Understanding the Caribbean Enterprise

Nicholson, Lawrence A.; Lashley, Jonathan G.

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“…They comprise of 19 per cent of the companies in the Fortune Global 500 ( The Economist , 2014). World’s 500 largest (based on revenue) family-owned businesses employ 21 million people and generate combined revenue of US$6.5 trillion in annual sales that make them the third largest economy in the world, only behind the USA and China (Nicholson & Lashley, 2016). By 2025, it is estimated that there will be more than 15,000 family-owned companies worldwide with at least $1 billion in annual revenues, of which 37 per cent will be from the emerging economies like India ( The Economist , 2014).…”

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Tata as a Sustainable Enterprise: The Causal Role of Spirituality

Mohapatra

Verma

2018

Journal of Human Values

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The year 2018 is the 150 anniversary of the Tata group. This article is an attempt to examine the role of spiritual family values in shaping Tata as a sustainable business. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, the founder of Tata, was a trained Parsi priest, who was greatly influenced by Humata or good thoughts, Hukhta or good words, and Hvarshta or good deeds toward others. Since its founding in 1868, the Tata leadership legacy has persistently followed those watchwords of the Zoroastrian faith. The extant workplace spirituality literature posits that the role of spiritual and religious values is vital for organizations and individuals to prosper. Employing historical data and biographical method, we trace the history of Tata to examine the causal mechanism between spirituality and sustainable business, under the influence of stakeholder concept, sustainability and family values-based leadership. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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Tata as a Sustainable Enterprise: The Causal Role of Spirituality

Mohapatra

Verma

2018

Journal of Human Values

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Barriers to enterprise development in the Caribbean

Drinkwater

Lashley

Robinson

2018

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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Caribbean 1 economies have suffered from stagnant growth since the 1990s. This can be a feature of small developing economies and is a major concern for policy-makers. In this paper, we examine establishment-level data to gain a better understanding of the factors that constrain the growth of businesses in the region. In addition to documenting broad differences in obstacles to business within and across the region, we particularly focus on the main obstacles affecting small and medium-sized firms. The econometric analysis highlights three main barriers at a regional level: an inadequately educated workforce; access to finance; and crime, theft and disorder.However, there are variations at the country level and the analysis indicates clusters of countries that experience obstacles to similar degrees. The paper concludes with recommendations for alleviating the constraints to enterprise development and in stimulating economic growth.

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MSME competitiveness in small island economies: a comparative systematic review of the literature from the past 24 years

Hurley

2018

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

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Understanding the Caribbean Enterprise

Cited by 7 publications

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Tata as a Sustainable Enterprise: The Causal Role of Spirituality

Tata as a Sustainable Enterprise: The Causal Role of Spirituality

Barriers to enterprise development in the Caribbean

MSME competitiveness in small island economies: a comparative systematic review of the literature from the past 24 years

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