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Book SynopsisWomen and Leadership around the World is the third volume in a new series of books (Women and Leadership: Research, Theory, and Practice) that will is now being published to inform leadership scholars and practitioners. The purpose of this volume is to explore areas of women’s leadership in four regions around the world: the Middle East, Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Hence, we have included 14 chapters that cover a wide range of important topics relevant to women and leadership within specific contexts around the world. Our goal for this volume is to provide readers with explorations of women’s experiences as leaders, including recent research studies, analysis and interpretation of statistics unpacking the status of women in various sectors and countries, stories of influential women leaders with national or local spheres of influence, and including recommendations for positive change to increase women’s access to positions of authority. The volume contributors use various theories andconceptualizations to problematize, historicize, and analyze women’s limited access to power, and their agency as leaders from the grassroots to the national scene, from education to non-profits and business organizations.Overall, the book contributes interpretations of the status of women in various countries, presenting the stories behind the numbers and statistics and uncovering not only challenges but also opportunities for resiliency and effectiveness as leaders. The authors offer recommendations for change that cross national boundaries, such as structural changes in organizations that would open the door for more women to access positions of authority and be effective as leaders. It is rare to find a book with such a diverse array of topics and countries, making this a timely contribution to the literature on women and leadership. The authors remind us to continue to expand the literature base on women and leadership, drawing from both qualitative and quantitative studies as well as conceptual explorations of women as leaders in different countries, regions, indigenous communities, and across different sectors. The more we know, the better informed will be our efforts to create appropriate leadership development activities and experiences for emerging women leaders and girls around the world. This book contributes significantly to that very effort.

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurship is the process of creating, developing, and managing a new business venture with the goal of making a profit or fulfilling a need in the marketplace. This textbook explores the principles and practices of starting and running a successful business. It provides readers with a practical understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset and the skills necessary to launch a new venture. The author provides real-world examples and case studies of successful entrepreneurs and their ventures. The book also offers insights into the challenges and risks associated with starting and running a business, and provides strategies for overcoming them.Table of Contents Chapter 1 The Concept of Entrepreneurship Chapter 2 Entrepreneurial Development and Competencies Chapter 3 Business Ideas and Resources for Entrepreneurs Chapter 4 Strategic Management for Entrepreneurship Chapter 5 Entrepreneurial Marketing Chapter 6 Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Chapter 7 Entrepreneurial Ventures

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Book SynopsisThis volume considers the timely issues of social and sustainable entrepreneurship. The chapters consider in depth the issues, problems, contexts, and processes that make entrepreneurial enterprises more social and/or sustainable. Top researchers from a diverse set of perspectives have contributed their latest research on a variety of topics such as the role of entrepreneurial bricolage in generating innovations in a social context (Gundry, Kickul, Griffins, and Bacq) and emerging themes in social entrepreneurship education (Thiru). Several chapters tackle lingering definitional issues such as the distinctions between social, sustainable, and environmental entrepreneurship (Dean, Sarason, and Neenan), or propose social entrepreneurship research agendas based on key research questions found in prior studies (Gras, Mosakowski, and Lumpkin). There are brief histories of social change and their entrepreneurial implications (Kucher and Summers), and frameworks for studying different types of social and sustainable entrepreneurship (Lichtenstein). Each of the chapters, in its own way, addresses the progress and promise of social and sustainable entrepreneurship as a future research domain of growing interest and importance.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. List of Reviewers. An Introduction to the Special Volume on Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Creating Social Change Out of Nothing: The Role of Entrepreneurial Bricolage in Social Entrepreneurs' Catalytic Innovations. Gaining Insights from Future Research Topics in Social Entrepreneurship: A Content-Analytic Approach. Human Capital and Hybrid Ventures. Understanding Opportunity in Social Entrepreneurship as Paradigm Interplay. Grapes, Dimes, Salt, and Markets: Social Entrepreneurship and Non-Violent Social Change. A Process Model of Social Intrapreneurship within a For-Profit Company: First Community Bank. Social Enterprise Education: New Economics or a Platypus?. Distinctions not Dichotomies: Exploring Social, Sustainable, and Environmental Entrepreneurship. What should be the Locus of Activity for Sustainability? Eight Emerging Ecologies of Action for Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Thinking “Sustainably”: The Role of Intentions, Cognitions, and Emotions in Understanding New Domains of Entrepreneurship. Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Advances in entrepreneurship, firm emergence and growth. Advances in entrepreneurship, firm emergence and growth. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisThis volume is the latest edition of an international edited book series based on the formation and growth problems of High Technology Small Firms (HTSFs) begun in 1993. This body of work is unique, and maps the evolution of research in this area through almost two decades of academic research and government policy towards a sector that is the key to future prosperity of developed and developing notational economies throughout the world. In this the latest Volume, there is one major and two subsidiary themes that have emerged from the best papers to be presented at the HTSF Conference held at the University of Twente at Enshede in May 2008. Following a contextual introduction by the editors, seven of the chapter are concerned with the key issue of strategy, which is always a key concern for HTSFs as they seek to find the best way to getting their products to the market. Indeed, a further two papers are concerned with the requirements of international marketing, while a final three papers deal with aspects of education for HTSF founders.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 Enterprise Education and the Adoption of New Technologies Within Small Firms. Chapter 3 Taking Technological Opportunities to the Market: The Role of University-Based Business Plan Competitions in Supporting High Technology Commercialisation. Chapter 4 Coaching versus Mentoring: Are There Any Differences?. Chapter 5 Clustering and the Internationalisation of High Technology Small Firms in Film and Television. Chapter 6 Strategies for Circumventing Born Global Firms’ Resource Scarcity Dilemma. Chapter 7 Value Creation by Small Firm Internationalization: A Competence-Based Approach. Chapter 8 An Investigation on Environmental Scanning and Growth Strategy in High-Tech Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Chapter 9 Transitional Governance in External Technology Sourcing Trajectories: Connecting Pre-Acquisition Collaboration to Post-Acquisition Integration. Chapter 10 The Use of Patents in Dutch Biopharmaceutical SME: A Typology for Assessing Strategic Patent Management Maturity. Chapter 11 An Exploratory Study of the Manufacturing Strategy in Start-up Companies. Chapter 12 Managing Innovation for Growth in High Technology Small Firms. Chapter 13 The Nature of the Entrepreneurial Process: Causation, Effectuation, and Pragmatism. New Technology-based Firms in the New Millennium. New Technology-based Firms in the New Millennium. New Technology-based Firms in the New Millennium. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisThis volume, comprised of authors from the U.S., Canada, Africa, and Europe, centers on the development, transformation, and role of geographic /regional economies-- specifically in the globalized, post-2009 era. The authors address topics that every region must consider in responding to idea age, globally competitive, regionally driven economies. The volume builds on a large body of scholarship specific to regional economic development and geography by providing a much needed post-2009 perspective on regional economic environments and activities. Among the topics addressed are the emergence and boundaries of new economic geographies; the actors, characteristics, and functions of regional innovation systems as well as the opportunities and challenges associated with region-specific cultural and environmental interactions. It also examines the relationship of regional economies to diminishing country based economies and the critical relationship to globalization.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction: Entrepreneurship and Global Competitiveness in Regional Economies: Determinants and Policy Implications. Chapter 1 Globalization and Directed Technological Change at the Firm Level: The European Evidence. Chapter 2 Globalization and Innovation in Advanced Economies. Chapter 3 A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Growth, Decline, and Rebirth of Ottawa's Entrepreneurial Institutions. Chapter 4 Entrepreneurship and Growth: What Causes What?. Chapter 5 The New “Cluster Moment”: How Regional Innovation Clusters can Foster the Next Economy. Chapter 6 Wichita's Aircraft Manufacturing Cluster, Knowledge Spillovers, and the Emergence of a Medical Device Manufacturing Cluster. Chapter 7 The Role of Labor Market Institutions on Entrepreneurship Dynamics in Times of Crisis: Evidence from European Countries. Chapter 8 Knowledge Structure and Regional Economic Growth: The French Case. Chapter 9 An Innovative Vision for Economic Development in Higher Education: An Essay on Balancing Community Growth and Global Competitiveness. Entrepreneurship and Global Competitiveness in Regional Economies: Determinants and Policy Implications. Advances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. Advances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisRowdy Entrepreneurs and Insecure Dinosaurs is about invention and innovation in the context of postmodern society and information economy. It applies "popular culture" theory to such companies as Virgin, Microsoft, and Apple, to analyse their innovation strategies. This is the first book of its kind that mingles popular culture theory with innovation theory and entrepreneurship. It is written, true to the spirit of popular culture, in a lively style with abundant popular cultural references, and textual and visual puns.

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Book SynopsisAn ideal text for undergraduate and MBA entrepreneurship courses in business, engineering and the social sciences.'Deftly written, superbly presented, and highly recommended for community and academic library business studies collections, Entrepreneurship is ideal for use as a classroom textbook or as a primer for non-specialist general readers with an interest in entrepreneurship.'- The Midwest Book ReviewThe early years of the 21st Century could well be called the 'decade(s) of the entrepreneur'. Entrepreneurship is an often-featured topic in magazine and newspaper articles, popular television shows and major films. Universities have added courses, departments, and even schools of entrepreneurship to their catalogs, and governments at all levels are competing to develop programs to encourage entrepreneurship. A key reason behind this growing interest is the widely held belief - supported by economic data - that entrepreneurship is a powerful engine of economic growth. By presenting accurate knowledge about entrepreneurship itself, this book serves to convert the rising tide of interest in entrepreneurship into advice and guidance that can actually assist entrepreneurs in achieving their goals. In order to do so, this book presents evidence-based information concerning the factors that encourage entrepreneurship's emergence, including the conditions that shape its outcomes and how it unfolds as a process. This text draws on two key sources of knowledge - input from entrepreneurs and the findings of systematic empirical research. As the subtitle suggests, however, emphasis is placed on the latter whenever possible because the information individual entrepreneurs possess cannot readily serve as the basis for general principles or guidelines since it is unique to each entrepreneur. By combining evidence-based knowledge with the hard-earned wisdom of experienced entrepreneurs, this volume offers a balanced and inclusive guide useful to both current and aspiring entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is indeed a driving force of economic growth. But beyond that, it is also a key mechanism through which human creativity, ingenuity, skill, and energy are converted into tangible outcomes that can, and often do, change the world in ways that enhance and enrich human welfare. This volume will be of particular interest to students of entrepreneurship in a broad array of fields ranging from business and management to engineering and governance. Suitable for undergraduate courses and graduate programs alike, this book is frontier blazing in its own right and will help those who read it be so as well.Awarded Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2012Trade ReviewThis book is an ''easy-read'', well written, presented and as the title suggests well researched. . . a good book to flick through and keep as a general reference. --Chris Loughlan, Your Hidden PotentialThe connections made by the author between sound psychological research and business practices make this a very valuable book for academics, business students, striving entrepreneurs, and managers. --William Holcomb, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of BooksThis outstanding, clearly written, psychology-oriented book is based on careful, extensive, evidence-based research rather than on the personal views of entrepreneurs and includes many excellent examples, tables, and figures to explain the ideas presented. . . . An excellent contribution to the entrepreneurship literature. Highly recommended. --D.W. Huffmire, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Preface: Entrepreneurship’s ‘Split Personality’ – and How to Reunite it Part I: The Foundations of Entrepreneurship 1. Making the Possible Real: The Core of Entrepreneurship 2. Cognitive Foundations of Entrepreneurship: The Origins of Ideas, Creativity, and Innovations 3. Opportunity Recognition: Where Entrepreneurship Begins 4. The ‘Ups’ and ‘Downs’ of an Entrepreneurial Life: Affect, Passion, and Coping with Failure 5. Ingredients of Entrepreneurial Success: Characteristics, Skills, Networks. . . and Self-Regulation Part II: The Practice of Entrepreneurship 6. Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Ideas 7. Planning for Success: Where Goals and Creativity Meet 8. Getting the Support You Need: Financial and Human Part III: Entrepreneurship Without Boundaries 9. Thinking and Acting Entrepreneurially: Beyond New Ventures Index

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Book SynopsisAn ideal text for undergraduate and MBA entrepreneurship courses in business, engineering and the social sciences.'Deftly written, superbly presented, and highly recommended for community and academic library business studies collections, Entrepreneurship is ideal for use as a classroom textbook or as a primer for non-specialist general readers with an interest in entrepreneurship.'- The Midwest Book ReviewThe early years of the 21st Century could well be called the 'decade(s) of the entrepreneur'. Entrepreneurship is an often-featured topic in magazine and newspaper articles, popular television shows and major films. Universities have added courses, departments, and even schools of entrepreneurship to their catalogs, and governments at all levels are competing to develop programs to encourage entrepreneurship. A key reason behind this growing interest is the widely held belief - supported by economic data - that entrepreneurship is a powerful engine of economic growth. By presenting accurate knowledge about entrepreneurship itself, this book serves to convert the rising tide of interest in entrepreneurship into advice and guidance that can actually assist entrepreneurs in achieving their goals. In order to do so, this book presents evidence-based information concerning the factors that encourage entrepreneurship's emergence, including the conditions that shape its outcomes and how it unfolds as a process. This text draws on two key sources of knowledge - input from entrepreneurs and the findings of systematic empirical research. As the subtitle suggests, however, emphasis is placed on the latter whenever possible because the information individual entrepreneurs possess cannot readily serve as the basis for general principles or guidelines since it is unique to each entrepreneur. By combining evidence-based knowledge with the hard-earned wisdom of experienced entrepreneurs, this volume offers a balanced and inclusive guide useful to both current and aspiring entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is indeed a driving force of economic growth. But beyond that, it is also a key mechanism through which human creativity, ingenuity, skill, and energy are converted into tangible outcomes that can, and often do, change the world in ways that enhance and enrich human welfare. This volume will be of particular interest to students of entrepreneurship in a broad array of fields ranging from business and management to engineering and governance. Suitable for undergraduate courses and graduate programs alike, this book is frontier blazing in its own right and will help those who read it be so as well.Awarded Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2012Trade ReviewThis book is an ''easy-read'', well written, presented and as the title suggests well researched. . . a good book to flick through and keep as a general reference. --Chris Loughlan, Your Hidden PotentialThe connections made by the author between sound psychological research and business practices make this a very valuable book for academics, business students, striving entrepreneurs, and managers. --William Holcomb, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of BooksThis outstanding, clearly written, psychology-oriented book is based on careful, extensive, evidence-based research rather than on the personal views of entrepreneurs and includes many excellent examples, tables, and figures to explain the ideas presented. . . . An excellent contribution to the entrepreneurship literature. Highly recommended. --D.W. Huffmire, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Preface: Entrepreneurship’s ‘Split Personality’ – and How to Reunite it Part I: The Foundations of Entrepreneurship 1. Making the Possible Real: The Core of Entrepreneurship 2. Cognitive Foundations of Entrepreneurship: The Origins of Ideas, Creativity, and Innovations 3. Opportunity Recognition: Where Entrepreneurship Begins 4. The ‘Ups’ and ‘Downs’ of an Entrepreneurial Life: Affect, Passion, and Coping with Failure 5. Ingredients of Entrepreneurial Success: Characteristics, Skills, Networks. . . and Self-Regulation Part II: The Practice of Entrepreneurship 6. Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Ideas 7. Planning for Success: Where Goals and Creativity Meet 8. Getting the Support You Need: Financial and Human Part III: Entrepreneurship Without Boundaries 9. Thinking and Acting Entrepreneurially: Beyond New Ventures Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative title presents the most important and influential contributions to the study of entrepreneurial opportunity. The first section investigates the nature of entrepreneurial opportunity. This research review presents the best work of the last ten years on the dynamics and nature of opportunity emergence. The careful selection of articles concludes by highlighting the varying contexts in which entrepreneurial opportunity can occur and strategies for researching it. Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Dean A. Shepherd and Denis A. Grégoire PART I THE NATURE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES A. Conceptual Definition 1. Jonathan T. Eckhardt and Scott A. Shane (2003), ‘Opportunities and Entrepreneurship’ 2. Jeffery S. McMullen, Lawrence A. Plummer and Zoltan J. Acs (2007), ‘What is an Entrepreneurial Opportunity?’ B. On The Origins of Opportunities: Perspectives from the Economics System 3. Israel M. Kirzner (1997), ‘Entrepreneurial Discovery and the Competitive Market Process: An Austrian Approach’ 4. Randall G. Holcombe (2003), ‘The Origins of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ 5. Lawrence A. Plummer, J. Michael Haynie and Joy Godesiabois (2007), ‘An Essay on the Origins of Entrepreneurial Opportunity’ C. On The Origins of Opportunities: Perspectives from the Individual Level 6. Jane E. Dutton and Susan E. Jackson (1987), ‘Categorizing Strategic Issues: Links to Organizational Action’ 7. Jeffery S. McMullen and Dean A. Shepherd (2006), ‘Entrepreneurial Action and the Role of Uncertainty in the Theory of the Entrepreneur’ 8. Dean A. Shepherd, Jeffery S. McMullen and P. Devereaux Jennings (2007), ‘The Formation of Opportunity Beliefs: Overcoming Ignorance and Reducing Doubt’ 9. Dimo Dimov (2011), ‘Grappling With the Unbearable Elusiveness of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ PART II THE DYNAMICS OF OPPORTUNITY EMERGENCE A. Alertness to Entrepreneurial Opportunities 10. Connie Marie Gaglio and Jerome A. Katz (2001), ‘The Psychological Basis of Opportunity Identification: Entrepreneurial Alertness’ 11. Alexander Ardichvili, Richard Cardozo and Sourav Ray (2003), ‘A Theory of Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification and Development’ B. Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities 12. Scott Shane (2000), ‘Prior Knowledge and the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ 13. Dean A. Shepherd and Dawn R. DeTienne (2005), ‘Prior Knowledge, Potential Financial Reward, and Opportunity Identification’ C. Searching for Entrepreneurial Opportunities 14. James O. Fiet (2007), ‘A Prescriptive Analysis of Search and Discovery’ 15. Ivan P. Vaghely and Pierre-André Julien (2010), ‘Are Opportunities Recognised or Constructed? An Information Perspective on Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification’ D. The Creation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities 16. Saras D. Sarasvathy (2001), ‘Causation and Effectuation: Toward a Theoretical Shift from Economic Inevitability to Entrepreneurial Contingency’ 17. Ted Baker and Reed E. Nelson (2005), ‘Creating Something from Nothing: Resource Construction through Entrepreneurial Bricolage’ 18. Sharon A. Alvarez and Jay B. Barney (2010), ‘Entrepreneurship and Epistemology: The Philosophical Underpinnings of the Study of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ E. Cognitive Process for Opportunity Identification 19. Robert A. Baron and Michael D. Ensley (2006), ‘Opportunity Recognition as the Detection of Meaningful Patterns: Evidence from Comparisons of Novice and Experienced Entrepreneurs’ 20. Denis A. Grégoire, Pamela S. Barr and Dean A. Shepherd (2010), ‘Cognitive Processes of Opportunity Recognition: The Role of Structural Alignment’ F. Learning and Entrepreneurial Opportunity 21. Dean A. Shepherd (2003), ‘Learning from Business Failure: Propositions of Grief Recovery for the Self-Employed’ 22. Andrew C. Corbett (2007), ‘Learning Asymmetries and the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ G. The Impact of Human and Social Capital 23. Per Davidsson and Benson Honig (2003), ‘The Role of Social and Human Capital Among Nascent Entrepreneurs’ 24. Eren Ozgen and Robert A. Baron (2007), ‘Social Sources of Information in Opportunity Recognition: Effects of Mentors, Industry Networks, and Professional Forums’ 25. Deniz Ucbasaran, Paul Westhead and Mike Wright (2009), ‘The Extent and Nature of Opportunity Identification by Experienced Entrepreneurs’ H. Evaluation of Opportunities 26. Young Rok Choi and Dean A. Shepherd (2004), ‘Entrepreneurs’ Decisions to Exploit Opportunities’ 27. J. Michael Haynie, Dean A. Shepherd and Jeffery S. McMullen (2009), ‘An Opportunity for Me? The Role of Resources in Opportunity Evaluation Decisions’ 28. J. Robert Mitchell and Dean A. Shepherd (2010), ‘To Thine Own Self Be True: Images of Self, Images of Opportunity, and Entrepreneurial Action’ PART III ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS A. Different Paths for Different Types of Opportunities 29. John C. Dencker, Marc Gruber and Sonali K. Shah (2009), ‘Individual and Opportunity Factors Influencing Job Creation in New Firms’ 30. Mikael Samuelsson and Per Davidsson (2009), ‘Does Venture Opportunity Variation Matter? Investigating Systematic Process Differences Between Innovative and Imitative New Ventures’ B. Entrepreneurial Opportunities and the Community 31. Norris F. Krueger, Jr. and Deborah V. Brazeal (1994), ‘Entrepreneurial Potential and Potential Entrepreneurs’ 32. Ana María Peredo and James J. Chrisman (2010), ‘Toward a Theory of Community-Based Enterprise’ C. Entrepreneurial Opportunities and the Environment 33. Thomas J. Dean and Jeffery S. McMullen (2007), ‘Toward a Theory of Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Reducing Environmental Degradation Through Entrepreneurial Action’ 34. Dean A. Shepherd and Holger Patzelt (2011), ‘The New Field of Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Studying Entrepreneurial Action Linking “What Is to Be Sustained?” With “What Is to Be Developed?”’ D. Entrepreneurial Opportunities and the International Context 35. Dante Di Gregorio, Martina Musteen and Douglas E. Thomas (2008), ‘International New Ventures: The Cross-Border Nexus of Individuals and Opportunities’ 36. Emilia Rovira Nordman and Sara Melén (2008), ‘The Impact of Different Kinds of Knowledge for the Internationalization Process of Born Globals in the Biotech Business’ PART IV METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR RESEARCHING ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES 37. Denis A. Grégoire, Dean A. Shepherd and Lisa Schurer Lambert (2010), ‘Measuring Opportunity-Recognition Beliefs: Illustrating and Validating an Experimental Approach’ 38. Susan A. Hill and Julian M. Birkinshaw (2010), ‘Idea Sets: Conceptualizing and Measuring a New Unit of Analysis in Entrepreneurship Research’

