13867. FIRM SIZE & MANAGEMENT PRACTICE. This essay addresses the issue of firm size and management practices. In particular, the essay considers the following proposition: The management of a small business is really the same as the management of a large one. Following a brief definition of the concepts of “small business” (versus large business) and “management,” the analysis presents the evidence on both sides of this issue and concludes that size matters in management—that the management of a small business is not the same as the management of a large business. KEYWORDS: business size management small business large corporations term paper. 12 pages, 31 footnotes, 15 bibliographic sources.