Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurship’

Entrepreneurship and the Growth of Firms

August 9th, 2010

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What characterizes the phenomenon of (small) firm growth, and how can it best be studied? Why and how do firms grow – and why don’t they? Is firm growth externally determined or the result of managers’ visions and actions? What are the different paths that firms follow in order to achieve high growth? Is growth evidence of entrepreneurship – and is growth always desirable? In this book, three leading scholars have integrated some of their most important research in … More >>

Entrepreneurship and the Growth of Firms

Academic Entrepreneurship: University Spinoffs and Wealth Creation

August 1st, 2010

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In this unique and timely volume, Scott Shane systematically explains the formation of university spinoff companies and their role in the commercialization of university technology and wealth creation in the United States and elsewhere. The importance of university spinoff activity is discussed and the historical development of university spinoff ventures is traced over time…. More >>

Academic Entrepreneurship: University Spinoffs and Wealth Creation

Collective Entrepreneurship in a Globalizing Economy

July 22nd, 2010

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Corporate reengineering is approaching its limits, and constructive destruction has shifted from the broad industrial level to the level of individual firms. As a result, says Mourdoukoutas, a new business strategy and organization are needed, one he calls “collective entrepreneurship.” He sees the new firm as an enterprise without internal or external borders, one in which all its members share directly in the rewards of success and the punishments of failure. This… More >>

Collective Entrepreneurship in a Globalizing Economy

Entrepreneurship: The Way Ahead

July 20th, 2010

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Covering all of the cutting-edge topics in Entrepreneurship today, this book represents a progressive treatment of the major issues for the subject over the next decade. Providing a current perspective on a series of open questions, it also provides recommendations for further development. Entrepreneurship provides a contemporary exposition on entrepreneurship for entrepreneurs and their teachers…. More >>

Entrepreneurship: The Way Ahead

Managing New Industry Creation: Global Knowledge Formation and Entrepreneurship in High Technology

July 19th, 2010

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“Finally, a study that offers critical new insights into the complex issue of the evolution of global high-tech industries. This scholarly and painstakingly researched study of the flat panel display industry breaks new ground and represents a clear departure from traditional economic analysis. The authors have developed a fundamentally new and managerially relevant perspective by combining analysis of knowledge creation and industry evolution_people, cross national… More >>

Managing New Industry Creation: Global Knowledge Formation and Entrepreneurship in High Technology