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Frontiers in Entrepreneurship [electronic resource] / edited by Boris Urban.

By: Urban, Boris [editor.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Perspectives in Entrepreneurship: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010Description: XV, 200p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642045028.Subject(s): Economics | Entrepreneurship | Economics/Management Science | EntrepreneurshipDDC classification: 658.421 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Early thinking and the emergence of entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurship as a discipline and field of study -- Economic perspectives of entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurship in the field of development economics -- Creating value and innovation through social entrepreneurship -- The entrepreneurial organisation -- Theoretical perspectives on culture and entrepreneurship.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book aims to provide an insight into how entrepreneurship has evolved and emerged as an independent field of research. The authors base their discussion on articles which are considered to be seminal works in the field, and present a blend of theoretical and empirical evidence. Consequently, each chapter provides a solid knowledge-based and structured overview of the selected theme and demonstrates the scope of conflicting and complementary theories. The topics have been selected to create a systematic approach to the various aspects of entrepreneurship and include historical thinking on entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship as an academic discipline, the importance of the environmental and institutional framework, corporate intrapreneurship and value creation, and innovation through social entrepreneurship.
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Early thinking and the emergence of entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurship as a discipline and field of study -- Economic perspectives of entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurship in the field of development economics -- Creating value and innovation through social entrepreneurship -- The entrepreneurial organisation -- Theoretical perspectives on culture and entrepreneurship.

This book aims to provide an insight into how entrepreneurship has evolved and emerged as an independent field of research. The authors base their discussion on articles which are considered to be seminal works in the field, and present a blend of theoretical and empirical evidence. Consequently, each chapter provides a solid knowledge-based and structured overview of the selected theme and demonstrates the scope of conflicting and complementary theories. The topics have been selected to create a systematic approach to the various aspects of entrepreneurship and include historical thinking on entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship as an academic discipline, the importance of the environmental and institutional framework, corporate intrapreneurship and value creation, and innovation through social entrepreneurship.

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