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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive reference work, written by some of the most eminent academics in the field, contains entries on numerous aspects of entrepreneurship.
Trade Review'This is an excellent reference book for academics, public policy planners and practitioners wanting to know more about the vast area of entrepreneurship. . . The World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship is a great reference work for people who want to know more about the deeper aspects of entrepreneurship and who can critically analyse its various elements. Léo-Paul Dana, the editor, has done a tremendous job. The book is a timely addition to the entrepreneurship literature. . . this volume provides an excellent starting point for students, faculty, policy makers and practitioners to realize the importance of an entrepreneurial mindset.' --Vanessa Ratten,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation 'This comprehensive reference work features entries on numerous aspects of entrepreneurship, written by well-qualified academics from around the world. . . Readers will appreciate the contributors' explanations of the application of entrepreneurship in a variety of complex environments.'
--P. Judy Li, Choice
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Robert Blackburn Preface 1. Business Angels Colin M. Mason 2. Chinese Clan Entrepreneurship David Leong 3. Configuration Approach in Entrepreneurship Research Rainer Harms and Sascha Kraus 4. Criminal Entrepreneurship Petter Gottschalk 5. Defining the Entrepreneur Louis Jacques Filion 6. Economics and Entrepreneurship William J. Baumol 7. Employee Start-ups Andreas Koch 8. Entrepreneurial Decision-making Jean Bonnet, Pascal Cussy and Thomas Brau 9. Entrepreneurial Desirability Yvon Gasse 10. Entrepreneurial Orientation Thomas H. Hawver and Jeffrey M. Pollack 11. Entrepreneurship Education Alain Fayolle 12. Entrepreneurship in the Ethnic Ownership Economy Ivan H. Light 13. Entrepreneurship Policy David B. Audretsch 14. Environment for Entrepreneurship Jean J. Obrecht 15. Ethics and Entrepreneurship Alan E. Singer 16. Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship Léo-Paul Dana and Michael Morris 17. Evolution of Entrepreneurship: Toward Stewardship-based Economics Raymond W.Y. Kao, Rowland R. Kao and Kenneth R. Kao 18. Exit Karl Wennberg 19. Family Business Sascha Kraus and Rainer Harms 20. Feasibility of Entrepreneurship Yvon Gasse 21. Geographic Proximity in Entrepreneurship Udo Staber 22. Global Entrepreneurship and Transnationalism Ivan H. Light 23. Historical Context of Entrepreneurship Mark Casson 24. Hotelier Entrepreneur Kirk Frith 25. Howard Hughes Teresa E. Dana 26. The Hudson’s Bay Company Lynn Ferguson 27. Implicit Theories of Entrepreneurship Jeffrey M. Pollack 28. Indigenous Entrepreneurship as a Function of Cultural Perceptions of Opportunity Léo-Paul Dana and Robert Brent Anderson 29. Interdependent Innovation Adam M. Kleinbaum 30. Intermediated Internationalization Theory Zoltan J. Acs and Siri Terjesen 31. International Entrepreneurship Benjamin M. Oviatt, Vladislav R. Maksimov and Patricia P. McDougall 32. Internationalization of European Entrepreneurs Léo-Paul Dana, Isa Welpe, Vanessa Ratten and Mary Han 33. Involuntary Entrepreneurship Teemu Kautonen, Simon Down, Friederike Welter, Kai Althoff, Jenni Palmroos, Susanne Kolb and Pekka Vainio 34. Islam and Entrepreneurship Wafica Ali Ghoul 35. Learning Business Planning P. Kyrö and M. Niemi 36. Mature-age Entrepreneurship Paull C. Weber and Michael T. Schaper 37. Pastoralism as a Form of Entrepreneurship A. Allan Degen 38. Process Yvon Gasse 39. A Quantum-holographic Approach to the Psychophysiology of Intuitive Action Raymond Trevor Bradley and Dana Tomasino 40. Regional Context of Entrepreneurship Dieter Bögenhold and Uwe Fachinger 41. Religion as an Explanatory Variable for Entrepreneurship Léo-Paul Dana 42. Rural Entrepreneurship Gerard McElwee and Andrew Atherton 43. Schumpeter, Creative Destruction and Entrepreneurship Dieter Bögenhold 44. Self-efficacy Jeffrey M. Pollack 45. Signalling Uschi Backes-Gellner and Arndt Werner 46. Simulation Games Christian Lendner and Jutta Huebscher 47. Small Island Entrepreneurship Godfrey Baldacchino 48. Social Entrepreneurship Ana Maria Peredo 49. Strategy and Entrepreneurship Robert T. Hamilton 50. Teams Leon Schjoedt and Sascha Kraus 51. Ten Percenters: Fast-growth Middle-market Firms in Britain David Storey 52. Territorial Entrepreneurship Pierre-André Julien 53. Third-world Entrepreneurship Peter Kilby 54. Trust and Entrepreneurship Friederike Welter 55. Venture Capital Jeffrey M. Pollack and Thomas H. Hawver Index
