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The creative SME: A cautionary tale

dc.contributor.authorPratt, Andy
dc.contributor.authorVirani, Tarek E.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-19T11:53:47Z
dc.date.available2016-05-19T11:53:47Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-01
dc.date.submitted2016-02-05T14:07:04.662Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12430
dc.descriptionThe aim of this paper is to explore the debate about defining a small firm, or a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), and examining the relevance of this concern to the creative industries and creative businesses. The first part of this paper navigates this formation, and the positioning of the idea of small business within economic and political thought. The second part explores how the concept of small business is operationalized as SMEs, and the challenges of classification and empirical definition. The final part reflects on the implications for the understanding and usage of the term ‘creative SME’.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this paper is to explore the debate about defining a small firm, or a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), and examining the relevance of this concern to the creative industries and creative businesses. The first part of this paper navigates this formation, and the positioning of the idea of small business within economic and political thought. The second part explores how the concept of small business is operationalized as SMEs, and the challenges of classification and empirical definition. The final part reflects on the implications for the understanding and usage of the term ‘creative SME’.
dc.description.sponsorshipArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCreativeworks London Working Paper Seriesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCreativeworks London Working Paper Series;14
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universal
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectcreative industriesen_US
dc.subjectcreative smeen_US
dc.subjectCreativeworks Londonen_US
dc.subjectsmall businessen_US
dc.subjectcreative sectoren_US
dc.titleThe creative SME: A cautionary taleen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US


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