Contents: 1. Introduction: Why we need a different research agenda on entrepreneurship policy / David Smallbone and Friederike Welter -- Part I: Key themes in entrepreneurship policy -- 2. Reviewing and revising the rhetoric of enterprise policy: Going back to basics / Norin Arshed and Ian...

The expert contributors reveal that government policy is one of the key influences on the external environment in which businesses develop, particularly in countries where it has been necessary to redefine the role of the state in relation to business development. They outline how government...

This topical study focuses on entrepreneurship and economic development in Europe’s border regions. It highlights the effects of EU enlargement in these regions – both within the EU and in neighbouring countries – paying particular attention to cross-border entrepreneurial activity. --...

This insightful book presents leading-edge European research on entrepreneurial processes in a changing global world. -- The contributors take a closer look at what constitutes entrepreneurial processes; how entrepreneurs develop their businesses and access critical resources in times of crisis;...

Introduction / David Smallbone, João Leitão, Mário Raposo, Friederike Welter -- the entrepreneurial climate at universities: the impact of organizational factors / Mario Geissler, Steffen Jahn, Peter Haefner -- overcoming critical junctures in spin-off companies from non-elite universities:...