 7.

L. Jennings and G. Beaver , ‘The Management Dimension of Small Business Failure’, Journal of Strategic Change 4 (1995), pp. 185 - 200.

S. Johnson, ‘Forecasting Small Business Employment Growth: Some Survey Findings for the UK’, paper, 21st European Small Business Seminar (Barcelona: 1989).

M. Jones, ‘Employment Change in Small Firms: A Cohort Analysis from 1985, 1988 and 1991 Survey Findings’, paper, 14th Small Firms Policy and Research Conference (Blackpool: November 1991).

B. Jovanovic, ‘Selection and Evaluation of Industry’, Econometrica 50 (1982), pp. 649 - 670.

A. Kallenberg and K. T. Leicht, ‘Gender and Organisational Performance. Determinants of Small Business Survival and Success’, Academy of Management Journal 34 (1991), pp. 136 - 161.

J. H. Kelmar and D. L. Wingham, ‘Determining the Relevant Factors in the Success Strategies of Small Enterprises’, The Journal of Entrepreneurship 7 (1995), pp. 215 - 236.

R. P. Kinsella, W. Clarke, D. Coyne and D. J. Storey, Fast Growth Firms and Selectivity (Dublin: Irish Management Institute, 1993).

B. A. Kirchoff, ‘A Multi-Sector Approach to Small Business Policy Development’, in R. J. Judd, W. T. Greenwood and F. W. Becker (eds.), Small Business in a Regulated Economy: Issues and Policy Implications (NY: Quorum Books, 1988), pp. 17 - 39.

___________ and B. D. Phillips, ‘Innovation and Growth Among New Firms in the U.S. Economy’, in R. H. Brockhaus et al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 9 (Babson Park Ms: Babson College, 1989).

__________, Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Capitalism (Westport, Conn: Praeger, 1994).

__________, ‘Twenty Years of Job Creation Research: What Have We Learned?’ in W. Dunlop and B. Gibson (eds.), Conference Series no. 23 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1995), pp. 195 - 219.

C. V. Kroeger, ‘Managerial Development in the Small Firm’, California Management Review 27 (1974), pp. 41 - 47.

The LEK Partnership, Intelligent Exports and the Silent Revolution in Services (Canberra; AGPS, 1994).

D. J. R. Macrae, ‘Characteristics of High and Low Growth Small and Medium Sized Businesses’, paper, 21st European Small Business Seminar (Barcelona: 1991).

R. McMahon, Deriving an Empirical Development Taxonomy for Manufacturing SMEs Using Data from the Australian Business Longitudinal Survey, Flinders University School of Commerce Research Paper Series 00.4 (Adelaide:  Flinders University, 2000).

National Investment Council, Department of Industry, Science and Technology, Financing Growth: Policy Options to Improve the Flow of Capital to Australia’s Small and Medium Enterprises (Canberra: AGPS, 1995).

Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre, Job Generation and Manufacturing Industry, 1973 - 1986 (Belfast: NIERC, 1988).

K. O’Neill, ‘Focus on Growth’, in N. C. Churchill et al (eds.), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 13 (Babson Park, Ms: Babson College, 1993), pp. 1 - 14.

R. Parker, ‘Small is not Necessarily Beautiful:  an Evaluation of Policy Support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Australia’, Australian Journal of Political Science 35(2) (2000), pp. 239-253.

E. Penrose, The Theory of the Growth of the Firm (London: Blackwell, 1959).

C. Perry, G. G. Meredith and H. J. Cunningham, ‘Relationships Between Small Business Growth and Personal Characteristics of their Owner-Managers’, in K. M. Renfrew and R. D. Back (eds.), Conference Series no. 14 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1986).

J. Revesz and J. Lattimore, Small Business Employment, Industry Commission Staff Research Paper (Canberra: AGPS 1997).

P. D. Reynolds and B. Miller, 1988 Minnesota New Firms Study: An Exploration of New Firms and Their Economic Contributions (Minnesota, Minn: 1988).

___________, ‘High Performance Entrepreneurship: What Makes it Different?’ paper, Babson Entrepreneurial Conference (Houston: University of Houston, 1993).

W. Reynolds, W. Savage and A. Williams, Your Own Business: A Practical Guide to Success (Melbourne: ITP Nelson, 2/e 1994).

M. C. Sawyer, The Economics of Industries and Firms (London: Croom Helm, 1981).

J. A. Schumpeter, The Theory of Economic Development (Cambridge, Ms: Harvard University Press, 1934).

R. Siegel, E. Siegel and I. C. MacMillan, ‘Characteristics Distinguishing High Growth Ventures’, Journal of Business Venturing 8 (1993), pp. 169 - 180.

