Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development : An Introduction

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development: An eclectic introduction -- 2 Entrepreneurial opportunity: Conditions and circumstances for innovation and new firm creation -- 3 Entrepreneurship theories: The fundamental economic arguments -- 4 The social dimensions of entrepreneurship -- 5 Entrepreneurial people -- 6 The entrepreneurial organisation -- 7 The entrepreneurial environment: Context, institutions, constraints and framework conditions -- 8 Entrepreneurship and learning -- 9 Entrepreneurship, internationalisation and globalisation: Learning, innovation and development in the international context -- 10 Higher education, universities and entrepreneurship -- 11 Entrepreneurship policy: Its emergence, scope and value -- 12 Entrepreneurship, innovation and economic development -- 13 Conclusion: Future directions and the romance of entrepreneurship -- Index.