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Book SynopsisA complex mix of attitudes, traits, motives, skills, capabilities, styles and mental mindsets contributes to entrepreneurial leadership. The current volume brings together perspectives from leading scholars in the entrepreneurship and management disciplines that inform our understanding of the nature of, requirements for, and implications resulting from entrepreneurial leadership. This important book is organized into eight key leadership imperatives: igniting entrepreneurial action; establishing entrepreneurial control; understanding entrepreneurial motivation; encouraging entrepreneurial ethics; formulating entrepreneurial strategy; dealing with entrepreneurial failure; creating entrepreneurial environments and demonstrating leadership and vision. This collection will serve as a vital reference for scholars, teachers and doctoral students who wish to read and examine the most significant literature in the entrepreneurial leadership domain.Trade Review‘Kuratko and Morris provide an insightful and compelling compilation of the factors and forces that shape entrepreneurial leaders and that directly impact their ability to start, build and lead their ventures.’ Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Donald F. Kuratko and Michael H. Morris PART I IGNITING ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTION 1. Donald F. Kuratko (2009), ‘The Entrepreneurial Imperative of the 21st Century’ 2. Jeffery S. McMullen and Dean A. Shepherd (2006), ‘Entrepreneurial Action and the Role of Uncertainty in the Theory of the Entrepreneur’ 3. Keith M. Hmieleski and Andrew C. Corbett (2008), ‘The Contrasting Interaction Effects of Improvisational Behavior with Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on New Venture Performance and Entrepreneur Work Satisfaction’ 4. Jeffrey S. Hornsby, Donald F. Kuratko, Dean A. Shepherd and Jennifer P. Bott (2009), ‘Managers' Corporate Entrepreneurial Actions: Examining Perception and Position’ 5. R. Duane Ireland, Michael A. Hitt, S. Michael Camp and Donald L. Sexton (2001), ‘Integrating Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management Actions to Create Firm Wealth’ 6. Donald F. Kuratko, Jeffrey G. Covin and Robert P. Garrett (2009), ‘Corporate Venturing: Insights from Actual Performance’ 7. Donald F. Kuratko, R. Duane Ireland and Jeffrey S. Hornsby (2001), ‘Improving Firm Performance through Entrepreneurial Actions: Acordia’s Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy’ PART II ESTABLISHING ENTREPRENEURIAL CONTROL 8. John C. Goodale, Donald F. Kuratko, Jeffrey S. Hornsby and Jeffrey G. Covin (2011), ‘Operations Management and Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Moderating Effect of Operations Control on the Antecedents of Corporate Entrepreneurial Activity in Relation to Innovation Performance’ 9. Michael H. Morris, Jeffrey Allen, Minet Schindehutte and Ramon Avila (2006), ‘Balanced Management Control Systems as a Mechanism for Achieving Corporate Entrepreneurship’ 10. Antonio Davila, George Foster and Daniel Oyon (2005), ‘Accounting and Control, Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Venturing into New Research Opportunities’ 11. John C. Goodale, Donald F. Kuratko and Jeffrey S. Hornsby (2008), ‘Influence Factors for Operational Control and Compensation in Professional Service Firms’ 12. Antonio Davila and George Foster (2007), ‘Management Control Systems in Early-Stage Startup Companies’ 13. Michael A. Hitt, Robert E. Hoskinsson, Richard A. Johnson and Douglas D. Moesel (1996), ‘The Market for Corporate Control and Firm Innovation’ 14. Michael H. Morris, Jurie van Vuuren, Jeffrey R. Cornwall and Retha Scheepers (2009), ‘Properties of Balance: A Pendulum Effect in Corporate Entrepreneurship’ PART III UNDERSTANDING ENTREPRENEURIAL MOTIVATION 15. Melissa S. Cardon, Joakim Wincent, Jagdip Sing and Mateja Drnovsek (2009), ‘The Nature and Experience of Entrepreneurial Passion’ 16. Michael H. Morris, Donald F. Kuratko, Minet Schindehutte and April J. Spivnack (2012), ‘Framing the Entrepreneurial Experience’ 17. Christopher J. Collins, Paul J. Hanges and Edwin A. Locke (2004), ‘The Relationship of Achievement Motivation to Entrepreneurial Behavior: A Meta-Analysis’ 18. Donald F. Kuratko, R. Duane Ireland, Jeffrey G. Covin and Jeffrey S. Hornsby (2005), ‘A Model of Middle-Level Managers’ Entrepreneurial Behavior’ 19. Alan Carsrud and Malin Brännback (2011), ‘Entrepreneurial Motivations: What Do We Still Need to Know?’ 20. Zeki Simsek, Ciaran Heavey and John (Jack) F. Veiga (2010), ‘The Impact of CEO Core Self-Evaluation on the Firm’s Entrepreneurial Orientation’ 21. Maw-Der Foo (2011), ‘Emotions and Entrepreneurial Opportunity Evaluation’ PART IV ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURIAL ETHICS 22. Michael H. Morris, Minet Schindehutte, John Walton and Jeffrey Allen (2002), ‘The Ethical Context of Entrepreneurship: Proposing and Testing a Developmental Framework’ 23. Morgan P. Miles, Linda S. Munilla and Jeffrey G. Covin (2004), ‘Innovation, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship’ 24. Donald F. Kuratko and Michael G. Goldsby (2004), ‘Corporate Entrepreneurs or Rogue Middle Managers? A Framework for Ethical Corporate Entrepreneurship’ 25. Jeremy Hall and Philip Rosson (2006), ‘The Impact of Technological Turbulence on Entrepreneurial Behavior, Social Norms and Ethics: Three Internet-based Cases’ 26. Gita Surie and Allan Ashley (2008), ‘Integrating Pragmatism and Ethics in Entrepreneurial Leadership for Sustainable Value Creation’ 27. Melissa S. Baucus, William I. Norton, Jr., David A. Baucus and Sherrie E. Human (2008), ‘Fostering Creativity and Innovation without Encouraging Unethical Behavior’ PART V FORMULATING ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY 28. Jan Brinckmann, Dietmar Grichnik and Diana Kapsa (2010), ‘Should Entrepreneurs Plan or Just Storm the Castle? A Meta-Analysis on Contextual Factors Impacting the Business Planning – Performance Relationship in Small Firms’ 29. Bárbara Larrañeta, Shaker A. Zahra and José Luis Galán González (2012), ‘Enriching Strategic Variety In New Ventures Through External Knowledge’ 30. Marc Gruber (2007), ‘Uncovering the Value of Planning in New Venture Creation: A Process and Contingency Perspective’ 31. R. Duane Ireland, Jeffrey G. Covin and Donald F. Kuratko (2009), ‘Conceptualizing Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy’ 32. Yasemin Y. Kor (2003), ‘Experience-Based Top Management Team Competence and Sustained Growth’ 33. Mark Kroll, Bruce A. Walters and Son A. Le (2003), ‘The Impact of Board Composition and Top Management Team Ownership Structure on Post-IPO Performance in Young Entrepreneurial Firms’ PART VI DEALING WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL FAILURE 34. Dean A. Shepherd (2003), ‘Learning from Business Failure: Propositions of Grief Recovery for the Self-Employed’ 35. Jason Cope (2011), ‘Entrepreneurial Learning from Failure: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis’ 36. Rita Gunther McGrath (1999), ‘Falling Forward: Real Options Reasoning and Entrepreneurial Failure’ 37. Melissa S. Cardon, Christopher E. Stevens and D. Ryland Potter (2011), ‘Misfortunes or Mistakes? Cultural Sensemaking of Entrepreneurial Failure’ 38. Dean A. Shepherd, Jeffrey G. Covin and Donald F. Kuratko (2009), ‘Project Failure from Corporate Entrepreneurship: Managing the Grief Process’ 39. Ashish Arora and Anand Nandkumar (2011), ‘Cash-Out or Flameout! Opportunity Cost and Entrepreneurial Strategy: Theory, and Evidence from the Information Security Industry’ 40. Robert Cressy (2006), ‘Why do Most Firms Die Young?’ PART VII CREATING ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENTS 41. Patrick M. Kreiser, Louis D. Marino, Pat Dickson and K. Mark Weaver (2010), ‘Cultural Influences on Entrepreneurial Orientation: The Impact of National Culture on Risk Taking and Proactiveness in SMEs’ 42. Dominic S.K. Lim, Eric A. Morse, Ronald K. Mitchell and Kristie K. Seawright (2010), ‘Institutional Environment and Entrepreneurial Cognitions: A Comparative Business Systems Perspective’ 43. Jeffrey S. Hornsby, Donald F. Kuratko and Shaker A. Zahra (2002), ‘Middle Managers’ Perception of the Internal Environment for Corporate Entrepreneurship: Assessing a Measurement Scale’ 44. Linda Edelman and Helena Yli-Renko (2010), ‘The Impact of Environment and Entrepreneurial Perceptions on Venture-Creation Efforts: Bridging the Discovery and Creation Views of Entrepreneurship’ 45. Jesper B. Sørensen (2007), ‘Bureaucracy and Entrepreneurship: Workplace Effects on Entrepreneurial Entry’ 46. Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Nathan R. Furr and Christopher B. Bingham (2010), ‘Microfoundations of Performance: Balancing Efficiency and Flexibility in Dynamic Environments’ 47. R. Duane Ireland, Donald F. Kuratko and Michael H. Morris (2006), ‘A Health Audit for Corporate Entrepreneurship: Innovation at all Levels: Part I’ PART VIII DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP AND VISION 48. Vipin Gupta, Ian C. MacMillan and Gita Surie (2004), ‘Entrepreneurial Leadership: Developing and Measuring a Cross-Cultural Construct’ 49. Javier Gimeno, Timothy B. Folta, Arnold C. Cooper and Carolyn Y. Woo (1997), ‘Survival of the Fittest? Entrepreneurial Human Capital and the Persistence of Underperforming Firms’ 50. J. Michael Haynie, Dean A. Shepherd, Elaine Mosakowski and P. Christopher Earley (2010), ‘A Situated Metacognitive Model of the Entrepreneurial Mindset’ 51. Saras D. Sarasvathy (2001), ‘Causation and Effectuation: Toward a Theoretical Shift from Economic Inevitability to Entrepreneurial Contingency’ 52. Shaker A. Zahra (2008), ‘The Virtuous Cycle of Discovery and Creation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities’ 53. Catherine M. Daily, Patricia P. McDougall, Jeffrey G. Covin and Dan R. Dalton, (2002) ‘Governance and Strategic Leadership in Entrepreneurial Firms’

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights the role of entrepreneurship, social capital and governance for regional economic development. In recent decades, many researchers have claimed that entrepreneurship is the most critical factor in sustaining regional economic growth. However, most entrepreneurship research is undertaken without considering the fundamental importance of the regional context. Other research has emphasized the role of social capital but there are substantial problems in empirically relating measures of social capital to regional economic development.The expert contributors to this work highlight the role of governance in regional growth, an area that has so far been relatively under-researched, underpinning their findings with new theoretical and empirical evidence. They conclude that the relationship between entrepreneurship, social capital and governance in factors affecting regional economic development are complex and interdependent, and that to influence these factors and the relationship between them, policymakers must have a long-term perspective and be both patient and persistent in their efforts.This enlightening book will be of great interest to academics, students and researchers across a range of fields including regional science, regional economics, economic geography, regional planning, public policy, entrepreneurship, political science and economic sociology. Policymakers involved in regional policymaking from national down to regional and local levels will also find the book to be an illuminating read.Contributors include: T. Arvemo, P. Assmo, I. Bernhard, N. Carbonara, M. Cesário, G.A.S. Cook, J.L. Crespo-Espert, L.P. Dana, M.T. de Noronha, S. Doh, A. Garcia-Tabuenca, U. Gråsjö, K.E. Haynes, D.G. Ierapetirits, C. Karlsson, D. Lagos, H. Lawton Smith, M. Morehart, K. Nyström, F.- Pablo-Marti, H. Qian, J.Å. Riseth, S. Romeo, P. Stenberg, S.C. Turner, H. Westlund, E. Wihlborg, E.J. ZolnikTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Entrepreneurship, Social Capital, Governance and Regional Economic Development: An Introduction Charlie Karlsson 2. Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Oxfordshire’s High-tech Economy – Firm Survival, Growth and Innovation Helen Lawton Smith and Saverio Romeo 3. The Influence of Clustering on MNE Location and Innovation in Great Britain Gary A.S. Cook, Hans Lööf, Naresh R. Pandit and Börje Johansson 4. Industrial District Hetereogeneity and Performance: Evidence from Italy Nunzia Carbonara 5. Labor Mobility and Entrepreneurship: Who Do New Firms Employ? Kristina Nyström 6. Women, Entrepreneurial Activity and Territory: Differences or Myths? José Luis Crespo-Espert, Antonio García-Tabuenca and Federico Pablo-Martí 7. Social Capital and Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Social Capital in Self-Employment Soogwan Doh and Edmund J. Zolnik 8. A Multidimensional Perspective on Entrepreneurship Hans Westlund 9. The Existence of Pent-up Demand for Rural Broadband Services: An Exploration Peter L. Stenberg and Mitchell Morehart 10. Trust in Secure Public e-Services: Translating Polices into Use Iréne Bernhard and Elin Wihlborg 11. Do Different Measures of Economic Growth Lead to Different Conclusions? Tobias Arvemo and Urban Gråsjö 12. Building Rural Entrepreneurship in Greece: Lessons from Lifelong Learning Programmes Dimitrios G. Ierapetritis and Dimitrios Lagos 13. The Location of Business Support Programs: Does the Knowledge Context Matter? Kingsley E. Haynes, Haifeng Qian and Sidney C. Turner 14. Technological Adjustments in the Textile, Clothes and Leather Industries: An Alternative Pathway for Competitiveness Marisa Cesário and Maria Teresa de Noronha Vaz 15. Sámi Reindeer Herders in Finland: Pulled to Community-based Entrepreneurship and Pushed to Individualistic Firms Leo Paul Dana and Jan Åge Riseth 16. Local Alternative Development through a Time-Spatial Lens: A Case Study of Ydre Inspired by Hägerstrand Per Assmo and Elin Wihlborg Index

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Book SynopsisThis book catalogs the 215 most-cited empirical, theoretical, and practical articles on family business published in 33 journals since 1996. Researchers, students, and practicing managers will find it indispensable as a quick reference and guide to what we have learned about family firms. Annotations for the articles consist of: summary of key findings, research questions, contributions, and research implications. They also include a detailed description of the methodologies, empirical data, definitions, and conceptual models used. In addition, the book features chapters that review the literature, discuss how family businesses have been defined, present recent trends in family business empirical research, and provide an agenda for future research. Scholars, researchers and PhD students in the fields of family business, entrepreneurship, organization theory, management, economics, finance, anthropology, sociology and business history will find this compendium insightful. The topics covered in the book will also prove to be essential to practitioners - both advisors and operators of family enterprises - as it will provide evidence-based knowledge on the issues and dilemmas faced by them in everyday life.Trade ReviewIf you ever have to advise students on where to start in researching the literature around family business, then you will welcome this book. If you are just starting out on your family business research journey, you will find that it provides a clear path to follow... The high level of detail and carefully applied methods provide a fine example of a systematic method for others to follow …Overall, this book represents a sound and reliable resource for any department that undertakes, or advises students in, family business research. --Carole Howorth, International Small Business JournalThis book provides a thorough review and compendium of important family business research. It should be in the personal library of every family business scholar and graduate student involved in this vital field of study. --Michael A. Hitt, Texas A&M UniversityA systematic review of the field and an incredibly useful reference book for anyone involved in studying or teaching family business. --Sara Carter OBE FRSE, Strathclyde Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Overview of the Contents of the Family Business Annotated Bibliography 2. State of the Art of Family Business Research with Josip Kotlar 3. Trends in Family Business Empirical Research with Josip Kotlar 4. The Family Business Annotated Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis impressive book outlines the complexities peculiar to the field of social entrepreneurship. Such complexities manifest at different moments in the development of a social entrepreneurial venture. It ties together many of the pressing issues and questions often encountered by social entrepreneurs and innovators as they identify, create, develop and sustain their own solutions throughout the life-cycle of their ventures.The contributors expertly focus on the individual, organizational and institutional levels of social entrepreneurship. They address the role of personal values and leadership in the conduct of social entrepreneurial initiatives while stressing the importance of stakeholders in relation to human resource management, innovation or opportunity discovery. Finally, they analyze the role of institutions in legitimating social entrepreneurs' actions. Social entrepreneurship, as a multi-disciplinary field, presents a unique opportunity and environment for researchers to contribute to academic-focused knowledge on both theoretical frameworks and practical skills on a holistic level. This volume offers a comprehensive foundation for this endeavor. Contributors: S. Bacq, E. Bennett, D. Bhutiani, B. Bird, R. Bissola, J.E. Clarkin, M. Conger, D.D. Deardurff, M. Fakhreddin, K. Flicker, A. Gallagher, D. Gregory, A. Groen, B. Imperatori, A. Katre, J.A. Kerlin, J. Kickul, R. Leaver, M. Meyskens, S.J. Mezias, T.W. Moss, P. Nair, S. Perelli, F. Perrini, K. Ramirez, P. Salipante, J.-I. Soh, S. Teasdale, C. Vurro, D.R. YoungTrade ReviewThis book is a compelling collection of key contributions in social entrepreneurship scholarship. It should be essential reading for all those seeking to understand the practical complexity and research richness of this emerging field. --Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford, UKThis is an excellent collection of papers that makes a significant contribution to the academic literature on social entrepreneurship. As well as highlighting opportunities for research in this area, the book emphasizes three issues that are central to social entrepreneurship - the role of leadership, the role of stakeholders, and the role of legitimacy - about which relatively written has been written. It therefore constitutes an important resource for social entrepreneurship researchers. --Paul Tracey, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Jill Kickul and Sophie Bacq PART I: OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1. Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of the Social Sector in Six Midwest US Areas John E. Clarkin, Dayle D. Deardurff and Anne Gallagher 2. A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on Social Business Planning: Opportunity Discovery and Exploitation in the Case of Dynamo Camp Francesco Perrini and Clodia Vurro 3. Applying Disruptive Innovation Theory to Green-Tech Ventures Moriah Meyskens and Todd W. Moss PART II: THE KEY ROLE OF THE LEADER IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 4. The Role of Personal Values in Social Entrepreneurship Michael Conger 5. Is Social Entrepreneurship Transformational Leadership in Action? Divya Bhutiani, Kimberly Flicker, Padmakumar Nair and Aard Groen PART III: A STAKEHOLDER APPROACH TO STUDY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 6. Sustaining the Stakeholder Engagement in the Social Enterprise: The Human Resource Architecture Rita Bissola and Barbara Imperatori 7. Stakeholder Salience and Disruptive Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship Todd W. Moss and Moriah Meyskens 8. Balancing Competition and Collaboration: How Early-stage Social Ventures Succeed Aparna Katre, Paul Salipante, Sheri Perelli and Barbara Bird 9. The Dynamics and Long-term Stability of Social Enterprise Dennis R. Young, Janelle A. Kerlin, Simon Teasdale and Jung-In Soh PART IV: THE LEGITIMATION OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 10. Verifying Social Enterprises: Applying Lessons from Fairtrade and Other Certifications Elizabeth Bennett, Donald Gregory, Robert Leaver and Kelly Ramirez 11. From Private to Public: Community Institutions, Corporate Social Action, and Sustainable Economic Development Stephen J. Mezias and Mohamad Fakhreddin Index

