Reconceptualizing the Nano-Enterprise: A Transaction Cost View of the Smallest Business Enterprise

• Main Authors: Galang, Roberto Martin N, Rapisura, Mariel Vincent
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Business; COVID-19; Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/leadership-and-strategy-faculty-pubs/46; https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.17903abstract
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This exploratory study characterizes the nano-enterprise -- or the single-person enterprise -- as a distinct category of firms that constitutes a significant pillar for economic activity and poverty alleviation in many parts of the world, especially in emerging markets. Because of their founders’ re...