D. Smallbone, R. Leigh and D. North, ‘Managing Change for Growth and Survival: The Study of Mature Manufacturing Firms in London During the 1980’s’, Working Paper no. 3, Planning Research Centre (Middlesex: Middlesex Polytechnic, 1992).

O. Solem and M. P. Steiner, ‘Factors for Success in Small Manufacturing Firms and With Special Emphasis on Growing Firms’, paper, Conference on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and the Challenges of 1992 (Mikkeli, Finland: 1989).

D. J. Storey and S. Johnson, Job Generation and Labour Market Change (Basingstoke: Macmillan,  1987).

________, K. Keasey, R. Watson and P. Wynarczyk, The Performance of Small Firms. Profits, Jobs and Failures (London: Croom Helm, 1987).

________, R. Watson and P. Wynarczyk, ‘Fast Growth Small Businesses. Case Studies of 40 Small Firms in Northern England’, Research Paper no. 67 (London: Department of Employment, 1989).

________, Understanding the Small Business Sector (London: Routledge, 1994).

P. Switzer, 350 Ways to Grow Your Small Business (Sydney:  Harper Collins, 2002).

I. Turok, ‘Which Small Firms Grow?’ in L. G. Davies and A. Gibb (eds.), Recent Research in Entrepreneurship: The Third International EIASM Workshop (Avebury: Gower Publishing, 1991), pp. 29 - 44.

P. Westhead and S. Birley, Employment Growth in New Independent Owner-Managed Firms in Great Britain (Warwick: University of Warwick, 1993).

W. Wetzel, ‘Economic Policy in an Entrepreneurial World’, Venture Capital Journal (1995).

A. J. Williams, ‘Does Planning Improve Small Business Survive-Ability?’ paper, Third Annual Conference Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (Surfers Paradise: SEAANZ, 1990).

C. Y. Woo, A. C. Cooper, W. C. Dunkelberg, U. Daellenbach and W. J. Watson, ‘Determinants of Growth for Small and Large Entrepreneurial Start Ups’, paper, Babson Entrepreneurial Conference (1989).

P. Wynarczyk, R. Watson, D. J. Storey, H. Short and K. Keasey, The Managerial Labour Market in Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (London: Routledge, 1993).

Yellow Pages Australia Small Business Index, ‘A Special Report on Small Business Growth Aspirations and the Role of Exports’ (February 1995), ‘A Special Report on Finance and Banking Issues’ (September 1995), www.sensis.com.au/                      (return to top)

from chapter 12:   
Franchising 
also refer to references in: 
Appendix A and Appendix B at www.sbeducation.info/

M. Abernethy, ‘Franchising Seen as Wave of Future for Small Businesses,’ Australian Financial Review (June 27 1995), p. 44.

__________, ‘The Future for Small Business is Already There,’ Australian Financial Review (September 22 1997), p. 41.

P. Anand, ‘Inducing Franchisees to Relinquish Control: An Attribution Analysis’, Journal of Marketing Research 24 (1987), pp. 5 - 221.

E. E. Anderson, ‘The Growth and Performance of Franchise Systems. Company Versus Franchise Ownership,’ Journal of Economics and Business 36 (1984), pp. 421 - 431.

J. K. Atkinson, Franchising: The Odds-On Favourite (Chicago: International Franchise Association, 1968).

ABS, Franchising Sector Survey Results - 1994 (Canberra: Department of Industry, Science and Technology, 1994).

The ANZ Guide to Franchising (Sydney: ANZ Bank, 1995).

C. Babcock, ‘Investigating Franchise Opportunities’ in K. Renfrew and C. McCosker (eds.), Conference Series no. 17 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1990), pp. 1 - 11.

S. Baron and R. A. Schmidt, ‘Operational Aspects of Retail Franchisees,’ International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management 19 (1991), pp. 1 - 19.

T. Bates, ‘A Comparison of Franchise and Independent Small Business Survival Rates,’ Small Business Economics 7 (1995), pp. 377 - 388.

J. Brickley and F. Dark, ‘The Choice of Organisational Form: The Case of Franchising,’ Journal of Financial Economics 18 (1987), pp. 401 - 420.

________, F. Dark and M. Weisbach, ‘An Agency Perspective on Franchising’, Financial Management (1991), pp. 27 - 35.

R. Buchnell, ‘Franchising As a Way to Grow Businesses in Australia,’ in K. Renfrew and C. McCosker (eds.), Conference Series no. 17 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1990), pp. 191 - 215.

Bureau of Industry Economics, ‘Business Format Franchising in Australia,’ in Small Business Review 1988 - 89 (Canberra: AGPS, 1989), pp. 1 - 30.

M. Carney and E. Gedajlovic, ‘Theoretical Integration in Franchise Sytems: Agency Theory and Resource Explanations,’ Strategic Management Journal 12 (1991), pp. 607 - 629.