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Book SynopsisTransgenerational entrepreneurship, as a discipline, examines the processes, resources and capabilities that allow family enterprises to create social and economic value over time in order to succeed beyond the first generation of business owners. While tangible resources such as financial and physical capital are certainly important factors in the long-term success of a family-run business, this book focuses specifically on the role of intangible resources and capabilities, which are less easily quantifiable but equally vital.Drawing insights from in-depth longitudinal studies of twenty-six family firms in twelve countries, the contributors discuss the critical role of intangible assets such as values, virtues, tacit knowledge and learning, professionalization, internal and external social networks, and reputation. Each chapter includes both a case study that serves as a practical illustration of a particular topic as well as a discussion of the theoretical perspectives and broader implications. Featuring both contributors and case studies from across the world, this volume provides a truly global approach to the study of transgenerational entrepreneurship.Professors and students of business and management, entrepreneurship and family business studies will find this book a fascinating addition to their libraries, as will family business owners, consultants and researchers.Contributors: K. Au, N. Auletta, W. Balunywa, J.C.Y. Cheng, M.-G. Chirita, L. Cisneros, E. Clinton, B. Deschamps, R.-L. DeWitt, A. Gimeno, G. González C., A.C. González L., F.H.C. Ho, P. Monteferrante, S. Nagujja, R.S. Nason, D.N. Ntamu, L.E. Orozco C., M.J. Parada, K. Ramachandran, A. Rodriguez, P. Rosa, P. Sharma, P. SiegerTrade ReviewThis book represents a breakthrough in our knowledge of family businesses. You will read some fascinating stories in this book. But it is more than a collection of stories. The authors show you how you can learn from the stories others tell, and the lessons are both positive and negative. Here we are introduced to real family businesses, addressing real problems, both regarding the future of the firm and the relationships among family members. The authors of these chapters show us how theories can be practically applied in understanding and managing the family enterprise. --Frank Hoy, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Exploring Transgenerational Entrepreneurship: The Role of Intangible Resources Robert S. Nason, Ana Cristina González L. and Pramodita Sharma 2. Family Firms and Entrepreneurial Families as Breeding Grounds for Virtues Luz Elena Orozco C. and Gustavo González C. 3. Professionalization of the Family Business: Decision-making Domains Alberto Gimeno and Maria José Parada 4. Transgenerational Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Learning: A Case Study of Associated Engineers Ltd in Hong Kong Jeremy C.Y. Cheng, Florence H.C. Ho and Kevin Au 5. Successful Family Business Ownership Transitions: Leveraging Tacit Knowledge Rocki-Lee DeWitt and Ana Cristina González L. 6. The Role of Social Capital in Succession from Controlling Owners to Sibling Teams Luis Cisneros, Mircea-Gabriel Chirita and Bérangère Deschamps 7. Opportunities and Dilemmas of Social Capital: Insights from Uganda Waswa Balunywa, Peter Rosa, Diana Nandagire Ntamu and Shakilah Nagujja 8. Bridging for Resilience: The Role of Family Business Social Capital in Coping with Hostile Environments Aramis Rodriguez, Nunzia Auletta and Patricia Monteferrante 9. Reputation for What? Different Types of Reputation and their Effect on Portfolio Entrepreneurship Activities Eric Clinton, Robert S. Nason and Philipp Sieger 10. Conclusion: Exploring Transgenerational Entrepreneurship: Implications and Conclusions Philipp Seiger, Kavil Ramachandran and Pramodita Sharma Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook focuses on the interdependent relationship between entrepreneurship and creativity. This relationship is analyzed from the perspective of different disciplines, including economic geography, sociology, education, economics, psychology, and also in different spatial contexts.Creativity and entrepreneurship are central concepts for understanding the driving forces in 21st century capitalist economies and societies. Rolf Sternberg and Gerhard Krauss provide an expert introduction to the role of creativity in the field of entrepreneurship, and vice versa. This Handbook assembles some of the leading scholars in the field to provide empirical and conceptual contributions, which provide the reader with a unique guide to the progress of research in this area. Of particular interest are the exploration of the influence of the spatial context, and the overview of government policy attempts to support entrepreneurship and creative economic development.This book will appeal to researchers and scholars interested in entrepreneurship and creativity issues, coming from a wide range of academic disciplines. These readers will find an up-to-date presentation of existing and new directions for research in their domains. The Handbook will also be of great interest to policymakers at the national, regional and local level, who will find valuable insights about the linkages between creativity, entrepreneurship and economic development.Contributors: M. Andersson, O. Atzema, A. Cropley, D. Cropley, I. Diego, M. d'Oviedo, H. Etzkowitz, M. Fritsch, M. Grossetti, B. Heebels, D. Hjorth, C. Karlsson, G. Krauss, B. Lange, H. Naffakhi-Charfeddine, A. Penaluna, K. Penaluna, D. Ponzini, A. Sorgner, R. Sternberg, M. Stuetzer, I. van Aalst, H. WestlundTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: On the Relationship between Entrepreneurship and Creativity Gerhard Krauss and Rolf Sternberg PART I: THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES 2. Managing Entrepreneurship for Innovation: A Psychological Analysis David Cropley and Arthur Cropley 3. Creativity as an Integral Element of Social Capital and its Role in Economic Performance Hans Westlund, Martin Andersson and Charlie Karlsson 4. Entrepreneuring as Organisation-creation Daniel Hjorth 5. Knowledge Creation in Entrepreneurial Teams Haifa Naffakhi-Charfeddine 6. Entrepreneurship and Creative Professions – a Micro-level Analysis Michael Fritsch and Alina Sorgner PART II: THE LOCAL/REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT’S IMPACT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATIVITY 7. Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries: The Paradox between Individual Professionalization and Dependence on Social Contexts and Professional Scenes Bastian Lange 8. The Creative Environment as Stimulator for Entrepreneurial Opportunities Michael Stützer 9. Places, Publishers and Personal Ties – the Relational Qualities of Urban Environments for Book Publishers Barbara Heebels, Irina van Aalst and Oedzge Atzema PART III: GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO SUPPORT BOTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 10. From 18th Century Chemistry to 21st Century Creative Class: A Sociological Perspective on Policies Intended to Promote Local Economic Development Based on Innovation Michel Grossetti 11. Rhetoric and Effects of the Creative City Policy: Evidence and Reflections from Milan and Beyond Marianna d’Oviedo and Davide Ponzini 12. The Contribution of University–Industry–Government Interactions to Creative Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Henry Etzkowitz 13. The Role of Education in Enterprising Creativity Andy Penaluna, Kathryn Penaluna and Ivan Diego Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book presents leading-edge European research on entrepreneurial processes in a changing global world. The contributors take a closer look at what constitutes entrepreneurial processes; how entrepreneurs develop their businesses and access critical resources in times of crisis; and which roles knowledge and innovation play in continuous venture development. The chapters included in this volume give a flavor of the themes and approaches featuring in contemporary entrepreneurship and small business research in Europe. Entrepreneurial Processes in a Changing Economy will prove invaluable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of entrepreneurship and small business. Entrepreneurship and small business researchers as well as policy makers will also find plenty of relevant information in this important resource. Contributors: O. Belousova, M. Brand, A. Campos, T.H. Clausen, E. Croonen, B. Gailly, P.M. Garcia-Villaverde, D. Helleboogh, E. Hormiga, E. Laveren, R. Leenders, N. Lybaert, C. O'Gorman, G. Parra-Requena, E. Rasmussen, M.J. Ruiz-Ortega, V. Schutjens, B. Sleutjes, D. Smallbone, A. Van Gils, F. Van Oort, F. Welter, M. WrightTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Thomas Cooney 1. Introduction Friederike Welter, David Smallbone and Anita Van Gils 2. Entrepreneurial Mobility, Resource Orchestration and Context Mike Wright 3. Cohesion, Liveability and Firm Success in Dutch Neighbourhoods Bart Sleutjes, Frank Van Oort and Veronique Schutjens 4. The Role of the Entrepreneur in Determining Growth: A Longitudinal Analysis of a New Venture Colm O’Gorman 5. New Moderating Factors for the Pioneer’s Success Pedro M. García-Villaverde, María J. Ruiz-Ortega and Gloria Parra-Requena 6. The Use of Financial Bootstrapping in Small and Medium-sized Ventures and the Impact on Venture Growth Eddy Laveren, David Helleboogh and Nadine Lybaert 7. Knowledge Acquisition through Strategic Networks: The Case of Franchising Maryse Brand, Evelien Croonen and Roger Leenders 8. Openness and Innovativeness within Science-based Entrepreneurial Firms Einar Rasmussen and Tommy Høyvarde Clausen 9. Promoting Corporate Entrepreneurship Within a Large Company: An In-depth Case Study Olga Belousova and Benoit Gailly 10. The State of the Art of Knowledge Research in Entrepreneurship: A Ten-year Literature Review Alejandro Campos and Esther Hormiga Index

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Book SynopsisAs insightful as ever, Colin Jones provides a fresh perspective on entrepreneurship education as it relates to the specific needs of postgraduate students. The book includes many aspects that educators will find useful including insights into teaching philosophy, tactics for enhancing pedagogy and appreciation of context in educational practice. For those educators new to entrepreneurship education this is an essential read, while more established teachers can use the book to help reflect on their own experiences.'- Luke Pittaway, Ohio University, USWritten by the author of the successful Teaching Entrepreneurship to Undergraduates (978 1 84980 406 6), this book promotes a learner-centered approach to thinking about how to teach entrepreneurship to postgraduates.A vital resource for lecturers and those interested in entrepreneurship, this book defines the difference between teaching entrepreneurship to postgraduates and teaching it to undergraduates. Attention is given to both subtle and major differences, such as motivation and the process and situation of learning related to postgraduate students. This book aims to stimulate reflection within the reader s mind, drawing them towards a deep appreciation of their postgraduate students' needs, their motivations and the ways in which such issues are dealt with by educators globally.Contents: Foreword by Christine Volkmann Introduction Part I: Scoping the Issues 1. Your Teaching Philosophy 2. Nascent Entrepreneurship and Adults 3. The Situational Dilemma Part II: The Nature of Our Students 4. The Tethered Adventurer 5. Exploiting Student Experience 6. The Extended Learning Environment 7. The Resource Profile Part III: Being Entrepreneurial 8. Seeing the World Differently 9. Believing and Knowing 10. Ideas and Business Plans 11. Connecting for Action Part IV: Creating Community Leaders 12. You Are Not Alone Appendices References IndexTrade Review‘As insightful as ever, Colin Jones provides a fresh perspective on entrepreneurship education as it relates to the specific needs of postgraduate students. The book includes many aspects that educators will find useful including insights into teaching philosophy, tactics for enhancing pedagogy and appreciation of context in educational practice. For those educators new to entrepreneurship education this is an essential read, while more established teachers can use the book to help reflect on their own experiences.’ -- Luke Pittaway, Ohio University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Christine Volkmann Introduction Part I: Scoping the Issues 1. Your Teaching Philosophy 2. Nascent Entrepreneurship and Adults 3. The Situational Dilemma Part II: The Nature of Our Students 4. The Tethered Adventurer 5. Exploiting Student Experience 6. The Extended Learning Environment 7. The Resource Profile Part III: Being Entrepreneurial 8. Seeing the World Differently 9. Believing and Knowing 10. Ideas and Business Plans 11. Connecting for Action Part IV: Creating Community Leaders 12. You Are Not Alone Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisHow Entrepreneurs Do What They Do presents 13 case studies of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship. The book focuses on 'doing', in essence, what happens when entrepreneurs are engaging practically in venture creation processes.Case studies can be used as a key element in learning and understanding what really occurs, as well as for illustrating theoretical points. This insightful book provides a series of in-depth case studies of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship from different industries to elucidate relevant phenomena and topics. They focus upon the venture creation process, involving close interactions between the individual, the company, and the external eco-system and environment. The cases primarily provide a managerial perspective on the process, from the sources of ideas, through opportunities and strategies, to outcomes and interactions with external networks.This enriching book will be relevant to academics and practitioners, as well as advanced students. The suggestions for further reflections can be used as inspiration for class discussions, Master thesis projects, academic research projects or stimulating successful entrepreneurship.Contributors: A.-S. Axelsson, R. Bekkers, L. Bordoli, J. Brink, O. Broberg, M.M. Godinho, J. Laage-Hellman, A.H. Lassen, D. Ljungberg, R. Mamede, M. McKelvey, C.R. Østergaard, E. Park, A. Rosa, G. Sjöblom, D. Slepniov, S. Szücs, B. Timmermans, B.V. Waehrens, O. Zaring, Y. ZhuTrade ReviewGiven the opportunity to teach a graduate course in entrepreneurship, I would give this book and its companion volume serious consideration in order to provide students with a well-articulated theoretical framework and a multitude of carefully described examples to illustrate and test the ideas of KIE theory. --Michael Beyerlein, Science and Public PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Maureen McKelvey and Astrid Heidemann Lassen PART I: TRANSVERSAL TECHNOLOGIES, ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE 2. How Tensions between Exploration and Exploitation Drive the Development Process of KIE: The Case of Sensor Inc. Astrid Heidemann Lassen 3. Collaborative Strategies: How and Why Academic Spin-offs Interact with Engineering University Centers Maureen McKelvey, Daniel Ljungberg, Olof Zaring, Jens Laage-Hellman and Stefan Szücs 4. Interaction as a Strategy in Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship: The Case of an ERP Software Company Olof Zaring 5. Managing International Expansion in a KIE Venture: Going Global in Alpha Composites Dmitrij Slepniov and Brian Vejrum Waehrens 6. The Nexus between Technology, Organizational and Market Development: The Case of NanoSpace Inc. Astrid Heidemann Lassen PART II: LIFESTYLE TECHNOLOGIES 7. Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship from Firm Exit in a High-tech Cluster: The Case of the Wireless Communications Cluster in Aalborg, Denmark Christian Richter Østergaard and Eunkyung Park 8. Entrepreneurial Exploitation of Creative Destruction and the Ambiguity of Knowledge in the Emerging Field of Digital Advertising Oskar Broberg, Ann-Sofie Axelsson and Gustav Sjöblom 9. Knowledge Reallocation and Challenges for KIE: The Case of the European Roller Coaster Industry Bram Timmermans, Rudi Bekkers and Luca Bordoli PART III: HUMAN HEALTH CARE AND FOOD 10. How Cross-fertilization of High-tech and Low-tech Sectors Creates Innovative Opportunities: The Case of the Wearable Electrocardiogram Alexandra Rosa, Ricardo Mamede and Manuel Mira Godinho 11. Building Collaborative Network Relationships: The Case of a Corporate Spin-off in the Medical Technology Industry Jens Laage-Hellman 12. Collaborative Research in Innovative Food: An Example of Renewing a Traditional Low-tech Industry Maureen McKelvey, Daniel Ljungberg and Jens Laage-Hellman 13. Financing and Privatizing a Visionary Research Endeavour in Proteonomics: The Case of ProSci in Australia Johan Brink and Maureen McKelvey 14. Business Models in Big Data in China: Designing New Opportunities through Sequencing and Bioinformatics Yanmei Zhu and Maureen McKelvey 15. Further Developing the Ideas Maureen McKelvey and Astrid Heidemann Lassen Index

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Book SynopsisThis original and exciting work differs from existing books on entrepreneurship by focusing specifically on the relationship between knowledge and entrepreneurship.The book uniquely combines an academic review of theoretical and empirical contributions with an analysis of the practical implications for engaging in and learning about venture creation. The authors concentrate on specific types of firms reliant upon advanced knowledge and show how a systemic perspective of entrepreneurship is required, involving design thinking, in order to capture the relationships between individual, venture and eco-system.Managing Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship will be insightful for academics and practitioners, as well as advanced students on entrepreneurship courses.Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The KIE Creation Model 3. Accessing Resources and Ideas 4. Managing and Developing the Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship Venture 5. Evaluating Performance and Outputs 6. Design Thinking as a Tool for Entrepreneurship 7. Societal Impacts of Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship and the Role of Public Policy Appendix References IndexTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The KIE Creation Model 3. Accessing Resources and Ideas 4. Managing and Developing the Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship Venture 5. Evaluating Performance and Outputs 6. Design Thinking as a Tool for Entrepreneurship 7. Societal Impacts of Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship and the Role of Public Policy Appendix References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the central question in economic development: what institutions are conducive to productive entrepreneurship and wealth creation? By exploring the answer to this question from multiple perspectives, this volume is an invaluable resource both to scholars and policymakers concerned with human well-being.'- Christopher J. Coyne, George Mason University, US'Salvino, Tasto and Randolph have put together an impressive and important collection detailing public policy's influence on entrepreneurial outcomes. This book should be required reading for policy makers, who, let us hope, will heed its lessons well.'- Peter Leeson, George Mason University, USEntrepreneurial Action, Public Policy, and Economic Outcomes examines the economics of entrepreneurship from the perspectives of productive versus unproductive entrepreneurial behavior and the role of institutions in economic outcomes. It seeks to advance the research on institutions by providing a simple framework to analyze the broader, long-term consequences of economic policies.The authors examine the relationship between economic freedom and economic outcomes and summarize empirical evidence and theory. Important topics of public debate are covered, and the economic rules of the game are carefully analyzed for clues to provide a better path toward prosperity. The book provides practical policy solutions that are based on the authors cogent analyses which highlight the importance of institutions for economic outcomes. It also focuses specifically on the impact of public policy and provides concrete examples regarding the role of institutions.Providing a clear summary of the institutions and entrepreneurship research this comprehensive and timely book will be of great interest to anyone involved in public policy. It also offers a practical application for academic research and a rich bibliography of the scholarship and will therefore appeal to both graduate and undergraduate students.Contributors: N.D. Campbell, R.L. Coyne, N. Dutta, B.K. Hobbs, P.T Leeson, D.T. Mitchell, T. Ovaska, G.M. Randolph, T.M. Rogers, S. Roy, R.F. Salvino jr, R.S. Sobel, M. Swaleheen, M.T. Tasto, G.K. TurnbullTrade Review‘This book addresses the central question in economic development: what institutions are conducive to productive entrepreneurship and wealth creation? By exploring the answer to this question from multiple perspectives, this volume is an invaluable resource both to scholars and policymakers concerned with human well-being.’ -- Christopher J. Coyne, George Mason University, US‘Salvino, Tasto and Randolph have put together an impressive and important collection detailing public policy’s influence on entrepreneurial outcomes. This book should be required reading for policy makers, who, let us hope, will heed its lessons well.’ -- Peter Leeson, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface PART THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1. Introduction R.F. Salvino Jr. 2. Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth T. Ovaska 3. Economic Freedom, Entrepreneurship, and Growth R.L. Coyne 4. Measures of Entrepreneurship and Institutions: A More Formal Robustness Check N.D. Campbell, D.T. Mitchell and T.M. Rogers 5. Entrepreneurial Starts: Nature or Nurture? B.K. Hobbs and M. Swaleheen 6. Institutions and Entrepreneurial Productivity in the American States G.M. Randolph PART II INSTITUTIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PRACTICE 7. Does the Power to Use Eminent Domain for Economic Development Actually Enhance Economic Development? G.K. Turnbull, R.F. Salvino Jr. and M.T. Tasto 8. Bureaucracy and Business: How Healthcare Policy Guides the Invisible Hand R.F. Salvino Jr. 9. Does Fiscal Decentralization Result in a Better Business Climate? R.S. Sobel, N. Dutta and S. Roy Index

