03006nam 2200685Ia 450 991045888380332120200520144314.01-282-63949-897866126394941-4008-3520-8(CKB)2670000000034164(EBL)540266(OCoLC)650308572(SSID)ssj0000416951(PQKBManifestationID)11301660(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000416951(PQKBWorkID)10437633(PQKB)10312277(MiAaPQ)EBC540266(MdBmJHUP)muse36709(PPN)201956802(Au-PeEL)EBL540266(CaPaEBR)ebr10395109(CaONFJC)MIL263949(EXLCZ)99267000000003416420091210d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe entrepreneurial group[electronic resource] social identities, relations, and collective action /Martin RuefPrinceton Princeton University Pressc20091 online resource (307 p.)The Kauffman Foundation series on innovation and entrepreneurshipDescription based upon print version of record.0-691-16394-4 0-691-13809-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Who is an entrepreneur? -- Images of entrepreneurial groups -- Empirical puzzles -- Group formation -- Boundaries of the startup firm -- Allocation of rewards and control -- Effort and opportunism -- Innovation -- Goals and group dynamics -- Implications and extensions. Recent surveys show that more than half of American entrepreneurs share ownership in their business startups rather than going it alone, and experts in international entrepreneurship have likewise noted the importance of groups in securing microcredit and advancing entrepreneurial initiatives in the developing world. Yet the media and many scholars continue to perpetuate the myth of the lone visionary who single-handedly revolutionizes the marketplace. The Entrepreneurial Group shatters this myth, demonstrating that teams, not individuals, are the leading force behind entrepreneurialKauffman Foundation series on innovation and entrepreneurship.EntrepreneurshipSocial aspectsUnited StatesBusinesspeopleUnited StatesSocial groupsUnited StatesIndustrial sociologyUnited StatesElectronic books.EntrepreneurshipSocial aspectsBusinesspeopleSocial groupsIndustrial sociology306.3/4Ruef Martin792118MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458883803321The entrepreneurial group1987972UNINA