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Book SynopsisAdvances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth provides an annual examination of the major current research, theoretical and methodological efforts in the field of entrepreneurship and its related disciplines, including firm emergence and growth research. It is a key source of articles-of-record for major concepts in the discipline of entrepreneurship.
Seminal Ideas for the Next Twenty-Five Years of Advances is the second of two volumes exploring and celebrating some of the most long-lasting and influential contributions to
Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth. Written and edited by some of the world’s leading entrepreneurship academics, this anniversary volume showcases three chapters from the series, along with author reflections, and three new papers showing how these classic ideas connect and energize leading-edge contemporary research in entrepreneurship and related fields. For any researcher and student of entrepreneurship or related disciplines, this is a fundamental text that celebrates the past, while exploring the future.
Trade ReviewThe second of two volumes, this book examines influential contributions to the series Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth over the past 25 years. It presents the three most-cited chapters in the history of the series: "The Distinctive Domain of Entrepreneurship Research" by Sankaran Venkataraman, on the exclusive domain of entrepreneurship research and the need for focus; "From Traits to Rates: An Ecological Perspective on Organizational Foundings" by Howard Aldrich and Gabrielle Wiedenmayer, on the application of organizational ecology to entrepreneurship; and "Toward a Theory of Entrepreneurial Competency" by Barbara Bird, on entrepreneurial competency. Also included are reflections from the authors on their work and how they see it today, in addition to three new chapters related to the research by Venkataraman and Bird. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *
Table of Contents1. Introduction;
Jerome A. Katz and Andrew C. Corbett 2. The Distinctive Domain Of Entrepreneurship Research;
Sankaran Venkataraman (1997) 3. The Distinctive Domain As A Durable Way Forward;
Jonathan Eckhardt 4. Is it worth it? The Relevant Performance Yardstick For The Entrepreneur;
Nicolas Dew and Stuart Read 5. From Traits To Rates: An Ecological Perspective On Organizational Foundings;
Howard Aldrich and Gabrielle Wiedenmayer (1993) 6. Revisiting "Traits To Rates" After 25 Years;
Akram Al-Turk and Howard E. Aldrich 7. Towards A Theory Of Entrepreneurial Competency;
Barbara Bird (1995) 8. Reflection On Entrepreneurial Competency;
Barbara Bird 9. Nurturing Entrepreneurial Competencies Through University-Based Entrepreneurship Centers: A Social Constructivist Perspective;
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