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Book SynopsisThis exciting book provides fresh insight into how institutions, governments, regulations, economic freedom and morality impact entrepreneurship and public policy. Each chapter contains a rigorous analysis of the consequences of public policy and the effects of institutional decisions on the productivity of entrepreneurs. Expert contributors highlight the importance of institutions for economic outcomes while focusing specifically on the impact of public policy. One standout feature is the presentation of concrete examples regarding the role of institutions as well a clear analysis of entrepreneurship research. The editors also examine and compare productive versus unproductive public policies. Some of the conclusions made within this book include: Successful recruitment spending by states creates an incentive for unproductive entrepreneurs to seek economic rents Regulatory measures impact firms in a continuous and evolving fashion Economic actions and morality may converge given certain conditions More economic freedom in a given country is associated with greater levels of entrepreneurship Public Policy, Productive and Unproductive Entrepreneurship will help policymakers direct their efforts at creating a positive economic environment for entrepreneurs to flourish and give scholars a better understanding of the role policy plays in entrepreneurial activity. Its practical application for academic research will be great for students, helping them to connect theoretical economic fundamentals to real and familiar economic outcomes.Contributors include: J. Fetzner, J.C. Hall, P.G. Klein, M. Latta, R.A. Lawson, G.M. Randolph, M. Rivero, S. Roychoudhury, M.E. Ryan, R.F. Salvino, R.S. Sobel, M.T. Tasto, P.A. YakovlevTrade ReviewPublic Policy, Productive and Unproductive Entrepreneurship is an important new book because If policy makers read and apply the lessons contained in this book we'd all live in a freer and more prosperous society.' --(Benjamin Powell, Texas Tech University, US)'Entrepreneurship can advance growth through positive-sum activities, or diminish growth through negative-sum activities. The key is to analyze how formal and informal institutions affect productive versus unproductive entrepreneurship. Here is a comprehensive collection of well-written papers that do just that. An important read for scholars of economics and politics.' --(Edward Lopez, Western Carolina University, US)Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Russell S. Sobel 1. Introduction Gregory M. Randolph 2. Creating the Environment for Entrepreneurship through Economic Freedom Joshua C. Hall, Robert A. Lawson, and Saurav Roychoudhury 3. The Role of Public Policy in Entrepreneurship and Migration Pavel A. Yakovlev and Saurav Roychoudhury 4. Regulation and the Entrepreneur James Fetzner and Gregory M. Randolph 5. Politics and Entrepreneurship Matt E. Ryan 6. The Negative Impact of Recruitment Policies for the Unproductive Entrepreneur Michael T. Tasto 7. Testimony Before US House Committee on Financial Services: Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee Peter G. Klein 8. The Economics of Entrepreneurship: To Inform an Economic and Moral Perspective Robert F. Salvino Jr. and Michael Latta 9. Informal Institutions, Public Policy, and Entrepreneurship Gregory M. Randolph and Marek Rivero Index

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Book SynopsisnullTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: In the Beginning was Societal Entrepreneurship Karin Berglund and Bengt Johannisson PART I: POSITIONING SOCIETAL ENTREPRENEURING AS A SECTOR-SPANNING PHENOMENON 2. Sectorial Intertwining at the Grass Root Level Malin Tillmar 3. Tracking the Everyday Practices of Societal Entrepreneuring Bengt Johannisson 4. Narrating Astrid Lindgren’s World as Societal Entrepreneurship Bengt Johannisson and Elisabeth Sundin PART II: PENETRATING SOCIETAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: DARK AND BRIGHT SIDES 5. Small Business Promotion and Intermediating as Societal Entrepreneurship Lena Andersson and Anders W. Johansson 6. Societal Entrepreneurship Contextualized: The Dark and Bright Sides of Fair Trade Birgitta Schwartz 7. Dark and Bright Effects of a Polarized Entrepreneurship Discourse . . . and the Prospects of Transformation Karin Berglund and Anders W. Johansson PART III: PROMOTING SOCIETAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 8. Friends, Feelings, and Fantasy: The Entrepreneurial Approach as Conceptualized by Preschool Teachers Karin Berglund 9. Translating Entrepreneurship into the Education Setting – a Case of Societal Entrepreneurship Carina A. Holmgren 10. Academic and Non-academic Education for Societal Entrepreneurship Anders W. Johansson and Erik Rosell 11. Conclusions Karin Berglund, Bengt Johannisson and Birgitta Schwartz Index

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Book SynopsisA timely contribution to social entrepreneurship research from a Scandinavian view. Taking entrepreneurship as creative action in society as a whole, the authors counter widely held perceptions of (social) entrepreneurship: it is not an elite phenomenon but a form of action that we all engage in from time to time; it is not about system-changing disruptions but generally about small but real improvements in everyday life; it is not about autonomous action but about realizing freedom potential in societies where knowledge and learning have become essential for civic action.'- Rafael Ziegler, University of Greifswald, Germany'This book offers an innovative, theory-driven account of social entrepreneurship that is located in new thinking around the constructs of community and 'public' entrepreneurship. Bjerke and Karlsson draw on a wide range of sources to offer useful new insights and analyses of this emerging sector and contribute a variety of useful and challenging new models of the relationship between society, innovation, and politics. All in all, this represents a valuable addition to the growing theoretical literature on social innovation and entrepreneurship.'- Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford, UKThis informative book examines some social entrepreneurs in practice in several countries whilst concentrating on entrepreneurs in the third sector. The authors call them citizen entrepreneurs. Such people are not only becoming more common but also more necessary in the world of today.Entrepreneurs are seen as people who aim 'to act as if and make a difference', that is, who act out of the ordinary and come up with noticeable solutions to various problems without being restricted by existing resources or possibilities. This book applies these criteria to citizen entrepreneurs, focusing on public entrepreneurs operating in public places. The authors conduct in-depth case studies to examine these public entrepreneurs thoroughly and offer some theoretical reflections on social entrepreneurship.Students and researchers studying social entrepreneurship will find this book of great interest. Social entrepreneurs and practitioners would also benefit considerably from this enriching resource.Trade Review‘A timely contribution to social entrepreneurship research from a Scandinavian view. Taking entrepreneurship as creative action in society as a whole, the authors counter widely held perceptions of (social) entrepreneurship: it is not an elite phenomenon but a form of action that we all engage in from time to time; it is not about system-changing disruptions but generally about small but real improvements in everyday life; it is not about autonomous action but about realizing freedom potential in societies where knowledge and learning have become essential for civic action.’ -- Rafael Ziegler, University of Greifswald, Germany‘This book offers an innovative, theory-driven account of social entrepreneurship that is located in new thinking around the constructs of community and “public” entrepreneurship. Bjerke and Karlsson draw on a wide range of sources to offer useful new insights and analyses of this emerging sector and contribute a variety of useful and challenging new models of the relationship between society, innovation, and politics. All in all, this represents a valuable addition to the growing theoretical literature on social innovation and entrepreneurship.’ -- Alex Nicholls, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Our New Society 2. All These Entrepreneurs 3. To Act as if and Make a Difference 4. Different Kinds of Citizen Entrepreneurs 5. Public Entrepreneurship – What is it? 6. The Entrepreneurial Local Community and Public Entrepreneurs 7. Public Entrepreneurs, Networks and Social Capital 8. Public Entrepreneurship – Start, Stages and Process 9. Some Theoretical Reflections Appendix 1: The Carrying Out of the Research Project Appendix 2: Media Cultures – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow? Appendix 3: Some Other Social Entrepreneurial Projects We Have Come in Contact With Appendix 4: Woman and Social Entrepreneurship – A Comment References Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook charts the development of venture capital research in light of the global financial crisis, starting with an analysis of the current venture capital market and the changing nature of the business angel market. Looking at governance structures, the performance of venture capitalists in terms of investments, economic impact and human capital, and the geographical organization of business angels and venture capital global 'hotspots', this book also analyzes the current state of venture capital research and offers a roadmap for the future. Contributors: A. Avdeitchikova, G. Avnimelech, D. Cumming, D. De Clercq, D. Dimov, S. Harel, S.A. Johan, H. Landstrom, D. Lingelbach, H. Lu, C. Mason, A. Parhankangas, J. Sohl, R. Sorheim, Y. TanTrade Review’The second edition of the Handbook of Research on Venture Capital provides an important guidepost for venture capital researchers. As Landstrom and Mason point out, the nature of venture capital has changed dramatically over the last 10 years. The asset class as a whole has failed to return principal and the old model is under tremendous strain. The contributors nicely highlight many of these changes, especially how venture capital has scaled beyond the US. For those of us active in venture capital research, the chapters raise many interesting research questions that deserve further attention.’ -- Andrew Zacharakis, Babson College’This exciting second volume of cutting edge research on venture capital takes up where volume one leaves off, bringing greater depth to topics covered in the first volume (such as angel investing) and adding new topics and insights. It poses interesting questions such as ''is venture capital in crisis? Are new models of early investing needed?'', and offers carefully researched answers. Landstrom and Mason provide insightful commentary and skillfully pinpoint the contributions of a talented set of researchers. Both scholars and practitioners of venture capital will want to read this book. -- Harry J. Sapienza, University of MinnesotaTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION: VENTURE CAPITAL MARKETS 1. Introduction Colin Mason and Hans Landström 2. The Changing Nature of the Angel Market Jeffrey Sohl PART II: VENTURE CAPITAL: GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES 3. Institutional Investment in Private Equity Sofia A. Johan 4. Venture Capital Financial Contracting: An Overview of the International Evidence Douglas Cumming PART III: VENTURE CAPITAL: PERFORMANCE 5. Venture Capital Firms: A Human Capital Perspective Dirk De Clercq and Dimo Dimov 6. The Economic Impact of Venture Capital Annaleena Parhankangas 7. Venture Capitalists as Smart Investors Roger Sørheim PART IV: VENTURE CAPITAL: REGIONAL ASPECTS 8. The Geographic Organization of ‘Venture Capital’ and ‘Business Angels’ Sofia Avdeitchikova 9. Global Venture Capital ‘Hotspots’: Israel Gil Avnimelech and Shai Harel 10. Global Venture Capital ‘Hotspots’: China Haitian Lu and Yi Tan 11. Global Venture Capital ‘Hotspots’: Developing Countries David Lingelbach PART V: VENTURE CAPITAL: THE FUTURE 12. Venture Capital Research: The Road Ahead Hans Landström and Colin Mason Index

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Book SynopsisThe symbiosis that exists between entrepreneurship and law is of paramount importance in accommodating and advancing the freedom to innovate, as well as the need to prevent unfair and abusive activities. Seminal articles and essays reprinted in this collection examine several major subject areas of law associated with entrepreneurship, including intellectual property, restrictive covenants designed to protect proprietary information, business organizations, taxation, securities regulation and tort law. This collection presents issues implicated in both for-profit growth ventures and creative social enterprises. It also explores the roles of lawyers and trends in the education of law students to become professionals in fields ranging from valuable counselors to entrepreneurs.Along with a new and original introduction by leading scholars, this essential single volume is an invaluable tool to researchers, academics and entrepreneurs.Trade Review‘Litan and Luppino perform a great service in creating a single volume that offers both the depth and breadth of “law and entrepreneurship” scholarship. Like other great anthologies, their book provides not only a ready reference but serves to define this burgeoning field.’ -- Karl Okamoto, Drexel University, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Robert E. Litan and Anthony J. Luppino PART I LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE START-UP VENTURE 1. Amelia S. Rinehart (2011), ‘Patents as Escalators’ 2. Donald J. Bruce and Tami Gurley-Calvez (2008), ‘Federal Tax Policy and Small Business’ 3. Daniel S. Goldberg (2002), ‘Choice of Entity for A Venture Capital Start-Up: The Myth of Incorporation’ 4. Alan Hyde (2011), ‘Should NonCompetes Be Enforced?’ 5. Eric J. Gouvin (2012), ‘Of Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Toward a Public Policy that Supports New Venture Formation’ PART II LAW AND THE GROWTH OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ENTERPRISES 6. Olufunmilayo B. Arewa (2006), ‘Securities Regulation of Private Offerings in the Cyberspace Era: Legal Translation, Advertising and Business Context’ 7. James C. Spindler (2006), ‘IPO Liability and Entrepreneurial Response’ 8. Gideon Parchomovsky and Alex Stein (2008), ‘Torts and Innovation’ 9. Frank B. Cross (2011), ‘Tort Law and the American Economy’ 10. Ronald J. Gilson (2010), ‘Locating Innovation: The Endogeneity of Technology, Organizational Structure, and Financial Contracting’ PART III INTERSECTIONS OF LAW AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 11. Robert A. Katz and Antony Page (2010), ‘The Role of Social Enterprise’ 12. John Tyler (2010), ‘Negating the Legal Problem of Having “Two Masters”: A Framework for L3C Fiduciary Duties and Accountability’ 13. Thomas Kelley (2009), ‘Law and Choice of Entity on the Social Enterprise Frontier’ 14. Cassady V. Brewer (2012), ‘A Novel Approach to Using LLCS for Quasi-Charitable Endeavors (A/K/A “Social Enterprise”)’ PART IV LAWYERS AS FACILITATORS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP 15. Marc C. Suchman and Mia L. Cahill (1996), ‘The Hired Gun as Facilitator: Lawyers and the Suppression of Business Disputes in Silicon Valley’ 16. Susan R. Jones (2007), ‘Supporting Urban Entrepreneurs: Law, Policy and the Role of Lawyers in Small Business Development’ 17. George W. Dent, Jr. (2009), ‘Business Lawyers as Enterprise Architects’ PART V EDUCATING ENTREPRENEURIAL LAWYERS 18. Anthony J. Luppino (2007), ‘Minding More than our Own Business: Educating Entrepreneurial Lawyers through Law School-Business School Collaborations’ 19. Eric J. Gouvin (2009), ‘Teaching Business Lawyering in Law Schools: A Candid Assessment of the Challenges and Some Suggestions for Moving Ahead’ 20. Robert R. Statchen (2011/2012), ‘Clinicians, Practitioners, and Scribes: Drafting Client Work Product in a Small Business Clinic’

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Book Synopsis'After more than twenty years in public office and ten years traveling the world for my Foundation, I've concluded that the best outcomes occur when a strong, effective private sector works together with an innovative, entrepreneurial government to promote the economy. I know that as you read this book, you ll gain invaluable insights about the type of government that will succeed in the twenty-first century.' - From the foreword by President William Jefferson Clinton Challenging the traditional view that entrepreneurship is exclusively a private-sector concern, Governpreneurship presents a compelling argument for increased focus on entrepreneurship in public sector organizations. The only book to date to focus specifically on government entrepreneurship, this innovative volume combines Robert D. Hisrich's vast theoretical knowledge with the practical experience of Amr Al-Dabbagh, who applied entrepreneurship in the Saudi public sector with excellent results. Featuring forewords by former US President Bill Clinton and former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, as well as four case studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of government entrepreneurship in action, this fascinating book breaks new ground in a rapidly growing field. In a time when government funds are being reduced and its services increasingly questioned, fostering an entrepreneurial spirit within the government becomes a vital concern. Although there is no ideal model for achieving government entrepreneurship, this volume outlines a number of innovative strategies designed to help public sector managers undertake their public mission while developing an entrepreneurial culture within their organization. The authors offer thorough and indispensible advice covering every aspect of government entrepreneurship, from framework to policy to funding and beyond. Finally, the book concludes with four case studies that explore successful government entrepreneurial undertakings in Ireland, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. Government officials and other leaders in the public sector will find this book an indispensible guide to establishing an entrepreneurial focus in their organizations. Professors and students working in entrepreneurship, public sector management, and other business-related fields will also have much to admire in this innovative addition to the literature.Trade ReviewI can't think of a more qualified scholar to tackle the difficult subject of ''governpreneurship'' than Bob Hisrich. His vast experience in and knowledge of entrepreneurship has enabled a thorough application of entrepreneurial principles to government organizations. This book should be recommended reading for everyone in government at every level. We can only hope that a new era of governpreneurship is launched with this useful and practical guide. --Thomas N. Duening, University of Colorado, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by President William Jefferson Clinton Foreword by His Excellency, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad Preface 1. Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector 2. The Government Entrepreneur 3. Formulating and Managing Policy Innovation 4. Locating and Fostering Innovation 5. Managing the Internal and External Politics 6. Developing the Plan and Building the Coalition 7. Funding the Venture Appendices: 1. The Irish Celtic Tiger 2. Singapore: The Lion City 3. Entrepreneurship in the Saudi Public Sector 4. HUG – Geneva University Hospital Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook brings together pioneering, original work on organisational entrepreneurship. It provides a broad coverage and rich agenda for future research and teaching on the entrepreneurship-organisation relationship.Organizational entrepreneurship represents an interdisciplinary field of research that relates organisation, entrepreneurship and innovation studies in new ways. This Handbook establishes the scope of this interdisciplinary domain, challenges our perception of relationships between organization(s) and entrepreneurship, and asks new questions central to our capacity to describe, analyze and understand organizational entrepreneurship. Providing a broad and rich set of examples of interdisciplinary research and bridging the fields of strategic management, organization studies, entrepreneurship, innovation, art and aesthetics, this important compendium will prove invaluable to graduate students and scholars in these fields. Contributors: H. Ahl, H.E. Aldrich, E. Barinaga, T. Beyes, P.L. Bylund, L. Devin, N.J. Foss, W.B. Gartner, P. Guillet de Monthoux, R.D. Hisrich, D. Hjorth, C. Jones, C. Kearney, P.G. Klein, A. Kovalainen, D.F. Kuratko, J. Lyngsie, M. Martinez, A.-M. Murtola, S. O'Donnell, S. Sarasvathy, D. Smallbone, B.M. Sorensen, C. Steyaert, E. Sundin, R. Swedberg, F. WelterTrade ReviewDaniel Hjorth is justifiably famous for thinking differently about those things ''we all know'', and this Handbook adds fuel to that fire. The Handbook reasserts the intellectual and practical primacy of organizational creation as the driving force of entrepreneurship. By getting some of the best minds in entrepreneurship to explore and speculate on the organizational aspects of entrepreneurship, this Handbook reframes and repositions entrepreneurship as the organizing trope for the postindustrial age. --- Jerome Katz, Saint Louis University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction: Entrepreneurship in Organisational Contexts Daniel Hjorth PART I: APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES 1. Entrepreneurship as Organisation Creation William B. Gartner 2. Schumpeter’s Theories of Organizational Entrepreneurship Richard Swedberg 3. Entrepreneurship and the Economics of the Firm Nicolai J. Foss, Peter G. Klein and Per L. Bylund 4. Institutional Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Friederike Welter and David Smallbone 5. Evolutionary Theory Martha Martinez and Howard E. Aldrich 6. Organizations, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Richard D. Hisrich and Claudine Kearney 7. Entrepreneurship, Crisis, Critique Campbell Jones and Anna-Maria Murtola 8. Gender, Organizations and Entrepreneurship Helene Ahl 9. Making the Multiple: Theorising Processes of Entrepreneurship and Organisation Chris Steyaert 10. Organizational Entrepreneurship: An Art of the Weak? Daniel Hjorth PART II: FIELDS OF RESEARCH, PRACTICES AND POLITICS 11. The Entrepreneurial Firm Saras Sarasvathy 12. Strategic Entrepreneurship: An Emerging Approach to Firm-level Entrepreneurship Nicolai J. Foss and Jacob Lyngsie 13. Corporate Entrepreneurship Donald F. Kuratko 14. Overcoming Inertia: The Social Question in Social Entrepreneurship Ester Barinaga 15. Entrepreneurship in Public Organizations Anne Kovalainen and Elisabeth Sundin 16. Collective Creativity: E-teams and E-teamwork Shannon O’Donnell and Lee Devin 17. Organizing Reality Machines: Artepreneurs and the New Aesthetic Enlightenment Pierre Guillet de Monthoux 18. Organizing the Entrepreneurial City Timon Beyes 19. Management as Farce: Entrepreneurial Subjectivity in the Creative Industries Bent Meier Sørensen 20. Moving and Being Moved: Ideas, Perspectives and 59 Theses on Entrepreneurial Leadership Daniel Hjorth and William B. Gartner References Index

