Bureaucracy and the need for entrepreneurship in South Africa by P. Human

“…The development of the small business sector is certainly of some importance; this sector cannot, however, solve our major problem, and that is the lack of real vitality of big business which grows by take-overs and mergers rather than by producing and distributing more wealth. …”
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Cluster approach to realization of innovation development strategy for the agroindustrial complex of the region by Valentina Aleksandrovna Kundius

“…Basic features and operation of the cluster systems are revealed and distinguished from other forms of cooperative and economic interactions between small and big business features, motivational components of integration into clusters. …”
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Transformasi Nilai-nilai Ekonomi Islam Dalam Mewujudkan Keadilan Distributif Bagi Penguatan Usaha Kecil Mikro di Indonesia by Euis Amalia

“…The policies put forward the interest of big business are only owned by a handful of people. Whereas the majority of Indonesian people are in the small micro entepreneurs. …”
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Features of formation of «developmental institutions» in Russia: a case of the Siberian regions by Kirill Sergeyevich Sablin

“…Functional roles, which “developmental institutions” are performed in the Siberian regions, are disclosed: “affiliate” of the regional administration under its full organizational and financial control; “independent agent”, which expresses the interests of academic science and small innovative business; “subdivision” of federal innovative structure that promotes commercialization of innovations in the region; “conductor” of the federal level big business interests that favor large-scale projects realization in the region. …”
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Historia zawiedzionych nadziei. O zakazie chowu zwierząt na futra by Agnieszka Bielska-Brodziak, Marlena Drapalska-Grochowicz, Marek Suska

“…In the conditions of such strong centralization of political power, was the resistance from big business really decisive? What political conditions would have to be met for such far-reaching socio-economic changes motivated by public morality and environmental protection? …”
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Analyzing the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Sustainable Development of Sme Entities by I. A. Kalinina

“…Small and medium business possesses the lowest level of stability as compared with big business, therefore within the period of economic slump it incurs maximum losses. …”
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Simulations and Simulacra: History in Video Games by Andrew B. R. Elliott

“…Historical video games are not only entertainment, but big business. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the worldwide success of fantasy games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and World of Warcraft have brought about a renewed flurry of interest in formal Medieval Studies programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. …”
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Small & Medium Entrepreneurship in European Countries: Main Tendencies of the Development by N. V. Zakharova, A. V. Labudin

“…On the basis of the studying of a great number of scientific works of the Russian & foreign scientists the essential features of this business in Europe are analyzed, also it’s weak & strong pointes comparatively to the big business are highlighted. On the example of France & Switzerland (SWOT-analysis) is proved that each level of regulating of SMB plays a significant role. …”
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Expropriação camponesa, agronegócio e precarização do trabalho em Livramento de Nossa Senhora (BA) by José Aparecido Lima Dourado, Helena Angélica de Mesquita

“…Since the implementation of the irrigation project in the city in the second half of the 1980s, the local agricultural area is undergoing sweeping changes due to its incorporation into the logic of big business that, through the new territorial division of labor, are assigned "roles anomalous" livramentense for agriculture. …”
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«DEVELOPMENTAL INSTITUTIONS» SPECIFICTY IN SOME SIBERIAN REGIONS by K. S. Sablin

“…The functional roles which «developmental institutions» perform in the Siberian regions are disclosed, namely: «affiliate» of the regional administration under its full organizational, financial and administrative control; «independent agent», which expresses the interests of academic and university science and small innovative business; «subdivision» of federal innovative structure that promotes commercialization of innovations in the region; «conductor» of the big business interests that favours large-scale projects realization in the region. …”
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The grand challenge of corporate control: opening strategy to the normative pressures of networked professionals by Whittington, R

“…We argue for the potential role of Open Strategy in mobilizing normative controls over big business. We develop a distinction between the managed and unmanaged practices of Open Strategy. …”

Class and conflict: Revisiting Pranab Bardhan's political economy of India

“…Drawing on their own world-leading research, the contributors to this volume engage with a wide range of issues, such as whether big business dominates India today, how subsidies retard economic growth, and how the middle classes are transforming politics. …”

Tourism landscape: understanding the swiftlet “hotel” phenomenon by Awang, Khairil Wahidin, Hassan, Mazlan, Abdullah, Abdul Rashid

“…The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of the swiftlet “hotels” to the tourism industry. Tourism is a big business in Malaysia, so is edible swiftlet’s nest. …”

Information systems in the adaptation process of the Euro currency in Slovakia by M. Kučera, M. Fiľa, A. Látečková

“…Accelerated preparations of the changes in IS are needful, but this project is highly complicated, primarily in big business organizations. The quality of the realized project and the continuous transmission of IS will be a critical point of the firm success on the Slovak and European markets.…”
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Small Business: Essence, Formation and Development by Marina M. Krekova, Ekaterina V. Shevchenko, Raisa A. Shchinova, Maria V. Zelinskaya, Amir M. Akhmadeev

“…The innovative approach of economic development can only be realized through the development of small and medium-sized businesses, as effective may be just a small business, which is due to rational forms of organization, new technologies and the versatility of its employees achieve success in business. Big business in our country reaches success at the expense of administrative resources, the use of capital and the functioning of the monopoly on the verge of tweaks that will not lead to effective development of economy and society. …”
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Interne sosiale verantwoordelikheid as beeldhouer in organisies by Marco Roodt

“…Alvin Toffler from "Future Shock" (1982) fame may be regarded as the futurist who gave renewed impetus to social responsibility. Big business has marked social responsibility as a priority on their business agenda. …”
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The labor of creativity: Women's work, quilting, and the uncommodified life by Debora J. Halbert

“…However, as quilting becomes big business and patterns and pattern books are more centrally located in quilting culture, issues associated with copyright protection emerge. …”
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The relevance of relationship marketing model for hair salon’s competitiveness: a theoretical perspective by Edmund O. Amoakoh, Matsidiso N. Naong

“…Relationship marketing (RM) concept seems to be best understood and embraced more by big business, while amongst myriad of small businesses it seems less prominent. …”
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The Relevance and Problems of Entrepreneurial Competence Development in Vocational Training System by Vladimir F. Chepel, Aleksandr A. Nikitin, Mikhail P. Palyanov, Vladislav A. Ovchinnikov, Albina A. Temerbekova

“…The problem of entrepreneurial competence development is recognized as being of great importance since it is associated with the transition process to a new structure of industrial relation between small and big business at the end of XX century. The leading approach is the analysis of current situation in economy and education system in various countries concerning the demand for entrepreneurial competences development. …”
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Small Business: Essence, Formation and Development by Marina M. Krekova, Ekaterina V. Shevchenko, Raisa A. Shchinova, Maria V. Zelinskaya, Amir M. Akhmadeev

“…The innovative approach of economic development can only be realized through the development of small and medium-sized businesses, as effective may be just a small business, which is due to rational forms of organization, new technologies and the versatility of its employees achieve success in business. Big business in our country reaches success at the expense of administrative resources, the use of capital and the functioning of the monopoly on the verge of tweaks that will not lead to effective development of economy and society. …”
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