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Klappentext Crossroads of Entrepreneurship presents works from scholars belonging to a number of different disciplines - business history, economics, sociology and management - and addresses a cross section of issues in the entrepreneurship field. Contributions are arranged in different sections, emphasizing dialogue across disciplines and paradigms, rather than boundaries between them. The first section of the work is a compilation of papers that trace the historical roots of study in entrepreneurship in different disciplinary domains, and highlight the fundamental issues addressed by past research. A second section gathers empirical studies adopting various methods and investigating different aspects of entrepreneurial action. The third section collects contributions investigating the development of entrepreneurship in different national settings. The work reveals a convergence of issues and interests, despite paradigmatic differences, and the potential benefits of more intenseconversation across disciplines. Zusammenfassung Crossroads of Entrepreneurship presents works from scholars belonging to a number of different disciplines - business history, economics, sociology and management - and addresses a cross section of issues in the entrepreneurship field. Contributions are arranged in different sections, emphasizing dialogue across disciplines and paradigms, rather than boundaries between them. The first section of the work is a compilation of papers that trace the historical roots of study in entrepreneurship in different disciplinary domains, and highlight the fundamental issues addressed by past research. A second section gathers empirical studies adopting various methods and investigating different aspects of entrepreneurial action. The third section collects contributions investigating the development of entrepreneurship in different national settings. The work reveals a convergence of issues and interests, despite paradigmatic differences, and the potential benefits of more intenseconversation across disciplines. Inhaltsverzeichnis Crossroads of Entrepreneurship Research: An Introduction.- A Crossroad of Disciplines.- Pioneers in Entrepreneurship Research.- The Entrepreneur and the Style of Modern Economics.- The Social and Institutional Context of Entrepreneurship.- A Historian Looks at Entrepreneurship.- A Crossroad of Issues and Methods.- Venture Capital and the Growth of Innovative Firms in Europe.- Fostering Entrepreneurship in Established Family Firms.- The Effects of Entrepreneurial Posture on International Activities in the Light of Emerging Globalization.- Beyond Pioneers and Followers: A Typology of Entrepreneurial Behaviors for Hostile Environments.- Learning in Entrepreneurial Firms: An Exploratory Study.- Technological Entrepreneurship: Key Themes and Emerging Research Directions.- A Crossroad of Histories, Cultures and Institutions.- Entrepreneurship in Late Developing Countries: What is Unique about East Asia?.- Entrepreneurship in Scandinavia: Bridging Individualism and Collectivism.- Entrepreneurship: The Italian Story.- A Crossroad between Theory and Practice.- A Roundtable of Practitioners’ Point of View on Entrepreneurship....
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Crossroads of Entrepreneurship Research: An Introduction.- A Crossroad of Disciplines.- Pioneers in Entrepreneurship Research.- The Entrepreneur and the Style of Modern Economics.- The Social and Institutional Context of Entrepreneurship.- A Historian Looks at Entrepreneurship.- A Crossroad of Issues and Methods.- Venture Capital and the Growth of Innovative Firms in Europe.- Fostering Entrepreneurship in Established Family Firms.- The Effects of Entrepreneurial Posture on International Activities in the Light of Emerging Globalization.- Beyond Pioneers and Followers: A Typology of Entrepreneurial Behaviors for Hostile Environments.- Learning in Entrepreneurial Firms: An Exploratory Study.- Technological Entrepreneurship: Key Themes and Emerging Research Directions.- A Crossroad of Histories, Cultures and Institutions.- Entrepreneurship in Late Developing Countries: What is Unique about East Asia?.- Entrepreneurship in Scandinavia: Bridging Individualism and Collectivism.- Entrepreneurship: The Italian Story.- A Crossroad between Theory and Practice.- A Roundtable of Practitioners' Point of View on Entrepreneurship.