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Book SynopsisThe very foundation of the economy is changing. Across the United States, primary and secondary sector industries are no longer as viable as they once were - because the particular businesses are no longer profitable, because the underlying resources are no longer as plentiful or desirable, or because human activity is not essential to various aspects of an industry's operations. As economies evolve from traditional industrial resources, such as mining and manufacturing, to 'new' resources, such as information and content, innovation and entrepreneurship are key. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies examines the role of law in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in communities whose economies are in transition. It contains a collection of works from different perspectives and tackles tough questions regarding policy and practice, including how support for entrepreneurship can be translated into policy. Additionally, this collection addresses more concrete questions of practical efficacy, including measures of how successful or unsuccessful legal efforts to incentivize entrepreneurship may be, through intellectual property law and otherwise, and what might define success to begin with. Expertly researched and widely accessible, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies will appeal especially to students and scholars of innovation, law, and entrepreneurship. Contributors: M.M. Carpenter, S. Ghosh, E.J. Gouvin, S.D. Jamar, A.L. Johnson, B. Krumm, P.H. Lee, M.J. Madison, L. Mtima, S.M. O'Connor, M. Risch, F.G. Snyder, E. Townsend GardTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Franklin G. Snyder 1. Introduction Megan M. Carpenter 2. State Legislative Efforts to Improve Access to Venture Capital Brian Krumm 3. Of Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Toward a Public Policy that Supports New Venture Formation Eric J. Gouvin 4. Transforming Professional Services to Build Regional Innovation Ecosystems Sean M. O’Connor 5. The Strategic Lawyer Shubha Ghosh 6. A Social Justice Perspective on Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Steven D. Jamar and Lateef Mtima 7. Contrasts in Innovation: Pittsburgh Then and Now Michael J. Madison 8. IP and Entrepreneurship in an Evolving Economy: A Case Study Michael Risch 9. The Role and Impact of Clinical Programs on Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Patricia H. Lee 10. The Rule of Law, Privatization, and the Promise of Transborder Licensing Andrea L. Johnson 11. The Making of the Durationator®: An Unexpected Journey into Entrepreneurship Elizabeth Townsend Gard Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the roles played by entrepreneurship and multinational enterprises in the development of the modern global world. Through a combination of new and previously published essays charting business developments from the nineteenth century onward, the author demonstrates how multinational corporations have driven globalization through the transfer of innovation and cultural values. The chapters include studies of global industries and major corporations, including Beiersdorf and Unilever, and explore economic and corporate development in specific countries, such as India, Iran and Turkey. Merging rich historical evidence with discussion of the current state of global business, this book reveals how examining entrepreneurial activity and multinational strategies deepen explanations of historical and global patterns of wealth and poverty. It offers compelling new perspectives on current debates about globalization from one of the most prominent scholars in the field of business history. This volume will appeal to students and professors of economics, entrepreneurship, international business and history as well as anyone with an interest in understanding the past, present and future of globalization.Trade ReviewHarvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones has long been a student of the history of multinational enterprise. He has taken a leadership role in the field. This volume reflects the extraordinary breadth of his historical research, spanning continents and industries. His focus is on the firm as an actor on the stage of the history of globalization. This book contains a selection of his unpublished and published articles. Of special interest is his updated previously unpublished 2006 talk that explores how firms and entrepreneurs fit into the scholarly debates on the Great Divergence between the West and the Rest. This is a splendid collection. --Mira Wilkins, Florida International UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Business Enterprises and the Making of the Modern World 2. Entrepreneurs, Firms, and Global Wealth since 1850 3. Globalization and Beauty: A Historical and Firm Perspective 4. US MNEs in British Manufacturing Before 1962 5. The Imperial Bank of Iran and Iranian Economic Development, 1890–1952 6. MNEs, Economic Development, and Social Change in Asia 7. Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914–90 8. Learning to Live with Governments: Unilever in India and Turkey, 1950–80 9. The End of Nationality? Global Firms and Borderless Worlds Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe field of entrepreneurship has long pondered the following question: Why, despite their high levels of motivation, effort and commitment, do so many entrepreneurs fail? This innovative volume tackles the complex question of entrepreneurial success, identifying the essential tools necessary for converting ideas into reality and offering concrete means for acquiring and strengthening those tools.Though entrepreneurial success or failure can be partly attributed to external considerations such as market fluctuations and competitor activity, Robert A. Baron argues that the individual entrepreneur is often crucial in determining whether an idea succeeds or fails. Using current, concrete data, the author demonstrates the critical importance of the entrepreneur's skills, knowledge and other personal resources to the outcome of his or her entrepreneurial undertakings. Written in a clear and vibrant style, this groundbreaking book offers both a detailed breakdown of the personal attributes that foster entrepreneurial success as well as helpful suggestions for achieving and enhancing those same attributes in one s own search for entrepreneurial excellence.Professors and students of entrepreneurship, as well as their peers in other innovation-based fields such as engineering and the sciences, will find this book an invaluable resource for both the study and practice of successful entrepreneurship.Contents: Preface 1. The Nature of Entrepreneurship-and Why Entrepreneurs Truly Matter 2. Motivation: Why Entrepreneurs Make the Journey 3. Human Cognition: The Internal Origins of Creativity, Innovation, and Ideas for the Possible 4. From Desire to Achievement: The Crucial Role of Self-Regulation 5. The Social Side of Entrepreneurship: Getting the Help You Need 6. The Personal Side of Entrepreneurial Excellence: Characteristics that Enhance Success 7. Making Decisions-and Avoiding Cognitive Traps 8. Managing Adversity: Dealing with Stress, learning from Our Mistakes, and Coping with Failure 9. Putting it All Together: A Model of the Highly Effective EntrepreneurTrade ReviewEnhancing Entrepreneurial Excellence is a fascinating and valuable treatise on how entrepreneurs achieve the transformation of an idea into a product that is successful in the marketplace. It is practical but well-grounded in the academic research. The book explains the tools that entrepreneurs need to be successful and displays the passion of the author, Robert Baron, to help more entrepreneurs become "engines of change" in order to improve human life. The book is a must read for all scholars of entrepreneurship and aspiring entrepreneurs. --Michael A. Hitt, Texas A&M UniversityAfter an insightful preface, Baron proceeds to reveal the nature and importance of entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial motivation; the role of human cognition in entrepreneurial endeavors; social aspects of entrepreneurship; decision making; dealing with adversity, and concludes with a model of the effective entrepreneur. Thoughtful, thought-provoking, analytically detailed, deftly written, organized and presented, Enhancing Entrepreneurial Excellence is an impressive work that is very highly recommended for personal, professional, and academic library contemporary business studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists. --The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface: Changing the World, One Idea at a Time 1. The Nature of Entrepreneurship—and Why Entrepreneurs Truly Matter 2. Motivation: Why Entrepreneurs Make the Journey 3. Human Cognition: The Internal Origins of Creativity, Innovation, and Ideas for the Possible 4. From Desire to Achievement: The Crucial Role of Self-Regulation 5. The Social Side of Entrepreneurship: Getting the Help You Need 6. The Personal Side of Entrepreneurial Excellence: Characteristics that Enhance Success 7. Making Effective Decisions—and Avoiding Cognitive Traps 8. Managing Adversity: Dealing with Stress, Learning from Our Mistakes, and Coping with Failure 9. Putting it All Together: A Model of the Highly Effective Entrepreneur Index

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Book Synopsis'After more than twenty years in public office and ten years traveling the world for my Foundation, I've concluded that the best outcomes occur when a strong, effective private sector works together with an innovative, entrepreneurial government to promote the economy. I know that as you read this book, you ll gain invaluable insights about the type of government that will succeed in the twenty-first century.' - From the foreword by President William Jefferson Clinton Challenging the traditional view that entrepreneurship is exclusively a private-sector concern, Governpreneurship presents a compelling argument for increased focus on entrepreneurship in public sector organizations. The only book to date to focus specifically on government entrepreneurship, this innovative volume combines Robert D. Hisrich's vast theoretical knowledge with the practical experience of Amr Al-Dabbagh, who applied entrepreneurship in the Saudi public sector with excellent results. Featuring forewords by former US President Bill Clinton and former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, as well as four case studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of government entrepreneurship in action, this fascinating book breaks new ground in a rapidly growing field. In a time when government funds are being reduced and its services increasingly questioned, fostering an entrepreneurial spirit within the government becomes a vital concern. Although there is no ideal model for achieving government entrepreneurship, this volume outlines a number of innovative strategies designed to help public sector managers undertake their public mission while developing an entrepreneurial culture within their organization. The authors offer thorough and indispensible advice covering every aspect of government entrepreneurship, from framework to policy to funding and beyond. Finally, the book concludes with four case studies that explore successful government entrepreneurial undertakings in Ireland, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. Government officials and other leaders in the public sector will find this book an indispensible guide to establishing an entrepreneurial focus in their organizations. Professors and students working in entrepreneurship, public sector management, and other business-related fields will also have much to admire in this innovative addition to the literature.Trade ReviewI can't think of a more qualified scholar to tackle the difficult subject of ''governpreneurship'' than Bob Hisrich. His vast experience in and knowledge of entrepreneurship has enabled a thorough application of entrepreneurial principles to government organizations. This book should be recommended reading for everyone in government at every level. We can only hope that a new era of governpreneurship is launched with this useful and practical guide. --Thomas N. Duening, University of Colorado, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by President William Jefferson Clinton Foreword by His Excellency, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad Preface 1. Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector 2. The Government Entrepreneur 3. Formulating and Managing Policy Innovation 4. Locating and Fostering Innovation 5. Managing the Internal and External Politics 6. Developing the Plan and Building the Coalition 7. Funding the Venture Appendices: 1. The Irish Celtic Tiger 2. Singapore: The Lion City 3. Entrepreneurship in the Saudi Public Sector 4. HUG – Geneva University Hospital Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is an important addition to the literature on International Entrepreneurship (IE). Edited by the founder of the McGill Conference series on IE and the hosts of the 14th annual conference, this collection challenges readers to push the boundaries of this emerging field and explore the implications of leadership, emerging economies, gender and family ownership for the internationalization of new ventures.'- Rod B. McNaughton, University of Auckland, New ZealandThe young field of international entrepreneurship is rapidly expanding in scope and complexity, as increasingly more companies across the world compete to gain a larger global market share and attract consumers both at home and abroad. This book, the fifth volume in the McGill International Entrepreneurship series, brings together 29 scholars and practitioners to explore the contemporary issues, evolving relations and dynamic forces that are shaping the new emerging entrepreneurial system in international markets. It examines entrepreneurial efforts and relations in many firms embedded in and constrained by different national and corporate cultures of their own and offers expert recommendations for further research, better managerial practice and more effective public policy approaches.The editors and contributors to this volume show how conventional theories of entrepreneurship and business do not fully address the challenges inherent in achieving and sustaining global competitiveness. Over the course of 11 research-based chapters, they detail rich frameworks and fresh solutions for navigating the complex and quickly evolving global business environment, providing insight into a number of current international entrepreneurship issues. These include high-growth and rapid internationalization, managerial leadership, born globals, the impact of networks, inter-organizational ties and knowledge intensity, and emerging markets regulations and requirements.Students and professors of international entrepreneurship and business and management will find this book to be a fresh resource. It will also interest managers and strategists of globally minded companies, as well as policymakers working in government and other international organizations.Contributors: S. Andersson, R. Ascúa, M.K. Baygy, B. Danko, U. Dornberger, A. Eghtesadi, H. Etemad, W. Gerstlberger, M.E. HajSamadi, D. Kabbara, H. Laurell, T.K. Madsen, T.A. Martin, T. Müllern, M.N.U. Nabi, W. Nowi ski, E.S. Rasmussen, A. Rialp, G. Rosenbaum, W. Ruda, P. Servais, G. Shirokova, T. Tsukanova, T. Vissak, I. Wictor, P.-C. Wu, X. Zhang, M. Zolfaghari, A. ZucchellaTrade ReviewEntrepreneurship provides a deep insight in the complex world of international new ventures in different cultural and institutional settings. Having conducted most of my research and teachings in this field, I am impressed by the quality and depth of this book. It is not only interesting from an academic perspective but also from a practitioner perspective as well. This book explains and synthesizes the most relevant topics that every person involved in international business and entrepreneurship should take into consideration. --Christian Keen, VP Global Commerce Strategy, Stratekey CanalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Emergence of International Entrepreneurship (IE) and its Agents – Selected Issues Hamid Etemad, Tage Koed Madsen, Erik S. Rasmussen and Per Servais PART I: INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP AND NETWORKS 1. Revisiting Aspects of Born Globals: Young Canadian SMEs Growing Rapidly and Becoming Born Globals Hamid Etemad and Pi-Chu Wu 2. Leadership and Organization in Born Globals Ingemar Wictor, Svante Andersson and Tomas Müllern 3. Social Networks and Inter-organizational Ties of Knowledge-Intensive Firms (KIFs) Diala Kabbara and Antonella Zucchella 4. The Process of Commercializing a Medical Technology Innovation for an INV through International Trade Fairs: Combining a Network with a Practice View Hélène Laurell PART II: INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EMERGING ECONOMIES 5. International Entrepreneurship from Emerging Economies: A Meta-analysis Meysam Zolfaghari, Alex Rialp and Witold Nowiński 6. Internationalization of SMEs from Transition Economies: Institutional Perspectives Galina Shirokova and Tatyana Tsukanova 7. Entrepreneurship and the Institutional Context: Dynamics of Development of the Locally Owned Generic Pharmaceutical Industry in Bangladesh Md. Noor Un Nabi and Utz Dornberger 8. The Role of Key Foreign Employees in Successful Development: Do We Need a Wider Research Scope for Internationalization Studies? Tiia Vissak and Xiaotian Zhang PART III: INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FAMILY, GENDER AND INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATIONS 9. The Role of Female- and Male-specific Traits in Entrepreneurial Activities Maryam Khaleghy Baygy, Mohamad Ehsan HajSamadi and Ali Eghtesadi 10. Toward an Understanding of How Entrepreneurs Access and Use Networks/Social Capital to Internationalize: A Gender Perspective Gitte Rosenbaum 11. Comparing Entrepreneurial Attributes and Internationalization Perceptions of Business Students in Germany Before and During the Economic Crisis Benjamin Danko, Walter Ruda, Thomas A. Martin, Rubén Ascúa and Wolfgang Gerstlberger 12. Conclusion: International Entrepreneurship – Learning Points and Implications Hamid Etemad, Tage Koed Madsen, Erik S. Rasmussen and Per Servais Index

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Book SynopsisIn this innovative book, Laura E. Huggins finds path breaking entrepreneurial solutions to difficult environmental challenges in some of the world's poorest areas.The approaches entrepreneurs are taking to these challenges involve establishing property rights and encouraging market exchange. From beehives to barbed wire, these tools are creating positive incentives and promoting both economic development and environmental improvements. The case studies are from the developing world and reveal where the biggest victories for less poverty and more conservation can be won. The pursuit begins by learning from local people solving local problems.Environmental Entrepreneurship encourages a broad audience to consider secure property rights and free markets as key ingredients to moving out of poverty and improving environmental quality at the same time. It will appeal to academics and students of environmental studies, environmental economics, environmental policy, as well as international development and business. Entrepreneurs and environmental groups such as The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, and The World Resources Institute will also find a wealth of invaluable information in this book.Contents: 1. Markets Meet the Environment in Unexpected Places 2. Saving Wildlife in Kenya and Sub-Sahran Africa with Shawn Regan and Terry Anderson 3. Fencing Fisheries in Namibia and Beyond 4. Ecosystems at Your Service in South America 5. The Thirsty Dragon 6. Un-American Indian Reservations and Resource Management with Terry Anderson IndexTrade Review‘Presenting five case studies in developing countries and in the US, [the book] reveals how entrepreneurs are finding innovative solutions in order to improve local economies and environmental quality. Laura Huggins' book is well written and well researched, drawing on a significant variety of sources. This book will be valuable to scholars, students, policymakers, activists and citizens in general, and provides excellent insights for those involved in public policy, community development and economic development in the context of sustainability.’ -- Mariza Almeida, Science & Public Policy‘An impressive work of original scholarship (Laura E. Huggins is a Research Fellow at PERC and the Hoover Institutions at Stanford University), Environmental Entrepreneurship: Markets Meet the Environment in Unexpected Places is deftly written and will prove of immense interest to both entrepreneurs and corporate executives, as well as environmentalists and conservationists. . . It is important and very strongly recommended for academic library reference collections.’ -- Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Markets Meet the Environment in Unexpected Places 2. Saving Wildlife in Kenya and Sub-Sahran Africa with Shawn Regan and Terry Anderson 3. Fencing Fisheries in Namibia and Beyond 4. Ecosystems at Your Service in South America 5. The Thirsty Dragon 6. Un-American Indian Reservations and Resource Management with Terry Anderson Index

