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Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Entrepreneurship
Innovation is essential to remaining competitive in the tourism
industry, especially for new enterprises. Community-based tourism
is not only innovative but also a responsible tourism initiative
that lessens the negative impacts of economic activity and
increases the positive impacts of the sector. This type of tourism
works with respect for the environment and generates innovations in
products, services, and processes. Moreover, from a social
innovation perspective, it explores businesses, initiatives, and
ideas that can add value to tourism. Entrepreneurs looking to
remain successful need to improve their knowledge of this valuable
industry. Innovation and Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Community
Tourism is a critical reference source that examines the latest
empirical research findings in innovation in the community tourism
network and its contribution to the development of the territory.
The book also investigates the dynamic capacities related to small
tourism entrepreneurs in the coastal space. Highlighting themes
that include female entrepreneurship, marketing, and marine
tourism, this book is ideal for entrepreneurs, small business
owners, tourism and hospitality professionals, academicians,
researchers, and students who are looking to improve their
understanding of community tourism development.
WHAT VALUABLE COMPANY IS NOBODY BUILDING?
The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won’t make a search engine. If you are copying these guys, you aren’t learning from them. It’s easier to copy a model than to make something new: doing what we already know how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. Every new creation goes from 0 to 1. This book is about how to get there.
The phenomenon of enterprise growth is more a function of the
nature of the entrepreneurial person and the policies and
strategies adopted by a venture rather than the economic and
environmental factors such as profitability or industry growth.
This book focuses on the role of founder characteristics and
venture policies in promoting enterprise-growth, with special focus
on High Growth Enterprises. The research reported in this book is
triggered by the that almost 95% of business start-ups either get
closed down or stagnate, with only about 5% taking to a growth
path, even though many more of them are profitable. The study
presented in the book investigates the relationships between
enterprise growth and venture policies as well as entrepreneurial
characteristics such as the traits, motives and background of
entrepreneurs. It also identifies the general entrepreneurial
characteristics and points to the need for reviewing/redefining
some of the concepts traditionally associated with
entrepreneurship, such as achievement motive, power motive, desire
for independence, risk-taking ability, support and encouragement,
etc.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'I've been waiting for this book all my
life and everyone needs to read it' Claudia Winkleman Anya
Hindmarch is a mother of five, stepmother, entrepreneur and
globally renowned businesswoman. In If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair,
she shares what she has learned during her busy and eclectic life,
what she still worries about, and what advice she has received
along the way. From practical tips and quick fixes, to profound
observations about confidence and creativity, this inspiring
handbook will show you how to live a little better - and why
sometimes, the answer can be as simple as washing your hair.
'Comforting, practical and beautifully personal. This book feels
like your best friend telling you it's all going to be ok' Fearne
Cotton 'Warm, friendly, and packed to the rafters with excellent
advice - I loved it' India Knight 'A charming mix of memoir and
manifesto' Grazia 'A hands-on, practical guide to managing the
stresses of daily life' Evening Standard, Highlights for 2021 'Warm
and refreshingly honest' Julia Samuel 'I loved this book - it's
really unusual, surprising and inspiring' Viv Groskop 'A treasure
trove of inspiring, down-to-earth and practical advice shared with
humour and honesty' Alexandra Shulman
In this book, Sigvald Harryson demonstrates how to use know-who
based networking to increase knowledge whilst reducing complexity.
He reveals new synergies between external and internal knowledge
networking that promise to enhance the innovation performance of
any transitional, transnational company. The book develops and
builds upon knowledge in the interconnected areas of
entrepreneurship and networking across different levels and units
of analysis. In-depth studies of a wealth of absolute best practice
companies are explored, illustrating how concrete management
practices can be established to acquire and then transform science
into sales in more time- and cost-efficient ways. A unique
framework is developed to overcome the dichotomies between
knowledge creation and business implementation. Through this, the
author provides the necessary foundations from which profitable
growth through innovation (GTI) can be developed: * Identification
and analysis of the most important barriers to entrepreneurship *
Enabling factors and intelligence processes required for forceful
innovation * A GTI process for application in practice. Know-Who
Based Entrepreneurship shows that the knowledge and innovation
process is no longer limited to intracorporate know-how, but has
now expanded to encompass global know-how. It will thus be
invaluable to business managers, international scholars and
researchers of R&D, innovation, entrepreneurship and the
knowledge economy.
Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given
area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject
in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of
travel. They are relevant but also visionary. A Research Agenda for
Entrepreneurial Cognition and Intention suggests new directions and
approaches to study the internal thought processes of entrepreneurs
by examining areas that have been under-researched, ignored or
overlooked. Proposing new views on the idea of an entrepreneurial
personality, new methodologies and theories of cognition and
influence of personality, the contributors go beyond the study of
individual intentions to evaluate group intentions. Furthermore,
the book proposes that current research methods limit our
understanding of entrepreneurial processes by not connecting to the
wider entrepreneurial audience. With this in mind, key chapters
focus on the role and relevance of language and gender in
entrepreneurship. Academic researchers and advanced students
looking to explore the latest research methods and statistical
approaches will find this Research Agenda extremely useful for
creating new research pathways. The case studies will also be
exceptionally useful for those with a wider interest in
entrepreneurship and those who wish to have a greater understanding
of entrepreneurial intention. Contributors include: G.A. Alsos, G.
Bertrand, M. Brannback, C.G. Brush, A.L. Carsrud, R. Germon, P.G.
Greene, D.M. Hechavarria, A. Ingram, I. Jaen, F. Kropp, N. Krueger,
F. Linan, A. Maalaoui, J. Mezei, S. Nikou, T.F. Nogueira, C. Perez,
M. Razgallah, L. Schjoedt, K.G. Shaver, R. Yitshaki
In recent years entrepreneurship has become one of the most popular
fields of research in management studies. As the subject has
broadened, increasing attention has been paid to the behavioural
aspects of different practices to identify and pursue
entrepreneurial opportunities. This timely book analyses three key
strands of contemporary research into entrepreneurial behaviour:
intention, education and orientation. It offers novel insights that
can be applied to foster entrepreneurial activities in different
settings. The chapters in the book are divided into three parts.
The contributors first focus on the entrepreneur as an individual
and offer three innovative yet complementary approaches to
entrepreneurial intentions. They go on to consider how
entrepreneurial behaviour can be trained and learned, providing a
much-needed theoretical anchor to pedagogical approaches in
entrepreneurship. Finally, they cover entrepreneurial behaviour at
the organizational level. They expertly tackle the popular topic of
entrepreneurial orientation through novel empirical studies with
diverse methodologies and multiple levels of analysis. Researchers
and advanced students in management and entrepreneurship will
benefit from the state-of-the-art analysis and innovative
approaches presented. Entrepreneurship educators and policymakers
will also find this book to be stimulating reading, where they can
find suggestions for an evidence-based practice. Contributors
include: R.F. Belchior, A. Benedito de Oliveira Junior, R.C.
Bernardes, A. Caetano, S.F. Costa, M.J. de Oliveira, A.J.
Frederiks, A. Garofano, G. Hagg, I. Jaen, I. Kozlinska, F. Linan,
T. Lynn, R. Lyons, C. Mac an Bhaird, T. Mets, R. Mohd, X. Neumeyer,
D. Politis, A. Riviezzo, K. Roigas, S.C. Santos
With the globalization and growth of world economic markets, the
importance of a strong workforce has become paramount to business
success. Organizations cannot achieve this global reach unless they
intend to tackle issues regarding equality in the workplace. In a
time when sustainability and corporate responsibility have become
the norm, organizations value the creation of an egalitarian
workplace. Macro and Micro-Level Issues Surrounding Women in the
Workforce: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a critical
scholarly resource that voices issues and challenges faced by women
and provides guidance for organizations in developing strategic
initiatives to involve women in decision-making processes and
improve women's wellbeing in the workplace. The book explores macro
(socio-economic) and micro-level (organizational) issues in
relation to women's positions at work including occupational
segregation, gender pay gap, diversity management, and
socio-cultural roles attached to women. It is essential for
executives, managers, executive board members, human resources
professionals, policymakers, business practitioners, academicians,
researchers, corporate professionals, and students.
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