C. Castrogiovanni, R. Justis and J. Scott, ‘Franchise Failure Rates: An Assessment of Magnitude and Influencing Factors,’ Journal of Small Business Management 31 (1993), pp. 105 - 114.

________________ and R. Justis, ‘Strategic and Contextual Influences on Firm Growth:  An Empirical Study of Franchisors’, Journal of Small Business Management 40 (2) (2002), pp. 98-108.

R. Caves and W. Murphy, ‘Franchising: Firms, Markets and Intangible Assets,’ Southern Economic Journal 42 (1976), pp. 572 - 586.

CPA Australia, Submission to the Franchising Policy Council, Office of Small Business          www.cpaonline.com.au/

J. G. Combs and G. Castrogiovanni, ‘Franchise Strategy: A Proposed Model and Empirical Test of Franchise Versus Company Ownership,’ Journal of Small Business Management 32 (1994), pp. 37 - 48.

R. P. Dant, ‘Motivation for Franchising: Rhetoric Versus Reality,’ International Small Business Journal 14 (1995), pp. 10 - 31.

Department of Trade, Industry and Commerce, Franchising: Australia and Abroad (Canberra: AGPS, 1991).

Department of Trade and Industry, Report of the Committee on Small Business. June 1971 (Canberra: AGPS, 1974).                                            (Wiltshire Inquiry).

Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business, Giving Small Business a Fair Go (Canberra: AGPS, 1997).

B. Dixon, R. Hodgetts, J. Kelmar and D. Kuratko, Effective Small Business Management (Sydney: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991).

B. Elango and V. H. Fried, ‘Franchising Research: A Literature Review and Synthesis,’ Journal of Small Business Management 35 (1997), pp. 68 - 81.

A. Felstead, ‘A Chance to be Your Own Boss: the Myth or Reality of Franchise Ownership?’ in M. Poole and G. Jenkins (eds.), New Forms of Ownership: Management and Development (London: Routledge, 1990).

________, ‘Facing Up to the Fragility of ‘Minding Your Own Business’ as a Franchisee,’ in J. Curran and R. A. Blackburn (eds.), Paths of Enterprise: The Future of the Small Business (London: Routledge, 1991), pp. 68 - 87.

Finding a Balance - Towards Fair Trading in Australia. Report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (Canberra: AGPS, 1997).                                  (Reid Inquiry)

R. Fitzgerald, ‘Impact of Franchising in Australia’, in A Future in Business, 1991 National Small Business Symposium (Sydney: 1991).

Franchise Alliance  www.franchisealliance.com.au/

Franchise Council of Australia, The Franchisors’ Manual    www.fca.com.au/

Franchising Task Force, Franchising Task Force Final Report (Canberra: Department of Trade, Industry and Commerce, 1991).

L. Frazer and C. Perry, ‘Innovative Fee Structures by Australian Franchisors,’ Small Enterprise Research 6(1) (1998), pp. 10-30.

________ , C. McCosker and J. Paynter, ‘Comparing the Growth, Development and Maturing of Franchising in Australia and New Zealand,’ Small Enterprise Research 8(1) (2000), pp. 14-25.

________ and S. Weaven, Franchising Australia 2002 Survey (Brisbane:  Franchise Council of Australia and Griffith University, 2002).

A. Gome, ‘Sobering Signs Behind Franchising Industry,’ Business Review Weekly (April 18 1994), p. 56.

J. P. Guiltinan, I. Rejaband and W. Rodgers, ‘Factors Influencing Coordination in a Franchise Channel,’ Journal of Retailing 56 (1980), pp. 41 - 58.

J. Housden, Franchising and Other Business Relationships in Hotel and Catering Services (NY: Heinemann, 1984).

F. Hoy, ‘The Dark Side of Franchising or Appreciating Flaws in an Imperfect World,’ International Small Business Journal 12 (1994), pp. 26 - 38.

S. D. Hunt, ‘The Trend Toward Company-Owned Units in Franchise Chains,’ Journal of Retailing 49 (1973), pp. 3 - 12.

_______ and J. R. Nevin, ‘Power in a Channel of Distribution: Sources and Consequences,’ Journal of Marketing Research 11 (1974), pp. 186 - 193.

____________________, ‘Full Disclosure Laws in Franchising: An Empirical Investigation,’ Journal of Marketing 40 (1976), pp. 53 - 62.

A. B. Ibrahim, ‘Is Franchising the Answer to Small Business Failure Rates? Am Empirical Study,’ Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 3 (1985), pp. 48 - 52.