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Book SynopsisAlthough competitiveness is typically associated with firms, they are not the only organizational body whose performance is dependent upon competitiveness. This poignant insightful book focuses on how the varied economic performance of cities and regions, both within nations as well as across nations, during the era of the Great Recession also highlights the need for competitiveness.Competitive cities and regions enjoy a superior economic performance, while their less competitive counterparts experience poorer economic growth and increasing unemployment.Using leading frameworks, this study provides applications and case studies about what shapes the competitiveness of places in an international context. Specific policies that enhance local competitiveness are identified and analyzed.Scholars of regional economics, urban economics, urban planning and public policy as well as policymakers will find plenty of invaluable information in this invigorating book.Contributors include: T. Andersson, R.D. Atkinson, D.B. Audretsch, S.M. Breznitz, D.P. Leyden, A.N. Link, G.A. McDermott, N. Ram, S. Shivakumar, D.S. Siegel, M.L. Walshok, C.W. Wessner, D.A. WolfeTrade ReviewAn impressive body of original and seminal academic scholarship, Creating Competitiveness is very strongly recommended for professional and academic library economic studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists. --The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Creating Competitiveness: Introduction and Overview David B. Audretsch and Mary Lindenstein Walshok 2. Civic Governance, Social Learning and the Strategic Management of City-Regions David A. Wolfe 3. Innovation in Cities and Innovation by Cities Robert D. Atkinson 4. The Strategic Recombination of Regional Innovative Capacities: Public–Private Institutions as Knowledge Bridges Gerald A. McDermott 5. Enhancing Economic Growth? University Technology Commercialization Shiri M. Breznitz and Neela Ram 6. Academic Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned for University Administrators and Policymakers Donald S. Siegel 7. Driving Regional Growth: The Growing Role of Policies to Promote Clusters Charles W. Wessner and Sujai Shivakumar 8. Evolving Technologies and Emerging Regions: Governance for Growth and Prosperity Thomas Andersson 9. Collective Entrepreneurship: The Strategic Management of Research Triangle Park Dennis P. Leyden and Albert N. Link 10. The Invention of San Diego’s Innovation Economy Mary Lindenstein Walshok and Abraham J. Shragge Index

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurs act in environments of great risk and high uncertainty, and as a result, failure is a common occurrence. For this volume, Professor Shepherd has made a judicious selection of published articles, which explore the antecedents to and potential outcomes of entrepreneurial failure. By understanding these causes and consequences, entrepreneurs may become better able to manage failure, to reduce its costs and to capitalize on its benefits.With an insightful original introduction by the editor, the book provides an authoritative guide to current scholarly debate in this topical area and lays a foundation for future study.Trade Review‘In the desert of success-inclined literature on entrepreneurship, this book is an oasis. . . The book is highly relevant for those interested in failure as a topic of research and as a general reference for entrepreneurship researchers at large. Every section with a few selected papers presents an area of research by itself. . . I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the volume and hope to keep digging back into it when I get my hands muddy with research on entrepreneurial failure.’ -- Raj K. Shankar, The Journal of EntrepreneurshipTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Dean A. Shepherd PART I ANTECEDENTS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL FAILURE A Initial Conditions 1. Mark Fichman and Daniel A. Levinthal (1991), ‘Honeymoons and the Liability of Adolescence: A New Perspective on Duration Dependence in Social and Organizational Relationships’ 2. Anand Swaminathan (1996), ‘Environmental Conditions at Founding and Organizational Mortality: A Trial-by-Fire Model’ 3. Steven W. Bradley, Howard Aldrich, Dean A. Shepherd and Johan Wiklund (2011), ‘Resources, Environmental Change, and Survival: Asymmetric Paths of Young Independent and Subsidiary Organizations’ B Managerial and Strategic 4. Stewart Thornhill and Raphael Amit (2003), ‘Learning About Failure: Bankruptcy, Firm Age, and the Resource-Based View’ 5. Dean A. Shepherd, Evan J. Douglas and Mark Shanley (2000), ‘New Venture Survival: Ignorance, External Shocks, and Risk Reduction Strategies’ 6. Mathew L.A. Hayward, Dean A. Shepherd and Dale Griffin (2006), ‘A Hubris Theory of Entrepreneurship’ 7. Johan Wiklund and Dean A. Shepherd (2011), ‘Where to From Here?, EO-as-Experimentation, Failure, and Distribution of Outcomes’ C Financial Predictors 8. Erkki K. Laitinen (1992), ‘Prediction of Failure of a Newly Founded Firm’ 9. Johan Wiklund, Ted Baker and Dean Shepherd (2010), ‘The Age-Effect of Financial Indicators as Buffers against the Liability of Newness’ D Evolutionary 10. Howard Aldrich and Ellen R. Auster (1986), ‘Even Dwarfs Started Small: Liabilities of Age and Size and Their Strategic Implications’ 11. Josef Brüderl and Rudolf Schüssler (1990), ‘Organizational Mortality: The Liabilities of Newness and Adolescence’ 12. Howard E. Aldrich and Martha Argelia Martinez (2001), ‘Many are Called, but Few are Chosen: An Evolutionary Perspective for the Study of Entrepreneurship’ PART II CONSEQUENCES OF ENTREPRENEURIAL FAILURE A Learning from Failure (General) 13. Rita Gunther McGrath (1999), ‘Falling Forward: Real Options Reasoning and Entrepreneurial Failure’ 14. Mark D. Cannon and Amy C. Edmondson (2005), ‘Failing to Learn and Learning to Fail (Intelligently): How Great Organizations Put Failure to Work to Innovate and Improve’ 15. Deniz Ucbasaran, Paul Westhead and Mike Wright (2009), ‘The Extent and Nature of Opportunity Identification by Experienced Entrepreneurs’ B Motivation to Try Again 16. Deniz Ucbasaran, Paul Westhead, Mike Wright and Manuel Flores (2010), ‘The Nature of Entrepreneurial Experience, Business Failure and Comparative Optimism’ 17. Ronald K. Mitchell, J. Robert Mitchell and J. Brock Smith (2008), ‘Inside Opportunity Formation: Enterprise Failure, Cognition, and the Creation of Opportunities’ 18. Ian J. Walsh and Jean M. Bartunek (2011), ‘Cheating the Fates: Organizational Foundings in the Wake of Demise’ C Consequences of Business Failure 19. Dean A. Shepherd (2003), ‘Learning from Business Failure: Propositions of Grief Recovery for the Self-Employed’ 20. Dean A. Shepherd (2004), ‘Educating Entrepreneurship Students About Emotion and Learning From Failure’ 21. Dean A. Shepherd (2009), ‘Grief Recovery from the Loss of a Family Business: A Multi- and Meso-Level Theory’ 22. Jason Cope (2011), ‘Entrepreneurial Learning from Failure: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis’ D Consequences of Project Failure 23. Dean A. Shepherd and Melissa S. Cardon (2009), ‘Negative Emotional Reactions to Project Failure and the Self-Compassion to Learn from the Experience’ 24. Dean A. Shepherd, Jeffrey G. Covin and Donald F. Kuratko (2009), ‘Project Failure from Corporate Entrepreneurship: Managing the Grief Process’ 25. Dean A. Shepherd, Holger Patzelt and Marcus Wolfe (2011), ‘Moving Forward from Project Failure: Negative Emotions, Affective Commitment, and Learning from the Experience’ 26. Andrew C. Corbett, Heidi M. Neck and Dawn R. DeTienne (2007), ‘How Corporate Entrepreneurs Learn from Fledgling Innovation Initiatives: Cognition and the Development of a Termination Script’ E Blame and Stigma 27. Robert I. Sutton and Anita L. Callahan (1987), ‘The Stigma of Bankruptcy: Spoiled Organizational Image and Its Management’ 28. Dean A. Shepherd and J. Michael Haynie (2011), ‘Venture Failure, Stigma, and Impression Management: A Self-Verification, Self-Determination View’ 29. Andrew L. Zacharakis, G. Dale Meyer and Julio DeCastro (1999), ‘Differing Perceptions of New Venture Failure: A Matched Exploratory Study of Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs’ 30. Jason Cope, Frank Cave and Sue Eccles (2004), ‘Attitudes of Venture Capital Investors towards Entrepreneurs with Previous Business Failure’ F Delaying Failure 31. Javier Gimeno, Timothy B. Folta, Arnold C. Cooper and Carolyn Y. Woo (1997), ‘Survival of the Fittest? Entrepreneurial Human Capital and the Persistence of Underperforming Firms’ 32. Dawn R. DeTienne, Dean A. Shepherd and Julio O. De Castro (2008), ‘The Fallacy of “Only the Strong Survive”: The Effects of Extrinsic Motivation on the Persistence Decisions for Under-Performing Firms’ 33. Dean A. Shepherd, Johan Wiklund and J. Michael Haynie (2009), ‘Moving Forward: Balancing the Financial and Emotional Costs of Business Failure’ G Culture 34. Seung-Hyun Lee, Mike W. Peng and Jay B. Barney (2007), ‘Bankruptcy Law and Entrepreneurship Development: A Real Options Perspective’ 35. Melissa S. Cardon, Christopher E. Stevens and D. Ryland Potter (2011), ‘Misfortunes or Mistakes? Cultural Sensemaking of Entrepreneurial Failure’ H Non-Failure Exit 36. Karl Wennberg, Johan Wiklund, Dawn R. DeTienne and Melissa S. Cardon (2010), ‘Reconceptualizing Entreprenuerial Exit: Divergent Exit Routes and their Drivers’

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Book SynopsisWhat are the secrets of a successful entrepreneur? When did the origins of enterprise occur? This important two-volume set addresses such questions by uniting historical case studies of entrepreneurial behaviour from 1200–2000. Key features of this collection include a thematic and chronological comparison of relevant studies as well as coverage of a range of industries, including the software industry. The editors have also selected papers which allow for an examination of a range of entrepreneurial backgrounds and personalities, including female entrepreneurs. This topical set will be of great use to both students and academics who will benefit from the ability to contrast case-studies of large-firms and their executives with small firm-start-ups and their founders.Trade Review‘This exciting collection, framed by an authoritative introduction, puts the intellectual excitement back into the study of entrepreneurship. We escape from the self-imposed straightjacket of high-tech start-ups to explore the role of entrepreneurship in multiple geographical settings over the last thousand years, as well as in a wide range of institutional forms. This volume is transformational.’ -- Geoffrey Jones, Harvard Business School, USTable of ContentsContents: Volume I: Themes Acknowledgements Introduction Mark Casson and Catherine Casson PART I LOCATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN ECONOMY: 1200–1700 1. Christopher Dyer (2005), ‘A New Middle Ages’ 2. Adrian R. Bell and Richard S. Dale (2011), ‘The Medieval Pilgrimage Business’ 3. R.A. Donkin (1958), ‘Cistercian Sheep-Farming and Wool-Sales in the Thirteenth Century’ 4. Thomas W. Blomquist (1971), ‘The Castracani Family of Thirteenth-Century Lucca’ 5. Iris Origo (1937 [1960]), ‘Money’ 6. Frederic C. Lane (1944 [1967]), ‘Old Wealth and New’ 7. S.D. Goitein (1967), ‘The World of Commerce and Finance: Part A: The Merchants and their Employees’ 8. Kathryn L. Reyerson (2002), ‘Introduction’ 9. Philippe Dollinger (1864 [1970]), ‘The Merchants’ 10. Oscar Gelderblom (2003), ‘The Governance of Early Modern Trade: The Case of Hans Thijs, 1556–1611’ 11. Wang Gungwu (1990), ‘Merchants Without Empire: The Hokkien Sojourning Communities’ PART II ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INDUSTRIALISING ECONOMIES: 1700–2000 A. Family Firms and Business Elites 12. Andrea Colli, Paloma Fernández Pérez and Mary B. Rose (2003), ‘National Determinants of Family Firm Development? Family Firms in Britain, Spain, and Italy in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries’ 13. David J. Jeremy (1984), ‘Anatomy of the British Business Elite, 1860–1980’ 14. Franco Amatori (2011), ‘Entrepreneurial Typologies in the History of Industrial Italy: Reconsiderations’ B. Technology and Innovation 15. Jonathan Hughes (1973), ‘Eli Whitney and American Technology’ 16. Christine MacLeod (1999), ‘Negotiating the Rewards of Invention: The Shop-Floor Inventor in Victorian Britain’ 17. Andre Millard (1990), ‘The Business of Innovation’ C. Marketing 18. Jennifer Tann (1978), ‘Marketing Methods in the International Steam Engine Market: The Case of Boulton and Watt’ 19. Andrew Popp (2007), ‘Building the Market: John Shaw of Wolverhampton and Commercial Travelling in Early Nineteenth-Century England’ 20. Charles Harvey and Jon Press (1986), ‘William Morris and the Marketing of Art’ PART III THE SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP A. Local Business Networks 21. Jon Stobart (2004), ‘Personal and Commercial Networks in an English Port: Chester in the Early Eighteenth Century’ 22. Philip Scranton (1993), ‘Build a Firm, Start Another: The Bromleys and Family Firm Entrepreneurship in the Philadelphia Region’ 23. Jacob M. Price (1967), ‘The Rise of Glasgow in the Chesapeake Tobacco Trade, 1707–1775’ B. Access to Finance 24. Simon Ville (1996), ‘Networks and Venture Capital in the Australasian Pastoral Sector before World War Two’ 25. Andrew Godley (1996), ‘Jewish Soft Loan Societies in New York and London and Immigrant Entrepreneurship, 1880–1914’ C. Religion and Ethnicity 26. Jacob M. Price (1986), ‘The Great Quaker Business Families of Eighteenth-Century London: The Rise and Fall of a Sectarian Patriciate’ 27. David J. Jeremy (1991), ‘The Enlightened Paternalist in Action: William Hesketh Lever at Port Sunlight Before 1914’ 28. Hazel Petrie (2006), ‘Maori Enterprise: Ships and Flour Mills’ D. Female Entrepreneurs 29. Hannah Barker (2006), ‘The “Public” Face of Female Enterprise’ 30. Alison C. Kay (2009), ‘Retailing Respectibility’ Volume II: Industry Case Studies Acknowledgements Introduction An Introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART IV INTER-INDUSTRY COMPARISONS A. Textiles and Clothing 1. Christine Jackson (2008), ‘Boom-Time Freaks or Heroic Industrial Pioneers? Clothing Entrepreneurs in Sixteenth- and Early Seventeenth-Century Berkshire’ 2. Philip Ollerenshaw (2006), ‘Innovation and Corporate Failure: Cyril Lord in UK Textiles, 1945–1968’ B. Metals and Manufacturing 3. M.W. Flinn (1959), ‘The Lloyds in the Early English Iron Industry’ 4. W.H.B. Court (1938), ‘Huguenot Capital in the Black Country Glass Trade’ 5. A.E. Musson (1975), ‘Joseph Whitworth and the Growth of Mass-Production Engineering’ 6. Per Boje (1993), ‘A Career Approach to Entrepreneurship: The Case of Thomas B. Thrige’ 7. David Nasaw (2006), ‘War and Riches, 1860–1865’ 8. John N. Ingham (1978), ‘Social Analysis of Iron and Steel Entrepreneurs: General Characteristics and a Pittsburgh Model’ 9. Mark Casson and Andrew Godley (2007), ‘Revisiting the Emergence of the Modern Business Enterprise: Entrepreneurship and the Singer Global Distribution System’ C. Food, Drink, Retailing and Household Goods 10. Hoh-Cheung and Lorna H. Mui (1967), ‘Andrew Melrose: Tea Dealer and Grocer of Edinburgh 1812–1833’ 11. Simon Phillips and Andrew Alexander (2005), ‘An Efficient Pursuit? Independent Shopkeeping in 1930s Britain’ D. Transport and Communications 12. Sheila Marriner and Francis E. Hyde (1967), ‘John Samuel Swire: the Man and the Family Business’ 13. Maurice W. Kirby (1993), ‘The Foundation of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, 1818–1825’ 14. Mark Casson (2009), ‘Business Strategies and their Effects’ 15. Maury Klein (1986), ‘Chess Player’ E. Computing and Information Technology 16. Leslie Berlin (2005), ‘Takeoff’ 17. David M. Hart (2005), ‘From “Ward of State” to “Revolutionary Without a Movement”: The Political Development of William C. Norris and Control Data Corporation, 1957–1986’ 18. Michael A. Cusumano (2002), ‘The Software Business: Lessons from Bill Gates and Microsoft’ F. Speculative Development: Agriculture, Land, Resources 19. R.H. Tawney (1958), ‘Cranfield in the City’ 20. Koji Yamamoto (2011), ‘Piety, Profit and Public Service in the Financial Revolution’ 21. William B. Fredericks (1989), ‘A Metropolitan Entrepreneur Par Excellence: Henry E. Huntingdon and the Growth of Southern California, 1898–1927’ G. Agriculture and Resources 22. Richard Blundel and Angela Tregear (2006), ‘From Artisans to “Factories”: The Interpenetration of Craft and Industry in English Cheese-Making, 1650–1950’ 23. Katrina Honeyman (1982), ‘The Sough Masters’ 24. W. Turrentine Jackson (1968), ‘The Scot Discovers the American West as a Field for Investment’ 25. Lisa Bud-Frierman, Andrew Godley and Judith Wale (2010), ‘Weetman Pearson in Mexico and the Emergence of a British Oil Major, 1901–1919’ 26. Carl E. Solberg (1982), ‘Entrepreneurship in Public Enterprise: General Enrique Mosconi and the Argentine Petroleum Industry’

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, entrepreneurs and SMEs have been forced to adapt to a rapidly changing, increasingly globalized world, an evolution that has had a profound impact on marketing strategies. This timely volume identifies the many new opportunities available to entrepreneurs and SMEs in the global marketplace, and offers tactical and strategic marketing approaches to help them succeed in the modern business world.The book provides solutions to current marketing challenges and leads the reader through the marketing process, supported with real-life examples. Discussions of hyper competition and the opportunities arising from information-communication technology offer a deeper understanding of modern consumers and ways to create added value through products, services and other entities. The authors stress the importance of an SME's web presence and internationalization, as well as innovation and branding processes. Additional key topics include the development of services and experiences with customer co-creation, value-based pricing using new market channels and adapted communication tools (including social media), and how these approaches can lead to increased customer engagement and improved long-term relationships.This comprehensive book will be a useful resource for both scholars and practitioners with an interest in entrepreneurship, marketing, and business and management.Contents: Preface Part I: Understanding Marketing for Entrepreneurs and SMEs and the Challenges they Face 1. An Understanding of Marketing for Entrepreneurs and SMEs 2. Value, Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty 3. Marketing Plan 4. The Trends and Challenges for SMEs Marketing in the 21st Century Part II: Understanding the Market and Consumers 5. Analyzing the Marketing Environment 6. Conducting Market Research and Forecasting Demand in SMEs 7. Consumer Purchase Behavior Part III: Developing an Approach to Strategic Marketing 8. Target Marketing: Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning 9. Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs to Market Diverse Entities 10. Innovation Process in SMEs 11. Branding in SMEs 12. Setting the Price in SMEs 13. Designing Marketing Channels in SMEs 14. Marketing Communications in SMEs IndexTrade ReviewA timely text, which presents key marketing concepts, frameworks, and tools in an easy-to-follow manner. The case vignettes, drawn from contemporary marketing practices of entrepreneurial companies around the world, provide nice illustrations of the issues discussed in the chapters. The book is an appropriate anchor text for courses in marketing, entrepreneurship, and small business management, and a great reference for practitioners. --Tatiana Manolova, Bentley UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Understanding Marketing for Entrepreneurs and SMEs and the Challenges they Face 1. An Understanding of Marketing for Entrepreneurs and SMEs 2. Value, Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty 3. Marketing Plan 4. The Trends and Challenges for SMEs Marketing in the 21st Century Part II: Understanding the Market and Consumers 5. Analyzing the Marketing Environment 6. Conducting Market Research and Forecasting Demand in SMEs 7. Consumer Purchase Behavior Part III: Developing an Approach to Strategic Marketing 8. Target Marketing: Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning 9. Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs to Market Diverse Entities 10. Innovation Process in SMEs 11. Branding in SMEs 12. Setting the Price in SMEs 13. Designing Marketing Channels in SMEs 14. Marketing Communications in SMEs Index

