Contents
Preface vii
Introduction ix
Scott L. Newbert
1. Small Businesses’ Share of Employment: Charting the
Course over the Last Three Decades 1
Brian Headd
2. The Motivations Underlying Small Business Formation:
An Overview and Empirical Examination of Self-Efficacy
and Commitment 25
Narda R. Quigley, Scott L. Newbert, and Kevin D. Clark
3. The Irrational Benefits of Small Business Ownership:
Constructing Economic Well-Being in Business-Owning
Households 49
Sara Carter, Gry Agnete Alsos, and Elisabet Ljunggren
4. Effectual Decision Making: Applications for Small Business 71
Gaylen N. Chandler
5. Women- and Ethnic Minority–Owned Businesses:
An Overview of Current Research and Future Trends 103
Susan Marlow and Maura McAdam
6. The A-GES Framework: Understanding the Family
Business Difference 123
Justin B. Craig and Ken Moores
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