Industry Commission and Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, A Portrait of Australian Business. Results of the 1995 Business Longitudinal Survey. Small Business Research Program (Canberra: C’w of Aust., 1997).                                     (1995 BLS)

M. C. Jensen and W. H. Meckling, ‘Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behaviour, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure,’ Journal of Financial Economics 3 (1976), pp. 305 - 360.

B. L. Johns, W. C. Dunlop and W. J. Sheehan, Small Business in Australia: Problems and Prospects (Hornsby, NSW: George Allen & Unwin, 1978).

S. Kapoor, ‘Franchisee and Small Business Operator Satisfaction:  Literature Review,’ Small Enterprise Series no. 39 (Adelaide:  University of South Australia, August 2000).

_________, ‘Job Satisfaction:  A Comparative Analysis of Franchisees and Small Business Owners in Australia and the Validation of a Model,’ in C. Massey, A, Cardow and C. Ingley (eds.), Proceedings of  the 14th Conference of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (Wellington:  Massey University, September 13-15 2001), pp. 212-221.

P. J. Kaufmann and J. Stanworth, ‘The Decision to Purchase a Franchise: A Study of Prospective Franchisees,’ Journal of Small Business Management 33 (1995), pp. 22 - 33.

R. M. Knight, ‘The Independence of the Franchisee Entrepreneur,’ Journal of Small Business Management 22 (1984), pp. 53 - 62.

__________, ‘Franchising from the Franchisor and Franchisee Points of View,’ Journal of Small Business Management 24 (1986), pp. 8 - 15.

F. Lafontaine, ‘Agency Theory and Franchising: Some Empirical Results,’ Rand Journal of Economics 23 (1992), pp. 263 - 283.

____________ and P. J. Kaufmann, ‘The Evaluation of Ownership Patterns in Franchise Systems,’ Journal of Retailing 70 (1994), pp. 97 - 113.

R. Langford, ‘Franchising Survey Exposes New Doubts,’ Business Review Weekly (July 2 1996),

pp. 58 - 59.

M. Lawson, ‘Singing Happy Birthday in Franchisor’s Fine-tuning Test,’ Australian Financial Review (June 7 1994), p. 32.

R. Martin, ‘Franchising and Risk Management,’ American Economic Review 78 (1988), pp. 954 - 968.

C. McCosker, ‘Possibilities and Limitations for Entrepreneurship by Franchisees,’ Accounting Forum 12 (1988), pp. 75 - 83.

__________, ‘Increasing Small Business Employment Through Franchising,’ in W. C. Dunlop and A. J. Williams (eds.), Conference Series no. 16 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1989a).

_________, ‘The Profile and Performance of Franchisees,’ Accounting Research Studies no. 11 (Armidale, NSW: University of New England, 1989b).

_________, L. Frazer and D. Pensiero, ‘Franchise Advisory Councils: Their Organisation and Role in the Franchisor-Franchisee Relationship,’ Management Papers 4 (Toowoomba: University of Southern Queensland, 1994), pp. 1 - 24.

_________ and L. Frazer, ‘Franchising Australia 1998:  A Survey of Franchising Practices and Performance,’ University of Southern Queensland and Franchise Council of Australia (Toowoomba:  1998).

K. Morrison, ‘Why Do Firms Franchise? A Test of Two Theoretical Perspectives,’ Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (January - March 1995), pp. 84 - 100.

__________, ‘An Empirical Test of a Model of Franchisee Job Satisfaction,’ Journal of Small Business Management 34 (1996), pp. 27 - 41.

S. W. Norton, ‘An Empirical Look at Franchising as an Organisational Form,’ Journal of Business 61 (1988).

A. R. Oxenfeldt and A. O. Kelly, ‘Will Succesful Systems Ultimately Become Wholly-Owned Chains?’ Journal of Retailing 44 (1969), pp. 69 - 83.

____________ and D. Thompson, ‘Franchising in Perspective,’ Journal of Retailing 44 (1969), pp. 3 - 13.

U. B. Ozanne and S. D. Hunt, The Economic Effects of Franchising, Select Committee on Small Business, US Senate (September 1971).

R. Perry, ‘Franchise Advisory Councils and Other Committees,’ in C. Murphy and G. Matusky (eds.), Franchise Relations Handbook (Washington: International Franchise Association, 1992), pp. 56 - 61.

J. L. Porter and W. Renforth, ‘Franchise Agreements: Spotting Important Legal Issues,’ Journal of Small Business Management 16 (1978), pp. 27 - 31.

S. Price, The Franchise Paradox. New Directions, Different Strategies (London:  Cassell 1997).

P. Rubin, ‘The Theory of the Firm and the Structures of the Franchise Contract,’ The Journal of Law and Economics 21 (1978), pp. 223 - 233.

