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Comparative entrepreneurship : the UK, Japan, and the shadow of Silicon Valley /

Are entrepreneurs essentially the same everywhere? Are the processes of entrepreneurship similar? Or are they shaped by their environments? If so, how? This study brings insights from entrepreneurship to comparative institutions and varieties of capitalism, and vice versa, and draws on two surveys a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whittaker, D. H. (D. Hugh)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Entrepreneurship > Great Britain.
Entrepreneurship > Japan.
Entrepreneurship > Great Britain > Case studies.
Entrepreneurship > Japan > Case studies.
Entrepreneuriat > Grande-Bretagne.
Entrepreneuriat > Japon.
Entrepreneuriat > Grande-Bretagne > Études de cas.
Entrepreneuriat > Japon > Études de cas.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship
Great Britain
Japan
Ondernemerschap.
Japan.
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Are entrepreneurs essentially the same everywhere? Are the processes of entrepreneurship similar? Or are they shaped by their environments? If so, how? This study brings insights from entrepreneurship to comparative institutions and varieties of capitalism, and vice versa, and draws on two surveys and 25 case interviews in both the UK and Japan. - ;Are entrepreneurs essentially the same everywhere? Are the processes of entrepreneurship similar? Or are they shaped by their environments? If so, how? We know a lot about national differences in management practices, corporate governance, and even.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 209 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191569784
019156978X