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Book SynopsisNecessity entrepreneurs are individuals in developing countries who start small enterprises out of necessity. While they range from street sellers to educated hopefuls with little access to formal employment, the one thing that unites them is the need to survive. This volume is the first-known compilation of theories contributed by international scholars who have worked together to establish a theory-based discourse on necessity entrepreneurship, microenterprise education and long-term economic development.An estimated one billion individuals in both developed and developing nations can be defined as necessity entrepreneurs; individuals who have no other viable option for licit income than to start a small, income-generating activity. However, unless these 'necessity entrepreneurs' have access to meaningful education, they will never realize the powerful, economic potential to impact the economic development of their respective nations. This volume is the foundation upon which the budding discipline of necessity entrepreneurship can be built.This book is an essential resource for policy makers, educators and academics interested in global economic development and sustainable business. Moreover, it will be an invaluable tool to those working in non-profit organizations and non-governmental organizations.Contributors: E. Balan-Vnuk, J. Brewer, M. Coffey, J.C. Dencker, M. Dissanyake, W.G. Dyer, S.W. Gibson, M. Gruber, J. Hatch, R.D. Hisrich, C. Kearney, W.A. Lindsay, A. O'ConnorTrade Review'This groundbreaking exploration of the concept of necessity entrepreneurship cuts to the heart of the culture wars with potential ramifications for public policy. Central to this volume is the question, 'What is culture?' The politically incorrect conclusion that some cultures are 'progress'-prone, while others may be 'progress'-resistant, should anoint new generations of educators to rise to this challenge. The dilemma is, how do we maintain respect for cultural diversity while at the same time, encouraging subsistent families and communities to become more self-sufficient? The answer to this question will determine, in large part, the direction of our welfare policies in the government as well as our philanthropy in the private sector.' --Hilaire Kallendorf, Texas A&M University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Lawrence E. Harrison Acknowledgements Introduction: Stephen W. Gibson and Jeremi B. Brewer 1. Defining and Classifying Necessity Entrepreneurs: A Review of the Literature Jeremi Brewer 2. Understanding and Helping the Necessity Entrepreneur Prosper Stephen W. Gibson 3. Towards an Improved Understanding of Knowledge Requirements in Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Investigation of Founder and Opportunity Characteristics Marc Gruber and John Dencker 4. Necessity Entrepreneurs: Transforming Illiterate Mothers into Businesswomen John Hatch 5. Toward a Hybrid of Integrated Non-financial Services and Lending Mark Coffey 6. Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies: Transformation, Barriers, and Infrastructure Claudine Kearney and Robert D. Hisrich 7. Entrepreneurial Intentions of Nascent Entrepreneurs Motivated Out of Necessity Wendy Lindsay 8. The Role of Family Capital in Necessity Entrepreneurship W. Gibb Dyer 9. Policy Analysis for Entrepreneurship Education in Necessity-based Contexts: A Sri Lankan Case Study Eva Blan-Vnuk, Manjula Dissanyake and Allan O’Connor Conclusion Jeremi Brewer Index

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Book SynopsisOne of the obstacles for understanding the phenomenon of entrepreneurship is the lack of integration of different assumptions, units and levels of analysis that are implicit in its many conceptualisations. This important book offers a pathway to integration by considering eight associated disciplines and theories, presenting an authoritative selection of the most significant published work on entrepreneurship from each perspective.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Motivation and Content – Héctor Rocha, David B. Audretsch and Julian Birkinshaw PART I ENTREPRENEURSHIP SAFARI: A PHENOMENON DRIVEN SEARCH FOR MEANING 1. Hector Rocha and Julian Birkinshaw (2007), ‘Entrepreneurship Safari: A Phenomenon-Driven Search for Meaning’ PART II ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS THE ENTREPRENEUR A Economics 2. Mark Casson (1982), ‘The Significance of the Entrepreneur’ 3. Frank H. Knight (1921), ‘Author’s Preface’ 4. Israel M. Kirzner (1997), ‘Entrepreneurial Discovery and the Competitive Market Process: An Austrian Approach’ B Psychology 5. Norris F. Krueger, Jr. (2003), ‘The Cognitive Psychology of Entrepreneurship’ PART III ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS INNOVATION A Economics 6. Joseph A. Schumpeter (1934), ‘The Fundamental Phenomenon of Economic Development’ B Evolutionary Economics 7. Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter (1982), ‘Overview and Motivation’ 8. Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter (2002), ‘Evolutionary Theorizing in Economics’ 9. Bengt-Äke Lundvall and Björn Johnson (1994), ‘The Learning Economy’ PART IV ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS ORGANISATION OR BUSINESS CREATION A Sociology 10. William B. Gartner (1989), ‘“Who Is An Entrepreneur?” Is the Wrong Question’ 11. Patricia H. Thornton (1999), ‘The Sociology of Entrepreneurship’ 12. Paul Reynolds, Niels Bosma, Erkko Autio, Steve Hunt, Natalie De Bono, Isabel Servais, Paloma Lopez-Garcia and Nancy Chin (2005), ‘Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Data Collection Design and Implementation 1998–2003’ 13. William B. Gartner, Nancy M. Carter and Paul D. Reynolds (2010), ‘Entrepreneurial Behavior: Firm Organizing Processes’ B Population Ecology 14. Michael T. Hannan and John Freeman (1977), ‘The Population Ecology of Organizations’ PART V ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS CORPORATE VENTURING 15. Julian Birkinshaw (1997), ‘Entrepreneurship in Multinational Corporations: The Characteristics of Subsidiary Initiatives’ 16. Robert A. Burgelman (1983), ‘A Process Model of Internal Corporate Venturing in the Diversified Major Firm’ 17. Gary Hamel (1999), ‘Bringing Silicon Valley Inside’ 18. Rosabeth Moss Kanter (1982), ‘The Middle Manager as Innovator’ PART VI ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS THE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISE (SME) A Economics and Small Business Economics 19. William A. Brock and David S. Evans (1989), ‘Small Business Economics’ 20. David B. Audretsch (2004), ‘Sustaining Innovation and Growth: Public Policy Support for Entrepreneurship’ PART VII ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS ENTRY A Industrial Economics 21. P.A. Geroski (1995), ‘What Do We Know About Entry?’ B Evolutionary Economics 22. Sidney G. Winter (1984), ‘Schumpeterian Competition in Alternative Technological Regimes’ PART VIII ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS CHURNING RATE (ENTRY MINUS CLOSURES) A Economics 23. Joseph A. Schumpeter (2005), ‘Development’ B Sociology 24. Paul D. Reynolds (1999), ‘Creative Destruction: Source or Symptom of Economic Growth?’ C Population Ecology 25. Paul D. Reynolds, Brenda Miller and Wilbur R. Maki (1995), ‘Explaining Regional Variation in Business Births and Deaths: U.S. 1976–88’ PART IX ENTREPRENEURSHIP POLICY 26. Magnus Henrekson and Dan Johansson (1999), ‘Institutional Effects on the Evolution of the Size Distribution of Firms’ 27. Brett Anitra Gilbert, David B. Audretsch and Patricia P. McDougall (2004), ‘The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Policy’ 28. Zoltan J. Acs and Laszlo Szerb (2007), ‘Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Public Policy’ 29. André van Stel, David J. Storey and A. Roy Thurik (2007), ‘The Effect of Business Regulations on Nascent and Young Business Entrepreneurship’

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Book SynopsisDuring the previous decade, the multi-disciplinary field of family business has advanced significantly in terms of advances in theory, development of sophisticated empirical instruments, systematic measurement of family business activity, use of alternative research methodologies and deployment of robust tools of analysis. This second edition of the Handbook of Research on Family Business presents important research and conceptual developments across a broad range of topics. The contributors - notable researchers in the field - explore the frontiers of knowledge in family business entrepreneurship and stimulate critical thinking, enriching the repository of theoretical frameworks and methodologies.The Handbook takes a systematic and rigorous approach by providing in-depth insights into the dynamics of family business, its context and the significant role of stakeholders. Ultimately, this scholarly compendium of extant family business papers is an invaluable resource for researchers, educators, family business consultants, family business owner-managers and students.Contributors include: D. Arijs, B. Arosa, P. Bachiller, S. Ben-Mahmoud-Jouini, A. Blombäck, I.C. Botero, L. Cabeza-García, J.L. Calvo González, D. Caspersz, S. Chang, J. Chrisman, G. Corbetta, L.-P. Dana, S.M. Danes, A. Dawson, B. Debicki, F. di Donato, E.L. Gimenez, M.-C. Giorgino, L. Gnan, S. Gómez-Ansón, A. Gómez Vieites, T. Goto, V. Gupta, E. Hadjielias, E. Hamilton, C. Howorth, T. Ikäheimonen, M. Ikävalko, T. Iturralde, J. Kansikas, F. Kellermanns, A. Kirmanen, A. Koeberle-Schmid, R. Labaki, I. Le Breton-Miller, J. Lee, N. Levenburg, C. Lindow, S. Litchfield, M.S. Macchione Saes, A. Maseda, C. Matherne, N. Michael-Tsabari, S. Mignon, D. Miller, A. Minichilli, F. Mizumoto, D. Montemerlo, J. Negreira, F. Negreira del Río, M. Nordqvist, J.A. Novo-Peteiro, S. Paternostro, A. Pena-López, J.A. Novo Peteiro, T. Pihkala, D. Pittino, M. Sacristán-Navarro, J.M. Sánchez-Santos, P. Sharma, K.X. Smyrnios, L. Songini, K. Stafford, E. Su, R. Tiscini, G. Valentini, F. Visintin, R.K. Zachary, V. ZhengTrade Review’This is a very business-like book in its approach. It has an impressive global reach in its authorship, focal areas and use of evidence; it hits all the major practical challenges of family firms in a spirit that is fresh and current; and it deals with the cutting edge themes and issues that are uppermost in the minds of owners, executives, advisors and researchers in the field.’ -- Nigel Nicholson, London Business School, author, Managing the Human Animal, Family Wars, and The 'I' of LeadershipAcclaim for the first edition: -- ’The authors have taken a lot of pain in putting this handbook together. As the name indicates, this is an excellent handbook for researchers.’– Global Business ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Trends and Developments in Family Business Research Kosmas X. Smyrnios, Panikkos Z. Poutziouris and Sanjay Goel PART I: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FAMILY BUSINESS RESEARCH 1. Family Business Research in the New Millennium: An Assessment of Individual and Institutional Productivity, 2001–2009 Curtis F. Matherne III, Bart J. Debicki, Franz W. Kellermanns and James J. Chrisman 2. Filling the Institutional Void: The Social Behavior and Performance of Family versus Non-Family Technology Firms in Emerging Markets Danny Miller, Jangwoo Lee, Sooduck Chang and Isabelle Le Breton-Miller PART II: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 3. The Effects of Family Involvement and Corporate Governance Practices on Earnings Quality of Listed Companies Riccardo Tiscini and Francesca di Donato 4. Analysis of Social Performance and Board of Directors in Family Firms: Evidence from Quoted Italian Companies Patricia Bachiller, Maria-Cleofe Giorgino and Sergio Paternostro 5. Board of Directors and Generational Effect in Spanish Non-listed Family Firms Blanca Arosa, Txomin Iturralde and Amaia Maseda PART III: FAMILY GOVERNANCE 6. Family Governance Bodies: A Conceptual Typology Alexander Koeberle-Schmid and Donella Caspersz 7. Using the Configuration Approach to Understand the Reasons for and Consequences of Varied Family Involvement in Business Pramodita Sharma and Mattias Nordqvist 8. Other Large Shareholders in Family Firms: Do they Monitor? María Sacristán-Navarro, Silvia Gómez-Ansón and Laura Cabeza-García 9. The Evolution of the Family Business Board: A Case Study Tuuli Ikäheimonen, Timo Pihkala and Markku Ikävalko PART IV: SOCIAL CAPITAL 10. The Singularities of Social Capital in Family Business: An Overview Atilano Pena-López, José Manuel Sánchez-Santos and José Antonio Novo 11. Strategy in Family Businesses: The Analysis of Human Capital and Social Capital Fabio Matuoka Mizumoto and Maria Sylvia Macchione Saes 12. Towards a Comprehensive Model of Sustainable Family Firm Performance Sihem Ben Mahmoud-Jouini, Alain Bloch and Sophie Mignon 13. Network Capital and the Rise of Chinese Banks in Hong Kong: A Case Study on the Bank of East Asia Limited Victor Zheng PART V: WOMEN IN FAMILY BUSINESS 14. The Determinants of Women’s Involvement in Top Management Teams: Opportunities or Obstacles for Family-Controlled Firms? Daniela Montemerlo, Alessandro Minichilli and Guido Corbetta 15. Women and the Glass Ceiling: The Role of Professionalization in Family SMEs Luca Gnan and Lucrezia Songini 16. Women in Family Business: Three Generations of Research Vipin Gupta and Nancy M. Levenburg PART VI : LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN FAMILY FIRMS 17. Exploring Human Resource Management in Family Firms: A Summary of What We Know and Ideas for Future Development Isabel C. Botero and Shanan R. Litchfield 18. The Adoption of High-Performance Work Systems in Family versus Non-Family SMEs: The Moderating Effect of Organizational Size Daniel Pittino and Francesca Visintin 19. Measuring and Comparing Leadership Styles of Male and Female Chief Executive Officers in Businesses with a Varying Family Intensity Diane Arijs PART VII: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 20. Entrepreneurial Learning in the Family Management Group: A Social Organizational Learning Perspective Elias Hadjielias, Eleanor Hamilton and Carole Howorth 21. Strategy Formulation in Family Businesses: A Review and Research Agenda Corinna M. Lindow 22. The Impact of Knowledge Sharing on the Growth of Family Businesses in China: The Role of Chinese Culture Emma Su PART VIII: FAMILY BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY 23. Extensions of the Sustainable Family Business Theory: Operationalization and Application Ramona Kay Zachary, Sharon M. Danes and Kathryn Stafford 24. Secrets of Family Business Longevity in Japan from the Social Capital Perspective Toshio Goto 25. The Push–Pull of Indigenous Sámi Family Reindeer Herding Enterprises: A Metaphor for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Léo-Paul Dana and Kosmas X. Smyrnios PART IX: FAMILY ENTERPRISES FROM A MACROECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE 26. Small Family Business Contributions to the Economy: An Enterprise Population Level Study Antti Kirmanen and Juha Kansikas 27. The Microeconomics of Family Business Eduardo L. Giménez and José Antonio Novo PART X: BROAD-BASED ISSUES IN FAMILY FIRMS 28. Reputational Capital in Family Firms: Understanding Uniqueness from the Stakeholder Point of View Anna Blombäck and Isabel C. Botero 29. A Study of Innovation Activities and the Role Played by Ownership Structure in Spanish Industrial Companies Álvaro Gómez Vieites, Francisco Negreira del Río, Jesús Negreira del Río and José Luis Calvo González 30. Acquisition and Diversification Behaviour in Large Family Firms Alexandra Dawson and Giovanni Valentini 31. Emotional Dimensions within the Family Business: Towards a Conceptualization Rania Labaki, Nava Michael-Tsabari and Ramona Kay Zachary Index

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Book Synopsis'Of course, entrepreneurship can be taught, and this books shows how. Using scholarly research as the foundation, the authors have crafted a set of practices to foster entrepreneurial thinking that should be incorporated in all courses across the entire curriculum.'- Tina Seelig, Stanford University, US'Practice makes perfect and Babson professors Neck, Greene and Brush lead the way for global management education s thirst for excellence in entrepreneurship education. Teaching Entrepreneurship is an excellent read and detailed guide for creating a strong program that inspires innovation and entrepreneurial strategies for business academics and practitioners.'- John Fernandes, President and Chief Executive Officer, AACSB International'Teaching Entrepreneurship further validates how thoroughly Heidi, Patricia, and Candida understand the future of this incredibly vital field. The idea that aspiring entrepreneurs and their professors should be instructed in a method that increases their emotional intelligence and their business acumen is extraordinary. This is the book that the faculty at Paul Quinn College and I have been waiting for. That applause you hear in the background is our current and future students and the lives they will change through this version of entrepreneurship.'- Michael J. Sorrell, President, Paul Quinn College, USTeaching Entrepreneurship moves entrepreneurship education from the traditional process view to a practice-based approach and advocates teaching entrepreneurship using a portfolio of practices, which includes play, empathy, creation, experimentation, and reflection. Together these practices help students develop the competency to think and act entrepreneurially in order to create, find, and exploit opportunities of all kinds in a continuously changing and uncertain world.Divided into two parts, the book is written for those educators who want their students to develop a bias for action and who are willing to explore new approaches in their own classrooms. A set of 42 exercises with detailed teaching notes is also included to help educators effectively teach the practices in their curriculum.Entrepreneurship educators will find a great deal of useful knowledge in this volume, which provides relevant, targeted exercises for immediate application in the classroom.Contents: 1. Teaching Entrepreneurship as a Method that Requires Practice The Practices of Entrepreneurship Education: The Theory 2. The Practice of Play 3. The Practice of Empathy 4. The Practice of Creation 5. The Practice of Experimentation 6. The Practice of Reflection The Practices of Entrepreneurship Education: The Application 7. Exercises to Practice Play 8. Exercises to Practice Empathy 9. Exercises to Practice Creation 10. Exercises to Practice Experimentation 11. Exercises to Practice Reflection 12. A Final Note: The Practices Support Accreditation IndexTrade Review'Teaching entrepreneurship is really a challenge to educators around the world. Although much has been written about this topic, we are still searching for new methods and practical tools. This book is an important contribution to this issue, and I am sure that it will help educators to improve their classes and to engage their students.' --Tales Andreassi, FGV-EAESP, São Paulo, Brazil'The arguments presented in this book will undoubtedly contribute significantly to increasing the legitimacy of entrepreneurship education as a practice-based method. This is partly due to the renowned reputations of the three authors, but more so because the contents speak so clearly to various forms of experiential education common within our field of practice. The care taken to assemble these arguments should be matched by the reader's deep consideration of how these splendid ideas can be applied by every individual entrepreneurship educator. Every dedicated educator will benefit from this book.' --Colin Jones, University of Tasmania, Australia'This book, written by experienced teachers of entrepreneurship in lucid language, becomes an authoritative sourcebook for learning entrepreneurship with a set of useful exercises to practice. It can be recommended for graduate programmes of entrepreneurship and science and technology studies.' --Science and Public PolicyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Teaching Entrepreneurship as a Method that Requires Practice The Practices of Entrepreneurship Education: The Theory 2. The Practice of Play 3. The Practice of Empathy 4. The Practice of Creation 5. The Practice of Experimentation 6. The Practice of Reflection The Practices of Entrepreneurship Education: The Application 7. Exercises to Practice Play 8. Exercises to Practice Empathy 9. Exercises to Practice Creation 10. Exercises to Practice Experimentation 11. Exercises to Practice Reflection 12. A Final Note: The Practices Support Accreditation Index