L. Schmidt, ‘Franchising’s Costly Flops,’ Business Review Weekly (June 30 1997), pp. 20 - 22.

________, ‘Roger David: An Unsuitable Case,’ Business Review Weekly (June 30 1997), pp. 23 - 26.

P. L. Schul, T. Little and W. Pride, ‘Channel Climate: Its Impact on Channel Members’ Satisfaction,’ Journal of Retailing 61 (1985), pp. 9 - 38.

K. C. Sen, ‘The Use of Initial Fees and Royalties in Business-Format Franchising,’ Managerial and Decision Economics 14 (1993), pp. 175 - 190.

A. Slattery, Towards a Profile of Franchisees in Australia, unpublished thesis, Master of Commerce (Adelaide:  University of South Australia, January 2002).

Small Business in Australia: Challenges, Problems and Opportunities. Report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (Canberra: AGPS, 1990).               (Beddall Inquiry)

J. Stanworth, J. Curran and J. Hough, ‘The Franchised Small Enterprise: Formal and Operational Dimensions of Independence,’ in J. Lewis, J. Stanworth and A. Gibbs (eds.), Success and Failure in Small Business (London: Gower Publishing, 1984), pp. 157 - 177.

_________, ‘The Franchised Small Enterprise: Route to Self-Employment,’ in K. Renfrew and R. Back (eds.), Conference Series no. 14 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1986).

_________, ‘The Franchise Relationship - Entrepreneurship or Dependence?’ in R. P. Dant (ed.), Excellence ‘93: A Bridge to Success (San Francisco: Proceedings of the Society of Franchising, 1993).

_________, D. Purdy, S. Price and N. Zafiris, ‘Franchise Versus Conventional Small Business Failure Rates in the US and UK: More Similarities than Differences,’ International Small Business Journal 16 (April-June 1998), pp. 56 - 69.

G. Storholm, ‘Conflict and Opportunistic Behaviour in Business Format Franchising,’ in P. J. Kaufmann (ed.), Franchising: Passport for Growth and World of Opportunity (Palm Springs: Proceedings of the Society of Franchising, 1992).

R. S. Thompson, ‘Company Ownership Versus Franchising: Issues and Evidence,’ Journal of Economic Studies 19 (1992), pp. 31 - 42.

_____________, ‘The Franchising Life Cycle and the Penrose Effect,’ Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation 24 (1994), pp. 207 - 218.

Trade Practices (Industry Codes – Franchising) Regulations 1998.   Statutory Rules 1998 no. 162 as amended made under the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Canberra:  C’w of Aust., October 1 2001).

R. Watson, ‘The Game is the Fame of the Name,’ Personal Investment (April 1986), pp. 89 - 94.

J. Wilkinson, ‘Getting the Right Caffeine Hit,’ My Business (March 1996), pp. 54 - 56.

G. Williamson, Franchising in Australia (St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 3/e 1999).

S. Withane, ‘Franchising and Franchisee Behaviour: An Examination of Opportunity, Personal Characteristics, and Motives of Canadian Franchisee Entrepreneurs,’ Journal of Small Business Management 29 (1991), pp. 22 - 29.

S. Witzman, ‘An Assessment to Determine How a Franchisee’s Thorough Understanding of the Disclosure Statement Would Affect Potential Legal Pitfalls in a Franchisor-Franchisee Relationship,’ in R. P. Dant (ed.), Excellence ‘93: A Bridge to Success (San Francisco: Proceedings of the Society of Franchising, 1993).                      (return to top)

from chapter 13:   
Home business

S. Allen and C. Wolkowitz, Homeworking: Myths and Realities (London: Macmillan, 1987).

W. Atkinson, Working at Home: Is It For You? (Homewood,Ill: Dow Jones-Irwin, 1985).

Australian Business Monthly, ‘Don’t Go to Work: Let the Work Come to You’, (November 1993), pp. 118 -119.

ABS, Cat. 1321.0, Small Business in Australia (Canberra:  AGPS, 1998).

ABS, Cat. 6275.0, Persons Employed at Home 1989, 1992, 1996 (Canberra: AGPS, 1989, 1992,1996).

ABS, Cat. 8127.0, Characteristics of Small Business Australia 1996, 1997,2001 (Canberra: AGPS, 1996, 1998,2002).

J. Berner, The Joy of Working From Home (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers 1994).

I. Birt, Opportunities From Home: Establishing Your Home Business (Sydney: Prentice Hall, 1998).

Business Skills Victoria, The Emerging Profile and Training Needs of the Home-Based Business (Melbourne: Australian National Training Authority, 1996).

H. Chappell, ‘The Mauve Economy’, New Society (July 28 1983), pp. 123 - 125.

K. E. Christensen (ed.), The New Era of Home-Based Work (London: Westview Press, 1988).

W. Dawson and J. Turner, When She Goes to Work She Stays at Home: Women, New Technology and Home-Based Work, Department of Employment, Education and Training (Canberra: AGPS 1989).

Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, ‘Home-based Business Summit’   www.industry.gov.au

Enterprise Training, Training for Success in Home-Based Self-Employment and Small Business: A Study in Melbourne’s Outer East (Melbourne: Eastern College of TAFE, February 1993).    

A. Felstead and N. Jewson, In Work, At Home. Towards an Understanding of Homeworking (London:  Routledge, 2000).

M. K. Foster and B. J. Orser, ‘Home-Based Work: Marginal Activity or Evolving Work Norm’, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 10 (1993), pp. 81 - 89.

P. Gill, ‘Private Investment Could be Understated, Says Trade’, Australian Financial Review (May 30 1994), p. 6.

A. Gome, ‘The Perils of Running a Business from Home’, Business Review Weekly (June 6 1994), pp. 56 - 60.

______, ‘The Home-Based Business Comes of Age’, Business Review Weekly (January 22 1996), pp. 32 - 37.

______, ‘The Secrets of Their Success’, Business Review Weekly (March 18 1996), pp. 46 - 58.

W. S. Good and M. Levy, ‘Home-Based Business: A Phenomenon of Growing Importance’, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (October-December 1992), pp. 34 - 46.

D. Goss, Small Business and Society (London: Routledge, 1991).

T. A. Gray, Home-Based Business: An Overview, Keys to the Future of Small Business, Proceedings of the 34th Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference (Los Angeles: US SBA 1987).

C. Hakim, Home-Based Work in Britain: A Report on the 1981 National Homeworking Survey and the DE Research Programme on Homework (London: Department of Employment, 1987).

C. Handy, The Future of Work: A Guide to a Changing Society (London: Basil Blackwell 1984).

K. Houghton and CREEDA, Home-based Business in Two Australian Regions. Backyarders and Front-Runners (Canberra: December 1999).                  www.industry.gov.au

P. Y. Huff, 101 Best Home-Business Success Secrets for Women (Prima Publishing, 1999).

Industry Commission and Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, A Portrait of Australian Business: Results of the 1995 Longitudinal Survey. Small Business Research Program (Canberra: C’w of Aust., 1997).   (1995 BLS)        

D. James, ‘Soloists Must Learn to Skip the Divertimento’, Business Review Weekly (November 4 1996), pp. 72 - 73.

C. Kouts, ‘Mixing Work and Family’, Small Business Success (Autumn 1993), p. 4.

R. Kraut, Technology and the Transformation of White Collar Work (NY: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1987).

M. Murrill, ‘A Fortune’, Personal Investment (December 1996), pp. 46 - 48.

H. Neville, The Problem is Getting People to Take You Seriously: Vocational Training for Women in Home-Based Occupations in Healesville and Upper Yarra Shires: A Report Prepared for Healesville Living and Learning Centre (Melbourne: Victorian TAFE Clearing House, 1987).

B. J. Orser, ‘Methodological and Theoretical Issues of Research on Home-Based Business’, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 8 (1991), pp. 21 - 38.

________ and M. Foster, Home Enterprise: Canadians and Home-Based Work, Prepared for the Home-Based Business Project (Ottawa: Queen’s Printer, 1992).

R. Peacock, ‘Home-Based Enterprises in South Australia: A Pilot Study’, Small Enterprise Series no. 21 (Adelaide: University of South Australia, September 1992).

________, Your Home-Based Business (Sydney: McGraw-Hill 1993).

________, ‘Home-Based Enterprises in South Australia’, Small Enterprise Series no. 26 (Adelaide: University of South Australia, January 1994a).

________, ‘Financial Aspects of Home-Based Enterprises’, Accounting Forum 18 (1994b), pp. 69 - 83.

J. H. Pratt, Measurement and Evaluation of the Populations of Family-Owned and Home-Based Businesses (NY: US SBA, December 1985).

Queensland Small Business Corporation, ‘Home Businesses’ in Queensland The State of Small Business (Brisbane: QSBC 1992), pp. 37 - 50.

P. Ruthven, ‘Job Situations in a New Age Economy’, Australian Financial Review (September 8 1994), p. 17.

M. Seedsman, ‘Working From Home’, National Accountant (December 1995), p. 20.

P. Standen, ‘Home-Based Work: Issues for Small Business’ in B. Gibson, R. Newby and R. Morris (eds.), Conference Series no. 24 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1996), pp. 215 - 225.

A. Stanger and L. Woo, ‘Determinants of Size and Scope of Home-based Business:  A Pilot Australian Study,’ in L. Jago and J. Breen (eds.), Small Business. Smart Business, Proceedings of the 12th Annual SEAANZ Conference (Melbourne:  Victoria University, 1999), pp. 239-255.

