1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797572903321

Titolo

Entrepreneurial growth [[electronic resource] ] : individual, firm, and region / / edited by Andrew C. Corbett, Jerome A. Katz, Alexander Mckelvie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2015

ISBN

1-78560-046-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Collana

Advances in entrepreneurship, firm emergence and growth, , 1074-7540 ; ; v. 17

Altri autori (Persone)

CorbettAndrew C

KatzJerome A

McKelvieAlexander

Disciplina

300

658.4/21

658.421

Soggetti

Business & Economics - Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Economic development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Entrepreneurial Growth: Individual, Firm, and Region; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Chapters in This Volume; References; Innovation and Imitation as Entry Wedges That Lead to Firm Growth; Introduction; How and Why Do Firms and Industries Grow?; Innovation or Imitation; Stages of Industry Development; Introduction; Growth; Maturity; Decline; Patterns of Industry Emergence; Patterns of Industry Development and Institutional Theory; The Value Proposition; Evidence Supporting these Propositions; Evidence in Support of Proposition 1

Evidence in Support of Proposition 2 Evidence Supporting Proposition 3; Evidence Supporting Proposition 4; Conclusion; References; A Glass Half Full? The Role of Entrepreneur Alternative Issue Interpretations on Firm Growth Intentions; Introduction; Theoretical Foundations - Cognition and Organizational Action; Managerial Cognition and Organizational Outcomes; Role of Cognition in Entrepreneurship;



Strategic Issue Interpretations and Organizational Outcomes; Toward a Theory of Entrepreneurial Issue Interpretations; Market Information Interpretation as Gain/Loss

Market Information Interpretation as Opportunity/Threat Market Information Interpretation as Controllable/Uncontrollable; Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO); Discussion and Future Research Directions; Contributions to Entrepreneurial Growth Research; Future Research Directions; Notes; References; Entrepreneurial Growth as a Process: Mechanism-Based Theorizing; Introduction; General Theories of Firm Growth; Venture Growth; Determinants of Venture Growth; Venture Growth as a Process; Mechanisms of Venture Growth; Structural Mechanisms; Pivoting; Cultivating; Conforming

Intra-Organizational Mechanisms Imprinting; Envisioning; Formalizing; Aligning; Structuring Mechanisms; Storytelling; Legitimizing; Discussion; Notes; References; Long-Run Drivers of Growth for UK High-Technology Firms; Introduction; Long-Run Growth of High-Technology Firms; Factors Contributing to Survival and Performance; Human Capital; Innovation and Technology Strategy; Product and Market Positioning; Financing; Data and Method; Sample Selection and Data Collection; Descriptive Statistics; Methodology; Results; Long-Term and Annual Growth; Drivers of high performance; Discussion

Human Capital Innovation and Technology Strategy; Market Targeting; Funding; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Appendix A: List of Variables; Appendix B: Summary Statistics; Ambitious Entrepreneurship: A Review of Growth Aspirations, Intentions, and Expectations; Introduction; Paper Selection Process and a First Glance on the Selected Papers; Analysis; Conceptualization and Operationalization; Pioneering Studies: High-Realized Performance and Innovativeness; A New Era of Studies Focusing on High Expected Growth; A New Era of Studies Focusing on High-Growth Aspiration

Toward a Conclusion on Conceptualization and Operationalization

Sommario/riassunto

The latest volume of Advances in entrepreneurship, firm emergence and growth examines many questions regarding growth. What decisions and designs of the entrepreneur lead to growth?  What are the beginning stages of growth? Are there differences in what drives high growth entrepreneurship versus slower growth entrepreneurship? Are new firms adopting novel approaches to growth? How do growth rates and patterns change over the life of the firm? What policies, infrastructure, and capabilities are necessary to for entrepreneurial regional growth at the macro level?  What are the foundational components necessary for growth across all levels of entrepreneurship?



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910346794503321

Titolo

Estudos territoriais no Brasil e na Costa Rica / Glaucio José Marafon, Lilliam Quirós Arias

Pubbl/distr/stampa

SciELO Books - EDUERJ, 2018

[s.l.] : , : Editora da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, , 2018

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 p.)

Soggetti

Rural-urban relations - Brazil

Rural-urban relations - Costa Rica

Rural tourism - Brazil

Regionalism - Brazil

Regionalism - Costa Rica

Geography - Brazil

Geography - Costa Rica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Portoghese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

A obra propõe um viés geográfico, em seu espectro mais amplo, sobre as realidades de Brasil e Costa Rica. Fruto de convênio entre o Instituto de Geografia da UERJ e a Escola de Ciências Geográficas da Universidade Nacional da Costa Rica, reúne artigos de pesquisadores de ambas instituições. A primeira parte, dedicada ao território brasileiro, trata de temas como o pensamento de Milton Santos, as reservas particulares de patrimônio natural, os biocombustíveis, o turismo rural e aquele desenvolvido na cidade do Rio, assim como das especificidades sociais, culturais e territoriais que caracterizam o cidadão carioca. A segunda parte, com enfoque no território da Costa Rica, alude a conteúdos como política pública e moradia, as propostas de incentivo ao turismo rural comunitário, as características inerentes à juventude em Costa Rica, e questões acerca das políticas de ordenamento e do zoneamento urbano. O livro também oferece uma



análise sobre as publicações acadêmicas produzidas na América Latina em relação ao desenvolvimento urbano.