Barriers to Entrepreneurship

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses a proposal for investigating the expected barriers to entrepreneurship in small to medium businesses experiencing transition. The paper introduces the topic of business transition, either internal or external, and briefly discusses the need for such research. The paper then develops a set of research objectives that will answer the overriding questions of barriers to growth and opportunity during and following transition in SMEs. Next, the paper reviews pertinent literature that discusses the issues at hand, develops a methodology for researching the question, discusses the ethics of such research, details expected outcomes and finally discusses the implications of such a research study.

Outline:
Abstract
Objectives
Review of Literature
Method
Ethics
Expected Outcomes
Implications of Study

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"One type of organization that works well in and SME situation is a "flat organization model" where members of the team have real authority to make changes when they are needed. (Sanchez & Heene, 1997, p.21) For all intents and purpose the transition to a flat organizational model may be the most significant transition associated with a business change, and comes with all the proceeding barriers and alterations of scope. Flat organization models have been favored in the most recent past, as those which empower employees to seek excellence in production and create team systems that offer better production and possibly better innovative systems, as hierarchical models tend not to allow those with hands on experience the opportunity to elicit change, possibly in a manner that would increase production, as a result of the skill set of the individual low level members of the team."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Foss, N. J. (2005). Strategy, Economic Organization, and the Knowledge Economy: The Coordination of Firms and Resources. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
• Elsdon, R., & Iyer, S. (1999). Creating Value and Enhancing Retention through Employee Development: The Sun Microsystems Experience. Human Resource Planning, 22(2), 39.
• Fighting Chance of a Healthy Family Firm. (1998) The Birmingham Post (England), November 19, 15.
• Fletcher, Denise E., ed. 2002. Understanding the Small Family Business. London: Routledge.
• Heck, Ramona K. Z., Alma J. Owen, and Barbara R. Rowe, eds. (1995) Home-Based Employment and Family Life. Westport, CT: Auburn House.

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