Entrepreneurship : perspectives and cases / / edited by Paul Westhead, Mike Wright and Gerard McElwee

• Pubblicazione: Harlow, Essex, England ; ; New York, New York : , : FT Prentice Hall, , [2011]
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (454 pages)
• Disciplina: 658.421
• Soggetto topico: Entrepreneurship
• Persona (resp. second.): WrightMike <1952->; WestheadPaul <1962->; McElweeGerard
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: context, issues, and case study selection -- Contributions of entrepreneurial firms -- Theoretical insights i : economic approaches -- Theoretical insights ii: sociological and psychological approaches -- "Types" of entrepreneurs i: habitual entrepreneurs -- "Types" of entrepreneurs ii: high technology and academic entrepreneurs -- "Types" of organisations i: family firms -- "Types" of organisations ii: corporate entrepreneurship -- "Types" of organisations iii: management buyouts -- Types of organisations iv: social entrepreneurship -- External environmental context : drivers and barriers -- Entrepreneurial finance -- International entrepreneurship -- Outcomes : enterprise barriers, growth and performance.
• Sommario/riassunto: Entrepreneurship is a hot topic, yet there is no agreed definition of entrepreneurship. There is even debate about whether entrepreneurship can be taught!This text and case study collection is designed to stimulate critical thinking and reflective learning relating to entrepreneurship. This book enables you to focus on the key issues that need to be considered with regard to new ventures and/or a business plan module, as well as courses on theory and policy relating to entrepreneurship and small businesses.&nbsp.
• Titolo autorizzato: Entrepreneurship
• ISBN: 1-283-27531-7; 9786613275318; 0-273-72614-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910150236103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II