The Oxford handbook of entrepreneurship /
Entrepreneurship
edited by Mark Casson ... [et al.].
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- xviii, 790 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Oxford handbooks .
- Oxford handbooks .
Originally published: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Theories of entrepreneurship : historical development and critical assessment / Entrepreneurship : an evolutionary perspective / Cognitive aspects of entrepreneurship : decision-making and attitudes to risk / Entrepreneurship and marketing / Historical biographies of entrepreneurs / Determinants of small firm survival and growth / Start-ups and entry barriers : small and medium-sized firms population dynamics / Definitions, diversity and development : key debates in family business research / Evaluating SME policies and programmes : technical and political dimensions / Entrepreneurship, growth and restructuring / Innovation in large firms / Entrepreneurship, technology and Schumpeterian innovation : entrants and incumbents / Venture capital / Corporate venture capital : past evidence and future directions / Entrepreneurship, self-employment and the labour market / Habitual entrepreneurs / Entrepreneurship and management buy-outs / The social dimensions of entrepreneurship / Institutional obstacles to entrepreneurship / Ethnic and minority enterprise / Migration of entrepreneurs / Women entrepreneurs a research overview / Enterprise culture / Regional development : clusters and districts / International expansion : foreign direct investment by small- and medium-sized enterprises / Entrepreneurship in transition economies / Martin Ricketts -- J. Stanley Metcalfe -- Nigel S. Wadeson -- Martin Carter -- T.A.B. Corley -- Robert Cressy -- Zoltan J. Acs -- Carole Howorth, Mary Rose and Eleanor Hamilton -- David J. Storey -- David B. Audretsch and Max Keilbach -- Walter Kuemmerle -- Luca Berchicci and Christopher L. Tucci -- Robert Cressy -- Gary Dushnitsky -- Simon C. Parker -- Deniz Ucbasaran, Paul Westhead and Mike Wright -- Mike Wright and Andrew Burrows -- Amir N. Licht and Jordan I. Siegel -- Kathy Fogel ... [et al.] -- Anuradha Basu -- Andrew Godley -- Candida Brush -- Marina Della-Giusta and Zella King -- Philip McCann -- Peter J. Buckley -- Saul Estrin, Klaus E. Meyer and Maria Bytchkova.
Entrepreneurship is a key factor in economic growth, innovation, & the development of firms & businesses. Written by leading scholars, this book presents a comprehensive review of the research in entrepreneurship.