Description
Book SynopsisThoroughly revised and updated,
International Entrepreneurship explains the opportunities and challenges facing internationalising entrepreneurial ventures. With a new section on international sustainable entrepreneurship and new cases and examples throughout, this second edition of a successful textbook will be indispensable for students of international entrepreneurship.
Key Features:
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- Theory and practice go hand in hand so there are real-world gains for future born globals
- Flexibility of use for instructors to fit their own context and needs, particularly for integrating into current entrepreneurship or business courses
- Accessible and highly-relevant case studies provide insight into how real companies handle current issues, preparing students for future entrepreneurial ventures
- Further reading references and supplementary example boxes allow students to extend their knowledge outside the lecture hall and inspire a passion for the subject
- A dedicated overview illustrating the state-of-the-art solely from the point of view of international entrepreneurship allowing students to build in-depth knowledge on the topic from a single resource
International Entrepreneurship provides the foundation for all international entrepreneurship courses, as well as an ideal supplementary text for graduate students studying entrepreneurship and international business.
Trade Review‘Exceptionally well organized and presented, this new second edition of International Entrepreneurship
provides a solid foundation for all international entrepreneurship course curriculums, as well as an ideal supplementary text for graduate students studying entrepreneurship and international business.’ -- James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review
‘This book written by Antonella Zucchella, Birgit Hagen and Manuel G. Serapio covers very much the topics I think everyone studying international entrepreneurship should know about. It is easy and enjoyable to read, contains many managerial and practical examples, but at the same time it is well-embedded into theory and academic literature on international entrepreneurship.’ -- Olli Kuivalainen, LUT University, Finland
‘This new edition of the book on International Entrepreneurship arrives at an era where entrepreneurial ventures are even more prevalent and critical to the global economy. Written by a highly qualified team of authors, this book will appeal to scholars and practitioners of international entrepreneurship alike. Complete with a thorough discussion of fundamentals as well as contemporary research findings, it will also serve as a primary resource for courses on international entrepreneurship. Numerous cases, featuring diverse contexts, also make the book ideal for classroom use. Thanks are due to the author team for such a stellar contribution to the literature.’ -- S. Tamer Cavusgil, Georgia State University, US
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Patricia McDougall-Covin 1. Setting the field 2. International entrepreneurial organizations: common characteristics and new typologies 3. Sensing, seizing and transforming international entrepreneurial opportunities 4. Processes of building and managing the international entrepreneurial firm 5. International entrepreneurial entry: implementation processes Index
