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Abstract
Although there are plenty of books devoted to small business and management research, few give much attention to the small enterprise. This book focuses systematically on researching the small firm, from basic issues of definition, to selecting topics and research designs, to fieldwork problems, data analysis and finally, writing and presenting results. The discussion is set in the wider context of issues and problems in business research. Quantitative and especially qualitative approaches are explored and illustrated by drawing in depth on a wide range of research on the small enterprise. The result is an extensive resource book for researchers at all levels to draw upon in planning and conducting effective research.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preface | |||
| Notes on Contributors | |||
| Introduction 1 | |||
| 1 Rice cropping practices in Nepal: indigenous adaptation to adverse and difficult environments 6 | |||
| 2 Farmer-based experimentation with velvetbean: innovation within tradition 32 | |||
| 3 Side-stepped by the Green Revolution: farmers' traditional rice cultivars in the uplands and rainfed lowlands 50 | |||
| 4 Environmental dynamics, adaptation and experimentation in indigenous Sudanese water harvesting 64 | |||
| 5 The indigenization of exotic inputs by small-scale farmers on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria 80 | |||
| 6 Farmer management of rootcrop genetic diversity in Southern Philippines 92 | |||
| 7 Farmer experimentation in a Venezuelan Andean group 113 | |||
| 8 Indian farmers opt for ecological profits 125 | |||
| 9 Indigenous agricultural experimentation in home gardens of South India: conserving biological diversity and achieving nutritional security 134 | |||
| 10 Living local knowledge for sustainable development 147 | |||
| 11 Varietal diversity and farmers' knowledge: the case of the sweet potato in Irian Jaya 158 | |||
| 12 The indigenous concept of experimentation among Malian farmers 163 | |||
| 13 Umnotho Wethu Amadobo: the clash between indigenous agricultural knowledge and a Western conservation ethic in Maputaland, South Africa 172 | |||
| 14 Local-level experimentation with social organization and management of self-reliant agricultural development: the case of gender in Ara, Nigeria 184 | |||
| 15 Chinese farmers' initiatives in technology development and dissemination: a case of a farmer association for rural technology development 192 | |||
| Notes 199 | |||
| References 202 |