'This groundbreaking exploration of the concept of necessity entrepreneurship cuts to the heart of the culture wars … sector.' --Hilaire Kallendorf, Texas A&M University, US. Necessity entrepreneurs are individuals in developing countries who … entrepreneurship, microenterprise education and long-term economic development. An estimated one billion individuals in both developed …

entrepreneurship, gender and development context. With extensive case studies of women's experiences across the enterprise life …-cycle, it gives new insight into how to support and empower Sub-Saharan African female entrepreneurs. Exploring start-up, small … entrepreneurs, business owners and managers. Chapters cover new developments in business, including alternative entrepreneurial …

entrepreneurs and the obstacles that they systematically seek to overcome. Further articles describe the variety of institutional … process of innovation, entrepreneurship and the financing of new ventures. These papers, complemented by the editors …' comprehensive introduction, are essential for scholars, researchers, policymakers and entrepreneurs wishing to advance their …

entrepreneurs, gazelles, labor productivity, government regulations, and university entrepreneurship. It is recommended reading for …Recent research has found pronounced differences in the level of entrepreneurship and new business formation across … regional entrepreneurship, the effect of national and regional framework conditions, as well as the role of universities as …

Despite a wealth of efforts that examine separately the role entrepreneurs and universities play in economic … entrepreneurship. This book fills that gap, focusing on policy aspects of government-university partnerships with a discussion both of …1. An historical perspective on government-university partnerships to enhance entrepreneurship and economic development …

Mirjam van Praag compares and contrasts the economic theory of entrepreneurship with determinants of successful … entrepreneurship derived from empirical evidence, in an attempt to discover what makes for an accomplished entrepreneur. The author …'s state-of-the-art historical, theoretical and empirical research on successful entrepreneurship--all from an explicit …

This original selection of case studies from eight new EU member countries looks at the ability of entrepreneurs to … diversification and internationalization / Kate Bishop -- 3. 'Matter-of-fact' entrepreneurship : FILKAB joint stock company, Bulgaria …

This book takes an original approach to business models and entrepreneurship, resulting from a durable involvement with … entrepreneurs and from experiments combining theory and practice …

development -- 4. Entrepreneurship and industrial policy in Ireland / Colm O'Gorman and Declan Curran -- 5. Towards Europe: the … becoming better home for "born globals"? / Tõnis Mets -- Part III entrepreneurship and SME policy -- 7. Entrepreneurial …Entrepreneurship and innovation are arguably the main drivers of economic development today. This book explores the two …