Crossroads of entrepreneurship /

Presents works from scholars belonging to a number of different disciplines - business history, economics, sociology, and management, and addresses a cross section of issues in the entrepreneurship field. Contributions are arranged in different sections, emphasizing dialogue across disciplines and p...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Corbetta, Guido, Huse, Morten, 1953-, Ravasi, Davide, 1970-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer, [2005]
Edition:[1st pbk. ed.].
Series:International studies in entrepreneurship.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Pioneers in entrepreneurship research
  • The entrepreneur and the style of modern economics
  • The social and institutional context of entrepreneurship
  • A historian looks at entrepreneurship
  • Venture capital and the growth of innovative firms in Europe
  • Fostering entrepreneurship in established family firms
  • The effects of entrepreneurial posture on international activities in the light of emerging globalization
  • Beyond pioneers and followers : a typology of entrepreneurial behaviors for hostile environments
  • Learning in entrepreneurial firms : an exploratory study
  • Technological entrepreneurship : key themes and emerging research directions
  • Entrepreneurship in late developing countries : what is unique about East Asia?
  • Entrepreneurship in Scandinavia : bridging individualism and collectivism
  • Entrepreneurship : the Italian story
  • A roundtable of practitioners' point of view on entrepreneurship.