Understanding the Caribbean Enterprise [electronic resource] : Insights from MSMEs and Family Owned Businesses /
Nicholson, Lawrence A.author.
Lashley, Jonathan G.author.
This engaging book fills a substantial gap in the understanding of Caribbean enterprises, focusing upon FOBs (family-owned businesses) about which, despite accounting for 70% of private sector employment in the region, very little is known. Concentrating on MSMEs which represent the majority of FOBs in the English-speaking Caribbean, the authors compare and contrast their experiences to those in developed countries, focusing in particular on areas such as family business succession, business financing and marketing. Understanding the Caribbean Enterprise provides context-specific lessons from a historical perspective of business and entrepreneurship, which in turn provide an understanding of the current issues facing MSMEs and FOBs in the English-speaking Caribbean. .
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Chapter 1- Introduction -- Chapters 2 - A Historical Perspective of FOBs in the English Speaking Caribbean -- Chapter 3 –Succession Planning - the Caribbean Approach -- Chapter 4 -The Financial Landscape of FOBs in the ESC -- Chapter 5 - Supply Chain (SC) and Emerging Issues of FOBs in the ESC -- Chapter 6 - FOBs and the Dynamics of Marketing -- Chapter 7 - Conclusions and The Way Forward. .
This engaging book fills a substantial gap in the understanding of Caribbean enterprises, focusing upon FOBs (family-owned businesses) about which, despite accounting for 70% of private sector employment in the region, very little is known. Concentrating on MSMEs which represent the majority of FOBs in the English-speaking Caribbean, the authors compare and contrast their experiences to those in developed countries, focusing in particular on areas such as family business succession, business financing and marketing. Understanding the Caribbean Enterprise provides context-specific lessons from a historical perspective of business and entrepreneurship, which in turn provide an understanding of the current issues facing MSMEs and FOBs in the English-speaking Caribbean. .
Family-owned business enterprises.
Globalization.
Markets.
Organization.
Planning.
Family Business.
Emerging Markets/Globalization.
Organization.