Enterprise and Culture

Colin Gray is Director of External Affairs at the Open University Business School and Deputy Director-General of the Small Business Research Trust. His publications include Small Business in the Big Market (1992) and The Barclays Guide to Growing the Small Business (1990).

'Gray's analysis is streets ahead of the usual small business fare and is an important contribution to the field.' - Reviewing Sociology

• Introduction 1 The politics of ‘enterprise’ 3 The state of small enterprises in Britain 4 Effectiveness of enterprise culture policies5 Alternative development models 6 The importance of culture 7 The small enterprise owners 8 The entrepreneur: nature or nurture? 9 The future for small enterprise development