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Book SynopsisCompetition to publish in the top journals is fierce. This book provides entrepreneurship researchers with relevant material and insights to support them in their efforts to publish their research in the most prestigious entrepreneurship outlets.This essential guide to publishing in entrepreneurship brings together a wealth of contributors, all of whom have published in the leading entrepreneurship journals. Based on their experiences as researchers and editors, they bring useful hands-on advice and insight into the research publication process.Both fledgling and experienced entrepreneurship faculty members will find this an essential resource as they strive towards publication in A-ranked entrepreneurship or management journals.Trade Review‘This book should be required for all doctoral students studying entrepreneurship, and it will be very helpful to junior faculty in entrepreneurship and those transitioning to the field as well. Valuable insights are provided for publishing various types of articles (for example, literature reviews, qualitative research, cases, and so on) in top journals focusing on entrepreneurship, general management, and related disciplines.’ -- Gary Castrogiovanni, Florida Atlantic University, US‘The wisdom and guidance provided by this stellar group of authors will be invaluable to scholars, especially those seeking to publish entrepreneurship research in top journals. The diversity of content is also exciting; for example, the inclusion of publication ethics and how to publish cases. Hopefully, this will become a much-used resource and help to reduce current high desk rejection rates.’ -- D. Ray Bagby, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice‘This book fills a critical need in the field. It is co-edited by two highly respected and accomplished entrepreneurship scholars, and the chapters are prepared by seasoned authors who provide the knowledge of how to publish research in the top entrepreneurship journals. Publication in these journals has become highly competitive, with only a small percentage of the submitted manuscripts accepted. As such, this is a highly valuable treatise for entrepreneurship scholars and PhD students. It should be required reading for all entrepreneurship researchers.’ -- Michael A. Hitt, Texas A&M University, US‘Life would have been so much easier had I had the benefit of this terrific book. It provides concrete and actionable advice on all aspects of publishing in the field of entrepreneurship, and indeed other domains of management. It counsels young researchers on how to develop and formulate research questions, how to integrate them into the existing literature and to highlight their contribution, and how to build and argue sound hypotheses. It provides insight and guidance for conducting both quantitative and qualitative research. It even shows which journals might be most useful for scholars aiming to “up their game”. There is no question that the sound advice given here by Audretsch, Corbett, Fayolle, Honig, Wright and other stars in the field will focus readers on the essentials so vital in today’s highly competitive and ever more exacting publishing environment.’ -- From the foreword by Danny Miller‘Throughout its 14 chapters, How to Get Published in the Best Entrepreneurship Journals addresses various aspects of academic publishing and provides entrepreneurship scholars with valuable insights into publishing through the top-level entrepreneurship outlets. Drawing on the wisdom and advice of well-respected entrepreneurship scholars, the book serves both as an essential guide for PhDstudents and as a valuable resource for established scholars.’ -- Pekka Stenholm, International Small Business JournalTable of ContentsContents: 1. Thinking and Writing for Scholarly Publication in Entrepreneurship Alain Fayolle 2. Getting Published in Entrepreneurship Journals Mike Wright 3. The Review Process Mike Wright 4. Getting Published – and Cited in Entrepreneurship: Reflections on Ten Papers Per Davidsson 5. From Idea to Publication: Managing the Research Process Robert Blackburn and Friederike Welter 6. Doing a Research Literature Review Hermann Frank and Isabella Hatak 7. Ethics and Publishing in Entrepreneurship Research Benson Honig 8. Moving from the Periphery to the Inner Circle: Getting Published from your Thesis Sally Jones and Helle Neergaard 9. Do European Scholars have Specific Problems to get Published in Anglo-Saxon Journals? Dimo Dimov 10. How to Publish Qualitative Entrepreneurship Research in Top Journals Nicole Coviello 11. Laying the Foundations for Asia Focused Research Through Qualitative Research David Ahlstrom and Garry Bruton 12. Publishing Cases in Entrepreneurship Journals Franz Lohrke, Melissa Baucus and Charles Carson 13. Getting Published in Entrepreneurship Policy David Audretsch 14. Positioning Entrepreneurship Research for General Management Journals Andrew Corbett

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Book SynopsisThis collection of articles by an internationally recognized team of authors is a welcome addition to the literature on firm growth. The authors, singly and together, have previously made important contributions with regard to frameworks for understanding growth, as well as cutting-edge empirical research on the actual growth process. In this volume, the authors bring previous research up-to-date, providing a critical look at what has been published in the last decade and offering new theoretically informed insights in how and why firms grow.'- Howard Aldrich, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USThis insightful volume presents a collection of innovative works by two of the leading researchers of firm growth.The studies extend previous research by providing stronger theoretical underpinnings and using longitudinal databases that can separate in time the firms' growth from its presumed causes. They also break new ground by examining different modes of growth, such as sales growth vs. employment growth, and organic growth vs. acquisition-based expansion. Further, the studies investigate the drivers of firm growth and take a critical look at the effects, such as under what circumstances high growth is associated with high profitability.The issue of how firm growth is achieved and managed, and what consequences it has for different stakeholders is both theoretically interesting and practically important. The book will strongly appeal to academics of entrepreneurship, small business management and strategy.Contributors: L. Achtenhagen, G.N. Chandler, P. Davidsson, F. Delmar, J. Fitzsimmons, S. Girma, A. Lockett, A. McKelvie, L. Naldi, H. Patzelt, D.A. Shepherd, P. Steffens, J. WiklundTrade Review‘This collection of articles by an internationally recognized team of authors is a welcome addition to the literature on firm growth. The authors, singly and together, have previously made important contributions with regard to frameworks for understanding growth, as well as cutting-edge empirical research on the actual growth process. In this volume, the authors bring previous research up-to-date, providing a critical look at what has been published in the last decade and offering new theoretically informed insights in how and why firms grow.’ -- Howard Aldrich, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Per Davidsson and Johan Wiklund PART I: EXPLAINING WHY AND HOW MUCH FIRMS GROW 1. Building an Integrative Model of Small Business Growth Johan Wiklund, Holger Patzelt and Dean A. Shepherd 2. Aspiring for, and Achieving Growth: The Moderating Role of Resources and Opportunities Johan Wiklund and Dean A. Shepherd 3. The Effect of Small Business Managers’ Growth Motivation on Firm Growth: A Longitudinal Study Frédéric Delmar and Johan Wiklund PART II: CHANGING THE FIRM GROWTH RESEARCH AGENDA 4. Are We Comparing Apples with Apples or Apples with Oranges? Appropriateness of Knowledge Accumulation Across Growth Studies Dean A. Shepherd and Johan Wiklund 5. Advancing Firm Growth Research: A Focus on Growth Mode Instead of Growth Rate Alexander McKelvie and Johan Wiklund 6. Towards an Integrative Framework for Future Research on Small Firm Growth Per Davidsson, Leona Achtenhagen and Lucia Naldi PART III: A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE GROWTH–PROFIT RELATIONSHIP 7. Growing Profitable or Growing from Profits: Putting the Horse in Front of the Cart? Per Davidsson, Paul Steffens and Jason Fitzsimmons 8. Performance Configurations Over Time: Implications for Growth-and Profit-oriented Strategies Paul Steffens, Per Davidsson and Jason Fitzsimmons PART IV: THEORY-DRIVEN RESEARCH ON SPECIFIC FORMS OF GROWTH 9. Asset Specificity and Behavioral Uncertainty as Moderators of the Sales Growth–Employment Growth Relationship in Emerging Ventures Gaylen N. Chandler, Alexander McKelvie and Per Davidsson 10. Organic and Acquisitive Growth: Re‐examining, Testing and Extending Penrose’s Growth Theory Andy Lockett, Johan Wiklund, Per Davidsson and Sourafel Girma Index

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Book SynopsisThe field of entrepreneurship has long pondered the following question: Why, despite their high levels of motivation, effort and commitment, do so many entrepreneurs fail? This innovative volume tackles the complex question of entrepreneurial success, identifying the essential tools necessary for converting ideas into reality and offering concrete means for acquiring and strengthening those tools.Though entrepreneurial success or failure can be partly attributed to external considerations such as market fluctuations and competitor activity, Robert A. Baron argues that the individual entrepreneur is often crucial in determining whether an idea succeeds or fails. Using current, concrete data, the author demonstrates the critical importance of the entrepreneur's skills, knowledge and other personal resources to the outcome of his or her entrepreneurial undertakings. Written in a clear and vibrant style, this groundbreaking book offers both a detailed breakdown of the personal attributes that foster entrepreneurial success as well as helpful suggestions for achieving and enhancing those same attributes in one s own search for entrepreneurial excellence.Professors and students of entrepreneurship, as well as their peers in other innovation-based fields such as engineering and the sciences, will find this book an invaluable resource for both the study and practice of successful entrepreneurship.Contents: Preface 1. The Nature of Entrepreneurship-and Why Entrepreneurs Truly Matter 2. Motivation: Why Entrepreneurs Make the Journey 3. Human Cognition: The Internal Origins of Creativity, Innovation, and Ideas for the Possible 4. From Desire to Achievement: The Crucial Role of Self-Regulation 5. The Social Side of Entrepreneurship: Getting the Help You Need 6. The Personal Side of Entrepreneurial Excellence: Characteristics that Enhance Success 7. Making Decisions-and Avoiding Cognitive Traps 8. Managing Adversity: Dealing with Stress, learning from Our Mistakes, and Coping with Failure 9. Putting it All Together: A Model of the Highly Effective EntrepreneurTrade ReviewEnhancing Entrepreneurial Excellence is a fascinating and valuable treatise on how entrepreneurs achieve the transformation of an idea into a product that is successful in the marketplace. It is practical but well-grounded in the academic research. The book explains the tools that entrepreneurs need to be successful and displays the passion of the author, Robert Baron, to help more entrepreneurs become "engines of change" in order to improve human life. The book is a must read for all scholars of entrepreneurship and aspiring entrepreneurs. --Michael A. Hitt, Texas A&M UniversityAfter an insightful preface, Baron proceeds to reveal the nature and importance of entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial motivation; the role of human cognition in entrepreneurial endeavors; social aspects of entrepreneurship; decision making; dealing with adversity, and concludes with a model of the effective entrepreneur. Thoughtful, thought-provoking, analytically detailed, deftly written, organized and presented, Enhancing Entrepreneurial Excellence is an impressive work that is very highly recommended for personal, professional, and academic library contemporary business studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists. --The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface: Changing the World, One Idea at a Time 1. The Nature of Entrepreneurship—and Why Entrepreneurs Truly Matter 2. Motivation: Why Entrepreneurs Make the Journey 3. Human Cognition: The Internal Origins of Creativity, Innovation, and Ideas for the Possible 4. From Desire to Achievement: The Crucial Role of Self-Regulation 5. The Social Side of Entrepreneurship: Getting the Help You Need 6. The Personal Side of Entrepreneurial Excellence: Characteristics that Enhance Success 7. Making Effective Decisions—and Avoiding Cognitive Traps 8. Managing Adversity: Dealing with Stress, Learning from Our Mistakes, and Coping with Failure 9. Putting it All Together: A Model of the Highly Effective Entrepreneur Index

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Book SynopsisWomen's Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century: An International Multi-Level Research Analysis is the fourth in the series of books produced in partnership with the Diana International Research Network. The volume takes a multi-dimensional approach to the central theme of gender and entrepreneurship today and in the future.The book takes a holistic approach to exploring, via empirical and theoretical lenses, why women's involvement in venture creation matters. It offers a contemporary and diverse range of topics, written by leading scholars, that builds on a tradition of previous Diana volumes. The chapters span a wide range of countries, methodologies, and levels of analysis, all designed to contribute to advancing understanding of women and their engagement with entrepreneurial endeavors.With its broad span of geographic relevance and research driven by empirical data, this book will prove an essential guide for academics, students and researchers in the field, as well as policymakers and practitioners.Contributors: C.G. Brush, J. Byrne, S. Chasserio, S. Coleman, J. Courvisanos, A. de Bruin, M. Dlouhá, T. Esnard, S. Fattoum, H. Frederick, J. Gabrielsson, E.J.Gatewood, R.T. Harrison, C. Henry, K. Ibata-Arens, M. Jomaraty, N. Jurik, A. K í ková, T. Lebègue, C.M. Leitch, K.V. Lewis, Å.L. Dahlstrand, E. Lisowska, D. Mo nik, C. Nguyen, H. Nguyen, D. Politis, C. Poroli, A. Robb, N. Sappleton, K. irec, J. Watson, F. WelterTrade Review‘The broad international scope of both the theoretical discussions and case studies provides the ideal opportunity to explore how different formal policies and less explicit influences impact women. Much credit must go to the editors for the rich conceptual framework that makes this volume succeed both as a resource compiling and interpreting global data and as a source of theory situating the data in a broad socio-cultural context. . . . This book will be a welcome addition to the shelves of academic scholars and policy professionals. Those interested in fostering women's entrepreneurship will benefit from paying attention to the practical advice that emerges.’ -- Science & Public Policy‘This book will interest current and prospective women entrepreneurs who seek to obtain funding and support to grow their businesses. The authors of 14 essays address such issues and gender differences in management style, innovation, networking behaviors, spousal support, attitudes towards growth, and ability to access funds. A valuable book for graduate business students as well as researchers, faculty, and practitioners in entrepreneurship.’ -- P.G. Kishel, ChoiceTable of ContentsCONTENTS: Foreword Candida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart Introduction: An International Multi-level Research Analysis Kate V. Lewis, Colette Henry, Elizabeth J. Gatewood and John Watson PART I: MACRO: THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECO-SYSTEM 1. Advancing Theory Development in Venture Creation: Signposts for Understanding Gender Candida Brush, Anne de Bruin and Friederike Welter 2. Academic Entrepreneurship: Multilevel Factors Associated with Female-led Incubator Projects Diamanto Politis, Jonas Gabrielsson and Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand 3. Gender Congruency Theory, Experience of Discrimination and Access to Finance Natalie Sappleton 4. Female Entrepreneurship in Rural Vietnam: An Exploratory Study Cuc Nguyen, Howard Frederick and Huong Nguyen 5. Women Entrepreneurs in Asia: Culture and the State in China and Japan Kathryn Ibata-Arens PART II: MESO: FIRM LEVEL ANALYSIS 6. Gender Differences in Innovation among US Entrepreneurs Alicia Robb and Susan Coleman 7. A Gender Perspective on Family Business Succession: Case Studies from France Janice Byrne and Salma Fattoum 8. Gender Based Differences in the Performance of Slovenian High‐Growth Companies Karin Širec and Dijana Močnik 9. Growth Process of Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing in Strongly Developing Countries: A Study of Women-owned Firms in Bangladesh Mosfeka Jomaraty and Jerry Courvisanos PART III: MICRO: INDIVIDUALS AND DYNAMICS 10. Women Entrepreneurs’ Networking Behaviours: Perspectives from Entrepreneurs and Network Managers Claire M Leitch and Richard T Harrison 11. Heterogeneity of Spousal Support for French Women Entrepreneurs Stephanie Chasserio, Typhaine Lebègue and Corinne Poroli 12. The Divisions of Labour and Responsibilities in Business and Home Among Women and Men Copreneurs in the Czech Republic Alena Křížková, Nancy Jurik and Marie Dlouhá 13. Centering Caribbean Women’s Gendered Experiences and Identities: A Comparative Analysis of Female Entrepreneurs in St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago Talia Esnard 14. Self-employment and Motherhood: The Case of Poland Ewa Lisowska Index

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Book SynopsisnullTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: In the Beginning was Societal Entrepreneurship Karin Berglund and Bengt Johannisson PART I: POSITIONING SOCIETAL ENTREPRENEURING AS A SECTOR-SPANNING PHENOMENON 2. Sectorial Intertwining at the Grass Root Level Malin Tillmar 3. Tracking the Everyday Practices of Societal Entrepreneuring Bengt Johannisson 4. Narrating Astrid Lindgren’s World as Societal Entrepreneurship Bengt Johannisson and Elisabeth Sundin PART II: PENETRATING SOCIETAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: DARK AND BRIGHT SIDES 5. Small Business Promotion and Intermediating as Societal Entrepreneurship Lena Andersson and Anders W. Johansson 6. Societal Entrepreneurship Contextualized: The Dark and Bright Sides of Fair Trade Birgitta Schwartz 7. Dark and Bright Effects of a Polarized Entrepreneurship Discourse . . . and the Prospects of Transformation Karin Berglund and Anders W. Johansson PART III: PROMOTING SOCIETAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 8. Friends, Feelings, and Fantasy: The Entrepreneurial Approach as Conceptualized by Preschool Teachers Karin Berglund 9. Translating Entrepreneurship into the Education Setting – a Case of Societal Entrepreneurship Carina A. Holmgren 10. Academic and Non-academic Education for Societal Entrepreneurship Anders W. Johansson and Erik Rosell 11. Conclusions Karin Berglund, Bengt Johannisson and Birgitta Schwartz Index

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Book SynopsisThe recent era of economic turbulence has generated a growing enthusiasm for an increase in new and original economic insights based around the concepts of reciprocity and social enterprise. This stimulating and thought-provoking Handbook not only encourages and supports this growth, but also emphasises and expands upon new topics and issues within the economics discourse.Original contributions from key international experts acknowledge and illustrate that markets and firms can be civilizing forces when and if they are understood as expressions of cooperation and civil virtues. They provide an illuminating discourse on a wide range of topics including reciprocity, gifts and the civil economy, which are especially relevant in times of crisis for financial capitalism. The Handbook questions the current phase of the market economy that arises from a state of anthropological pessimism. Such anthropological cynicism is one of the foundations of the contemporary economic system that is challenged by the contributors.This highly original and interdisciplinary Handbook will provide a fascinating read for academics, researchers and students across a wide range of fields including economics, public sector economics, public policy and social policy.Contributors include: R. Abramovay, H. Alford, A. Andreoni, A. Argandoña, A. Barrera, L. Becchetti, N. Bellanca, E. Bortoluzzi Dubach, C. Borzaga, L. Bouckaert, S. Bowles, A. Brandolini, A. Caillè, J. Davis, J. Defourny, L. Faulk, B. Frey, H. Gintis, L. Gold, B. Gui, A. Habisch, S. Hargreaves-Heap, D. Jones, P. Kalmi, E. Khalil, S. Kolm, C. Loza Adaui, J. Mercier Ythier, S. Neckermann, V. Negri, A. Offer, A. Pabst, G.R. Pearce, V. Pelligra, P.L. Porta, P.L. Sacco, L. Sacconi, A. Smerilli, A.J. Uelmen, P. Vanin, B.M. Wilson, L. Zarri, D.J. ZizzoTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Luigino Bruni and Stefano Zamagni 1. Altruism Luca Zarri 2. Altruistic Reciprocity Herbert Gintis 3. Anti-utilitarianism and the Gift-Paradigm Alain Caillé 4. Business Ethics Russell G. Pearce and Brendan M. Wilson 5. Capitalism Nicolò Bellanca 6. Catholic Social Teaching Helen Alford 7. Catholic Social Thought Albino Barrera 8. Cooperative Enterprise Derek C. Jones and Panu Kalmi 9. Cooperative Entrepreneurship Stefano Zamagni 10. Do Dictator Games Measure Altruism? Daniel John Zizzo 11. Economy of Communion Lorna Gold 12. Egotism: Making Sense of Social Preferences Elias L. Khalil 13. Ethical Finance: An Introduction Leonardo Becchetti 14. Fair Trade Leonardo Becchetti 15. Fraternity Adrian Pabst 16. From Arts Patronage to Cultural Philanthropy: Collaborating with Granting Foundations Elisa Bortoluzzi Dubach and Pier Luigi Sacco 17. Gift and Gratuitousness Serge-Christophe Kolm 18. Humanistic Management Cristian R. Loza Adaui and André Habisch 19. Identity John B. Davis 20. Law and Religion Amelia J. Uelmen 21. Liberalism Adrian Pabst 22. Microfinance Antonio Andreoni 23. Mutualism Vera Negri Zamagni 24. Pecuniary Externalities and Fairness Albino Barrera 25. Philanthropy Beyond the Sectoral Approach Ricardo Abramovay 26. Poverty Andrea Brandolini 27. Prizes and Awards Bruno S. Frey and Susanne Neckermann 28. Rationality Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap 29. Regard Avner Offer 30. Relational Goods Benedetto Gui 31. Social and Civil Capital Paolo Vanin 32. Social Enterprise Carlo Borzaga 33. Social Preferences Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis 34. Spiritual Capital André Habisch 35. Spiritual Humanism and Corporate Economics Luk Bouckaert 36. Subsidiarity and New Welfare Pier Luigi Porta 37. The Common Good Antonio Argandoña 38. The Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility Lorenzo Sacconi 39. Third Sector Jacques Defourny 40. Trust Vittorio Pelligra 41. Values Based Organizations Alessandra Smerilli 42. Virtues, Ethics and Economics Jean Mercier Ythier 43. Voluntary Organizations Dennis R. Young, Lewis Faulk and Jasmine McGinnis Index

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