ABSTRACT
Research in entrepreneurship has been booming, with perspectives from a range of disciplines and numerous developing schools of thought. It can be difficult for young scholars and even long-time researchers to find their way through the lush garden of ideas we see before us.
The purpose of this book is to map the research terrain of entrepreneurship, providing the perfect starting point for new and existing researchers looking to explore. Topics covered range from emerging perspective, through issues at the core of the field to innovative methodologies. Starting off with a preface by Bill Gartner, each section of the book brings together a world class set of established leading researchers and rising stars.
This considered, comprehensive and conclusive companion integrates the recent debates in entrepreneurship research under one cover, to provide a resource which will be useful across disciplinary boundaries and for a whole range of students and researchers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|17 pages
Setting the scene for the Companion to Entrepreneurship
part 2|56 pages
The discipline of entrepreneurship research
chapter 4|16 pages
Action and process, vision and values
part 3|71 pages
Reasons and motivations for entering entrepreneurship
chapter 6|13 pages
The eclipse and new dawn of individual differences research
chapter 9|15 pages
Do it again!
part 4|77 pages
Resources and resourcefulness
chapter 14|17 pages
A framework for investigating university-based technology transfer and commercialization 1
part 5|115 pages
Entrepreneurship, wealth and wellbeing
chapter 17|18 pages
Poverty, reciprocity and community-based entrepreneurship
part 6|80 pages
Entrepreneurial opportunity: equal or unequal
part 7|59 pages
Towards broader understanding: the methodological future