J. and C. Stanworth, ‘Problems of Definition and Marketing of High Technology Homework’ in M. Robertson, E. Chell and C. Mason (eds.), Towards the Twenty First Century: The Challenge for Small Business (London: Nadamal Books 1990), pp. 268 - 291.

_______________, ‘Enterprise 2000: Workbase the Electronic Cottage?’ in Work 2000: The Future for Industry, Employment and Society (London: Paul Chapman Publishing 1991), pp. 34 - 50.

P. Stirling, ‘Comment’, Enterprise 2 (1990), p. 3.

A. Toffler, The Third Wave (NY: William Morrow, 1980).

Unravelling the Threads - Who is or is not an Employee (1998),                 www.industry.gov.au/

J. D. Weinrauch, ‘Starting a Part-Time Small Business’, Journal of Small Business Management 20 (1982), pp. 42 - 48.

Yellow Pages Australia Small Business Index, ‘A Special Report on Social Issues’ (November 1993);  ‘Characteristics of Homebased Small Businesses’ (October 1999).             www.sensis.com.au/                      (return to top)

from chapter 14:   
Small business – government interface

ABS, Cat. 1321.0, Small Business in Australia 1983-84 to 1986-87 (Canberra: AGPS, 1988).

____, Cat. 6275.0, Persons Employed at Home 1989 (Canberra: AGPS, 1989).

____, Franchising Sector Survey Results - 1994 (Canberra: Department of Industry, Science and Technology, 1994).

____, Cat. 8127.0, Characteristics of Small Business - Australia (Canberra: AGPS, 1996).

AusIndustry, http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/

AusIndusty Magazine (July - August 1995).

Australian Manufacturing Council and McKinsey and Co., Emerging Exports: Australia’s High Value-Added Manufacturing Exporters (Melbourne: June 1993).

G. Bannock, The Economics of Small Firms: Return from the Wilderness (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1981).

________ and A. Peacock, Governments and Small Business (London: Paul Chapman Publishing, 1989).

________, ‘SMEs in the Development Process’, in G. Bannock and M. Daly, Small Business Statistics (London: Paul Chapman Publishing, 1994).

D. L. Birch, The Job Creation Process, Final Report to Economic Development Administration, MIT Program on Neighbourhood and Regional Change (Cambridge, Mass: MIT, 1979).

Bizlink, http://www.business.gov.au/bizlink.html/

Bureau of Industry Economics, Small Business Review 1984-87, 92 (Canberra: AGPS, 1985-88, 93).

Business Entry Point, http://www.business.gov.au/

A. C. P. de Koning, J. A. H. Snijders and J. G. Vianen, ‘SME Policy in the European Community,’ paper, Gateways to Growth - Opportunities for Smaller Firms in the EC (1992).

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations & Small Business, http://www.dewrsb.gov.au/

____________________________________________, Annual Review of Small Business 1997 (Canberra: AGPS, 1998).

Department of Industry, Science and Technology, Fourth/Fifth Annual Report, Small Business in Australia (Canberra: AGPS, 1994, 1995).

Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, 1996 Annual Review of Small Business (Canberra: AGPS, 1996).

Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, First/Second Annual Report, Small Business in Australia (Canberra: AGPS, 1991, 1992).

Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development, Third Annual Report, Small Business in Australia (Canberra: AGPS, 1993).

Department of Trade and Industry, Report of the Committee on Small Business. June 1971 (Canberra: AGPS, 1974). (Wiltshire Inquiry)

Finding a Balance. Towards Fair Trading in Australia. Report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (Canberra: AGPS, May 1997).

(Reid Inquiry)

A. Gome, ‘Coalition’s Half-Measure Response to Poll Pledge,’ Business Review Weekly (March 31 1997), pp. 33 - 34.

E. Gomolka, ‘The State of Small Business Management: Some Global Comparisons, Experiences, and Conclusions,’ in K. Renfrew and P. J. Hutchinson (eds.), Conference Series no. 20 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1992), pp. 19 - 30.

D. Goss, Small Business and Society (London: Routledge, 1991).

M. Grattan, ‘Small End of Town Wins,’ Australian Financial Review (October 1, 1997), p. 6.

C. Hall. ‘The Globalisation of Small and Medium Enterprises: Implications for Australian Business and Policy,’ in K. Renfrew and P. J. Hutchinson (eds.), Conference Series no. 20 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1992), pp. 31 - 51.

R. Harley and J. Clout, ‘Retail Groups are Happy, But Big Players Lukewarm,’ Australian Financial Review (October 1, 1997), p. 7.

T. Hogan and A. Foley, ‘The Survival and Growth of High Potential Firms in Ireland,’ Irish Banking Review (Autumn 1996), pp. 2 - 12.

