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Presents a model that integrates the different phenomena implicit in previous theoretical and empirical work on entrepreneurship. The book provides a framework: to understand both the phenomena underlying the different conceptualisations of entrepreneurship and the relationships among those phenomena.

Provides an analysis of the progress made in the field of entrepreneurship education by looking in particular at the contributions made to theory and at the challenges that keep emerging in practice. The authors build two different frameworks of analysis in order to examine recent literature on entrepreneurial education.

Takes an in-depth look at corporate governance mechanisms in entrepreneurial firms, and offers an explanation on how and why they differ from those mechanisms in large and publicly traded corporations.

Covers the rise of university technology transfer since the 1980s, as well as the economic and academic benefits that stem from the commercialization of university-discovered technologies. The book reviews existing literature regarding university technology transfer in terms of the process within the traditional linear model.

Reviews the economic and sociological literature on the topic of minority entrepreneurship. Differing approaches and their outcomes are summarized and critically probed in this monograph with the intent is to illuminate strengths and weaknesses - along with patterns of common findings - in the literature.

Provides an understanding of the economic impact of the entrepreneurial ventures of university graduates. In order to support economic growth through entrepreneurship, universities must create a culture and programs that make entrepreneurship widely accessible to students.

Provides a comprehensive comparison of the GEM and GEDI approaches by using both methods side by side to analyse entrepreneurship development; and offers the GEM community a useful example on how the GEM and the GEDI methodologies can be successfully combined to allow for a more in-depth country analysis of entrepreneurial performance.

Surveys the literature on entrepreneurship in developing countries, which covers a wide range of issues from culture and values, institutional barriers such as financial sector development, governance and property rights, to the adequacy of education and technical skills.

Three major international research projects that track data on global institutions in most countries do not track the firm formation process and do not correlate with measures of the firm formation process. This book addresses this paradox in the economic development literature.

Examines high-growth firms, also known as "Gazelles", which have become critical to net job creation and economic growth. The book analyses how the institutional framework - the "rules of the game" - affects such firms, taking the theory of competence blocs as a point of departure.

Defines the structure of a decision-making process including examples, suggests a classification of experiments, explains different experimental designs, describes quality criteria of experiments, and addresses the differences between economic and psychological experiments.

Examines the causes and consequences of changes in the incidence of entrepreneurship in the UK by focusing on the characteristics of the self-employed and how self-employment has changed over time.

High impact entrepreneurship studies the actions of individuals who respond to market opportunities by bringing inventions to market that create wealth and growth. Foundations of High Impact Entrepreneurship is the first survey of the theoretical literature on high impact entrepreneurship.

Provides a thorough review of the literature on this topic and presents a model based on this literature. The book presents a model of corporate entrepreneurship based on the extant literature and research. It reviews the empirical and conceptual research that substantiates the many components of the model.

This volume has two purposes - to review the extant empirical literature on small firm growth by focusing on small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) and to suggest a framework for integrating our knowledge on small firm growth to guide future research.

Takes the position that entrepreneurship has an organisational component and involves the creation of new enterprises. Thus, what distinguishes entrepreneurship from innovation is the organisational context.

Reviews past research on biotechnology at different levels of analysis. The goal is to highlight important research streams that scholars have pursued over the last two decades and illustrate some key findings.

Provides a critical review of the concepts and principles of social capital and social networks as applied to entrepreneurship. The authors examine interesting research questions and offer a toolbox of methods to answer them.

Offers an introductory, non-technical overview of what economics adds to our understanding of entrepreneurship. The author identifies issues that can be resolved using economic analysis, and presents the theoretical and empirical models that form the intellectual foundations of the economics of entrepreneurship.