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Book SynopsisThis insightful book explores the importance and influence of contextual heterogeneity in the field of entrepreneurship research, illuminating the circumstances, conditions or environments that may enable or constrain entrepreneurship.
Expert contributors present the results of empirical studies in a wide variety of contexts, describing their depth and meaning both for entrepreneurship research and practice. Chapters illustrate a range of topics and research methods, including business model innovation in start-up companies, the challenges and opportunities for women entrepreneurs in STEM, and the use of technology signalling in explaining the performance of immigrant entrepreneurship in market economies. Presenting new scientific evidence in the field, together with research-informed policy and practical implications, the book demonstrates that a multitude of research approaches must be used to reflect the multi-dimensional nature of context in entrepreneurship.
Warning against simplistic interpretations and superficial conclusions of research, this book will prove to be an invaluable resource for scholars and students of entrepreneurship. Its use of empirical studies will also be beneficial for practitioners in this field.
Table of ContentsContents: 1 An introduction to Contextual Heterogeneity in Entrepreneurship Research 1 Eddy Laveren, Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh, Agnieszka Kurczewska and Yi Dragon Jiang 2 Interestingness in entrepreneurship research: international isomorphism and/or contextual heterogeneity? 15 Gouya Harirchi and Hans Landström 3 Breaking the rules to reach the top? The ethical dimension bound to the opportunity process 41 Gustav Hägg and Agnieszka Kurczewska 4 Digital transition and CSR in French SMEs: managing paradoxes? 61 Sandrine Berger-Douce 5 Effectuation elements of entrepreneurial networking under uncertainty 83 Somayeh Taghvaee and René Mauer 6 Business model innovation and the Board in start-up companies: a dynamic capabilities perspective 100 Paolo Di Toma 7 Accelerator networks as embedding mechanisms for internationalizing start-ups: a study in the Finnish edtech context 116 Anette Kairikko and Spinder Dhaliwal 8 Career paths of women entrepreneurs in STEM: challenges and opportunities 135 Julia Schnittker and Kerstin Ettl 9 Explaining the performance of immigrant entrepreneurship in market economies: empirical evidence of technology signaling 155 Marc Duhamel and Étienne St-Jean Index
