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Leadership in Small Firms—The X Factor

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The purpose of this chapter is to explore the importance of leadership in small business, which has been identified as the X factor for survival and growth (Barnes et al. 2015). While there is merit in understanding the distinctiveness of the small business organisation (Chap. 2), there is a greater need to understand the pivotal role of the owner in order to make sense of the whole story. Taking into account the different aspirations of business owners, Hutchinson provides a much needed and detailed discussion of the leadership capability of small firm leaders encompassing entrepreneurial leadership theory, alongside the rationale for intervention measures that improves organisational and economic impact.

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Hutchinson, K. (2018). Leadership in Small Firms—The X Factor. In: Leadership and Small Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64777-7_3

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