J. Howard, More Time for Business, Statement by the Prime Minister (Canberra: AGPS, March 24, 1997).

P. Hudson, ‘Reforms Arm Small Firms Against Big Firms,’ Advertiser (October 1, 1997), p. 5.

Industry Commission and Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, A Portrait of Australian Business. Results of the 1995 Business Longitudinal Survey. Small Business Research Program (Canberra: AGPS, 1997).   (1995 BLS)

Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management Skills, Enterprising Nation: Renewing Australia’s Managers to Meet the Challenge of the Asia-Pacific Century (Canberra: AGPS, 1995).            (Karpin Inquiry)

ICSB Bulletin, ‘An Interview with Graham Bannock. The World Now Looks at Small Business Differently’ (May 1995), pp. 8 - 10.

L. Johns, W. C. Dunlop and W. J. Sheehan, Small Business in Australia: Problems and Prospects (Hornsby, NSW: George Allen & Unwin, 1978).

D. Johnson and S. Kells, ‘Small Business Data Sources in Australia,’ Australian Economic Review 30 (1997), pp. 215 - 224.

M. Lawry and V. Holgate, Small Business in Australia, Basic Paper no. 8, Department of Parliamentary Library (Canberra: AGPS, 1982).

J. Lowe, J. McKenna and G. Tibbits, ‘Small Firm Growth and Failure: Public Policy Issues and Practical Problems,’ in K. M. Renfrew and C. McCosker (eds.), Conference Series no. 17 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1990), pp. 175 - 190.

D. Luff, ‘Big Target for Small Business,’ Advertiser (December 31, 1997), p. 2.

T. C. May and J. McHugh, Government and Small Business in the UK: The Experiences of the 1980s, paper, Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association of the UK (1991).

G. C. Meredith, Small Business Management in Australia (Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1977, 1988, 1993).

___________, ‘Small Enterprise Development from Policy Framework to Program Implementation,’ in R. G. Wyckham, L. N. Meredith and G. R. Bushe (eds.), The Spirit of Entrepreneurship (British Columbia, CA: Simon Fraser University, June 1987).

Office of the Economic Planning Advisory Council (EPAC), Some Features of Small Business and its Policy Environment, Council Paper no. 12 (Canberra: AGPS, February 1986).

Office of Small Business, A New Deal Helps Small Business, no. 1, 2 (Canberra: AGPS, August 1996, November 1996).

K. O. O’Neill, ‘Focus on Growth - Fostering Small Enterprise,’ in K. M. Renfrew, B. Gibson, P. J. Hutchinson and S. Holmes (eds.), Conference Series no. 21 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1993), pp. 1 - 15.

C. Perry, ‘Small Business in a Region of Australia: Significant Strategies in Queensland,’ Management Forum 14 (1988), pp. 165 - 181.

Price Waterhouse, AusIndustry. The Longer Term Impacts of Participation in AusIndustry Enterprise Improvement Program, Report for the Office of AusIndustry (September 1996).

D. Rees, C. Frank and R. Miall, ‘Issues in Small Firms Research of Relevance to Policymaking,’ in M. Scott, A. Gibb, J. Lewis and T. Faulkner (eds.), Small Firm Growth and Development (London: Gower Press, 1986), pp. 289 - 306.

B. Reeves, S. Holmes and I. Tutticci, ‘Government Regulations: An Analysis of the Variability of Regulatory Costs Across Firm Size’, in J. B. Ryan and B. Gibson (eds.), Conference Series no. 22 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1994), pp. 161 - 180.

Small Business in Australia: Challenges, Problems and Opportunities. Report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (Canberra: AGPS, 1990). (Beddall Inquiry)

Small Business Victoria, http://www.sbv.vic.gov.au/

Small Firms. Report of the Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms (London: HMSO Cmmd. 4811, 1972)

(Bolton Inquiry)

J. Stanworth, ‘Relationships Between the Small Business Sector and the State,’ in K. M. Renfrew and R. D. Back (eds.), Conference Series no. 14 (Newcastle: University of Newcastle, 1986), pp. 1 - 22.

D. Storey, K. Keasey, R. Watson and P. Wynarczyk, The Performance of Small Firms, Profits, Jobs and Failure (London: Croom Helm, 1987).

_______, Understanding the Small Business Sector (London: Routledge, 1994).

Time for Business. Report of the Small Business Deregulatory Task Force (Canberra: AGPS, November, 1996) (Bell Inquiry)

Yellow Pages Australia Small Business Index, A Special Report on Small Business Proprietors’ Attitudes to Government (October 1994), A Special Report on Small Business Proprietors’ Attitudes to Government and Political Outlook (November 1995), http://www.pacificaccess.com.au/sbi/index.html/                      (return to top)

 

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