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by Erkko Autio, László Szerb, Zoltan Acs
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
This brief captures the contextual features of entrepreneurship by measuring entrepreneurial attitudes, abilities, and aspirations at both the individual- and country-level. Featuring data from the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI), which measures the quality and scale of the...
Female Entrepreneurship and the New Venture Creation
An International Overview
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Women represent the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs today. Despite the enormous economic contributions of this group, female entrepreneurship remains under-explored and inadequately covered in academic literature.
Female Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation aims to address this...
Entrepreneurship in Western Europe
A Contextual Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Entrepreneurship in Western Europe: A Contextual Perspective looks to explain how different local cultural and historical contexts can yield radically different entrepreneurial scenarios in a heterogenous Europe. Over 20 countries are examined providing a comprehensive history of the evolution of...
Revitalizing Entrepreneurship Education
Adopting a critical approach in the classroom
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Within mainstream scholarship, it’s assumed without question that entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education are desirable and positive economic activities. Drawing on a wide range of theoretical approaches and political-philosophical perspectives, critical entrepreneurship studies has emerged...
Advancing European Entrepreneurship Research
Entrepreneurship as a Working Attitude, a Mode of Thinking and an Everyday Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The objective with the Strategic Interest Group in Entrepreneurship (SIG Entrepreneurship) of the European Academy of Management (EURAM) is to be the leading research community for engaged entrepreneurship scholars in Europe. The SIG Entrepreneurship aims at promoting research and networking interests...
Social Entrepreneurship
Managing the Creation of Social Value
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Social entrepreneurship differs from traditional forms of entrepreneurship in that the primary goal of the social venture is to address social problems and needs that are as yet unmet. The driving force of such ventures is social value creation. This new textbook aims to provide a comprehensive, cutting...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
As businesses seek to compete on a global stage, they must be constantly aware of pressures from all levels: regional, local, and worldwide. The organizations that can best build advantages in diverse environments achieve the greatest success. Entrepreneurship, Collaboration, and Innovation in the...
Technology Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation
Theory, Practice, Lessons Learned
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Technology Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation analyzes business incubators worldwide through a series of empirical and theoretical papers. The authors examine the extent to which business incubators are influential in situations such as nurturing young technology firms, increasing success of...
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Dynamics in Trends, Policy and Business Environment
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
This contributed volume explores and reveals the dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, trends and implications of entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Presenting papers by respected experts in the field, it shares essential insights on the status quo of entrepreneurship...
Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies
Diversity, Trends, and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
This book presents a state-of-the-art portrait of entrepreneurship in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as well as Georgia and Ukraine. Based on new empirical evidence, it highlights major trends in, characteristics and forms...
by Wim Vanhaverbeke
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2017
The concept of open innovation (OI) has become a very popular topic during the last decade, with an increasing number of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) embracing OI practices to gain competitive advantage. With the majority of publications focusing on large firms, open innovation in SMEs...
Entrepreneurship in BRICS
Policy and Research to Support Entrepreneurs
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2014
This book presents selected articles that discuss important issues related to entrepreneurship in Brazil, Russia, India and China as well as contributions from authors whose countries have a tradition on entrepreneurship support, such as Italy and the UK. The articles were presented and discussed...
Social Entrepreneurship for Development
A business model
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
This book presents a fresh approach to poverty alleviation by bridging the fields of international development and social entrepreneurship. The authors present a six-step model for developing an IP business positioning strategy that allows developing country producers to position themselves better...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
The development of web technologies has enhanced the availability of online business opportunities for entrepreneurs. By implementing these new technologies, business growth is ensured and the global economy is strengthened. Key Challenges and Opportunities in Web Entrepreneurship is a pivotal reference...