Description

Entrepreneurship is credited for technological invention, the rise of corporate empires and directly linked to economic development around the world. This multi-volume set of original essays showcases emerging theory and practice in entrepreneurship to illuminate its many facets, covering such topics as business models, entrepreneurial mindset, market research, capitalization, intellectual property, risk and uncertainty, and organizational culture. Volume 1, People, focuses on the intersection between individuals and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on the cognitive, economic, social, and institutional factors that influence people's behavior with respect to entrepreneurship. Volume 2, Process, explores such topics as idea generation, market entry, financing, team building, and growth strategies, following the lifecycle of a new venture. Volume 3, Place, considers the context in which entrepreneurship is practiced, including corporate venturing, family enterprise, franchising, and public policies designed to promote entrepreneurship and economic development. Featuring contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, and with a global perspective throughout, this unique set explores new models, trends, and practices in entrepreneurship that will be of interest to a wide array of academics, professionals, and newcomers to the field.

Table of Contents

Volume I
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Entrepreneurial Behavior as a Human Universal
Chapter 2: Cognition and Affect: Invaluable Tools for Answering Why, How and What Questions About Entrepreneurs and the Entrepreneurial Process
Chapter 3: Heuristics, Biases, and the Behavior of Entrepreneurs
Chapter 4: The Role of Risk in Entrepreneurial Behavior
Chapter 5: Entrepreneurship as an Occupational Choice
Chapter 6: The Influence of Social Capital on Entrepreneurial Behavior
Chapter 7: Entrepreneurial Behavior and Institutions
Chapter 8: Entrepreneurs in the Global Economy
Chapter 9: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Entrepreneurial Behavior
Chapter 10: Perspectives on Women Entrepreneurs: Past Findings and New Directions
Index
About the Set Editors
About the Contributors
Volume II
Preface
Introduction: The Entrepreneurial Process
Chapter 1: The Timmons Model of the Entrepreneurial Process
Chapter 2: Idea Generation from a Creativity Perspective
Chapter 3: Perceiving and Shaping New Venture Opportunities through Mindful Practice
Chapter 4: New Venture Teams
Chapter 5: Business Angels: Investment Processes, Outcomes and Current Trends
Chapter 6: Venture Capital Financing
Chapter 7: Small Firm Growth Strategies
Chapter 8: Going Global
Chapter 9: Entrepreneurial Exit
Index
About the Set Editors
About the Contributors
Volume III
Preface
Introduction: The Place of Entrepreneurship
Chapter 1: Entrepreneurship as Organizing: Emergence, Newness, and Transformation
Chapter 2: Managing Growth through Corporate Venturing
Chapter 3: Assessing the Context for Corporate Entrepreneurship
:The Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation
Chapter 4: The Family as a Distinct Context for Entrepreneurship
Chapter 5: Franchising
Chapter 6: From Intentions to Venture Creation: Planned Entrepreneurial Behavior Among Hispanics in the U.S.
Chapter 7: The Sociology of Entrepreneurship as a Provider of Context
Chapter 8: New Venture Creation and Economic Transition: The Case of Slovenia
Chapter 9: Public Policy and Enhancing Entrepreneurial Capitalism
Chapter 10: Why Entrepreneurship Is a Regional Event: Theoretical Arguments, Empirical Evidence, and Policy Consequences
Chapter 11: Public Policy as an Enabler or Inhibitor of Entrepreneurship: The Case of Sarbanes-Oxley
Chapter 12: Financing the High Growth Entrepreneurial Venture
:A Public Policy Perspective
Chapter 13: Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship: Muddling through and Succeeding with the Second Product
Index
About the Editors and Contributors

Product details

Published Nov 30 2006
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 832
ISBN 9780313070426
Imprint Praeger
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Timothy G. Habbershon

Anthology Editor

Maria Minniti

Anthology Editor

Mark P. Rice

Anthology Editor

Stephen Spinelli Jr.

Anthology Editor

Andrew Zacharakis

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