LEADER 03919nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910812986403321 005 20240418005615.0 010 $a0-300-15006-7 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300150063 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105022 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23049988 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000737823 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11378490 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737823 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10788728 035 $a(PQKB)10605397 035 $a(DE-B1597)484910 035 $a(OCoLC)652385707 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300150063 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420974 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579373 035 $a(OCoLC)923600470 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420974 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105022 100 $a20070629d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe illusions of entrepreneurship $ethe costly myths that entrepreneurs, investors, and policy makers live by /$fScott A. Shane 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-11331-5 311 $a0-300-15856-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [167]-200) and index. 327 $aAmerica : land of entrepreneurship in an entrepreneurial era? -- What are today's entrepreneurial industries? -- Who becomes an entrepreneur? -- What does the typical start-up look like? -- How are new businesses financed? -- How well does the typical entrepreneur do? -- What makes some entrepreneurs more successful than others? -- Why don't women start more companies? -- Why is black entrepreneurship so rare? -- How valuable is the average start-up?. 330 $aThere are far more entrepreneurs than most people realize. But the failure rate of new businesses is disappointingly high, and the economic impact of most of them disappointingly low, suggesting that enthusiastic would-be entrepreneurs and their investors all too often operate under a false set of assumptions. This book shows that the reality of entrepreneurship is decidedly different from the myths that have come to surround it. Scott Shane, a leading expert in entrepreneurial activity in the United States and other countries, draws on the data from extensive research to provide accurate, useful information about who becomes an entrepreneur and why, how businesses are started, which factors lead to success, and which predict a likely failure. The Illusions of Entrepreneurship is an essential resource for everyone who has dreamed of starting a new business, for investors in start-ups, for policy makers attempting to facilitate the formation and survival of new businesses, and for researchers interested in the economic impact of entrepreneurial activity. Scott Shane offers research-based answers to these questions and many others:· Why do people start businesses?· What industries are popular for start-ups?· How many jobs do new businesses create?· How do entrepreneurs finance their start-ups?· What makes some locations and some countries more entrepreneurial than others?· What are the characteristics of the typical entrepreneur?· How well does the typical start-up perform?· What strategies contribute to the survival and profitability of new businesses over time? 606 $aEntrepreneurship 606 $aNew business enterprises 606 $aSuccess in business 615 0$aEntrepreneurship. 615 0$aNew business enterprises. 615 0$aSuccess in business. 676 $a658.1/1 700 $aShane$b Scott$f1964-$0627056 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812986403321 996 $aThe illusions of entrepreneurship$94018601 997 $aUNINA