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Book SynopsisAre entrepreneurs essentially the same everywhere? Are the processes of entrepreneurship similar? Or are they shaped by their environments? If so, how? We know a lot about national differences in management practices, corporate governance, and even innovation systems, but we know surprisingly little about national differences in entrepreneurship. Comparative Entrepreneurship compares processes of entrepreneurship in the UK and Japan, countries associated with liberal market economies and coordinated market economies respectively. Focusing on high tech manufacturing it identifies basic similarities and key differences. Similarities are found in approaches to opportunity and business creation, which are strikingly different from recent policy emphases in the UK and Japan, inspired by Silicon Valley (hence the entrepreneurs live in ''the shadow of Silicon Valley''). Differences - in the backgrounds of entrepreneurs, founding teams, attitudes to growth and risk, innovation, competitive adv
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Comparative Entrepreneurship ; 2. Opportunity and Business Creation ; 3. Ties and Teams in Startup ; 4. Entrepreneurial Orientations and Business Objectives ; 5. Competitive Orientations and Growth Limitations ; 6. HRM, Leadership, and Culture ; 7. Inter-firm Collaboration ; 8. Entrepreneurship and Markets ; 9. Entrepreneurship and Time ; Appendix 1 Design, Methods, Analysis, and Interpretation ; Appendix 2 Factor Analysis Tables
