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This multi-perspective Research Handbook provides a clear pathway
through the nonprofit governance research field, pushing beyond the
borders of current theory to expand and deepen the analytical
framework for nonprofit governance. It offers an analysis of the
basics including definitions, organizational forms and levels of
governance, and takes a critical approach towards the normative and
prescriptive tendencies in much of contemporary governance
scholarship. Divided into four distinctly thematic parts,
contributors provide an in-depth review of the last 20 years,
building on the foundations of classical contributions and further
exploring new theoretical approaches, while examining the
governance challenges of diverse types of organizations, including
those from both developed and developing countries. Future
challenges including multilevel governance are expertly addressed,
and insights leading towards a unified theory are proposed. This
thoroughly engaging Research Handbook will be an excellent resource
for scholars in business and strategic management, nonprofit
management and civil society, interested in topics such as
nonprofit governance practice and boards of directors, governance
theory, stakeholder management, membership organizations,
foundations and hybrid organizations. Teachers of nonprofit
management will also find this invaluable as it addresses both the
core concepts and the most recent developments.
Sustainable entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems
research is ever evolving and this timely book stimulates further
exploration, offering a research agenda and alternative approaches.
Presenting new scientific evidence together with policy and other
practical implications, chapters demonstrate the vibrancy and
diversity of approaches in the field. Chapters on sustainable
entrepreneurship analyse the circular economy, entrepreneurial
decision-making logics, the drivers of eco-process innovations and
strategic sustainability decision-making. Entrepreneurial
ecosystems are investigated through discussion of different
ecosystem orientations as factors influencing entrepreneurial
behaviour. This thought-provoking book concludes with consideration
of the conditions predicting entrepreneurial activity or behaviour,
including family background and the growth of social and commercial
SMEs. This book's up-to-date analysis and practical insight will
prove invaluable to scholars and researchers in entrepreneurship as
well as other business and management academics, policy-makers and
practitioners.
This important book considers the ways in which small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can thrive in the age of big data.
To address this central issue from multiple viewpoints, the editors
introduce a collection of experiences, insights, and guidelines
from a variety of expert researchers, each of whom provides a piece
to solve this puzzle. Contributions address the limitations faced
by SMEs in their access to data and demonstrate that the key to
overcoming this issue is to be aware of these limitations, to work
within them, and to use them to think creatively about how to
overcome obstacles in new ways. They discuss Artificial
Intelligence, revenue blueprinting, GDPR compliance, and other key
topics related to the relationships between SMEs and data. Offering
ideas to inspire big data-driven success by SMEs making smaller
investments, the book argues that there must be a place for
"ordinary" data-driven journeys that are available to firms of any
size. Stimulating further thought and action, Big Data in Small
Business will be of great interest to academics, researchers, and
practitioners in areas such as strategic management, organizational
and innovation studies, marketing, and sales. The ideas and
information in this book will help fill knowledge gaps related to
important aspects of capabilities, functions, and transformations
of big data that drive business growth.
This insightful and comprehensive Research Handbook explores the
concept of start-up incubation ecosystems and investigates the
various factors that interact to provide a nurturing environment
suitable for the creation and successful development of start-ups.
Chapters employ a range of approaches for the study of incubation
ecosystems, including literature reviews, theoretical studies, and
empirical research featuring both quantitative and qualitative
methods. An international team of authors analyze data from a
diverse range of countries to cover topics including: multi-level
approaches to incubation ecosystems; start-up support mechanisms
such as incubators, accelerators and co-working spaces; and the
role of organizations involved in incubation ecosystems such as
universities, government agencies and multinational companies. The
Handbook thus illustrates the critical part played by the early
development of start-ups within entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Scholars and doctoral students working in entrepreneurship and
innovation will find this Handbook invaluable to their
understanding of start-up incubation ecosystems and in illuminating
future research agendas. It will also prove useful to practitioners
and policymakers working with start-ups and organizations that
support them. Contributors include: B.W. Amo, C. Bellavitis, P.
Benneworth, P.M. Bican, A. Billstroem, J.J. Bragelien, M.
Breivik-Meyer, A. Brem, E. Carlsson, T.H. Clausen, C.M. DaSilva, M.
Good, J. Grande, M. Gulbrandsen, J.O. Hansen, R.R. Hermann, E.J.
Isaksen, A. Jensen, A.R. Johnson, E.J.B. Jorgensen, K. Kassel, M.
Knockaert, L. Kolvereid, M. Landoni, K. Lesniak, A. Mariussen, K.E.
Masyn, A. McKelvie, K. Messeghem, S. Mitchell, D. Modic, N. Nguyen,
G. Nonet, N. Nordling, A. Novotny, A. O'Connor, I.B. Pettersen, R.
Pugh, E. Rasmussen, T. Ratinho, S. Saarenketo, S.R. Sardeshmukh, M.
Sargent, R.M. Smith, R. Sorheim, O. Straub, C. Theodoraki, E.
Thomas, L. Torkkeli, E. van der Lingen, H. Velt, K.H. Voldsund, J.
Wiklund, T. Yoshioka-Kobayashi
This Handbook is a state-of-the-art analysis of proximity
relations, offering insights into its history alongside up-to-date
scientific advances and emerging questions. Its broad scope - from
industrial and innovation approaches through to society issues of
living and working at a distance, territorial development and
environmental topics - will ensure an in-depth focus point for
researchers in economics as well as geography, organizational
studies, planning and sociology. Split into four distinctly
thematic parts, the Handbook explores the precise definition of
proximity relationships and their diversity, including the role
they play in social and economic interactions as well as examining
the origins and evolution of such relationships. It further
presents a detailed overview of the main methods of analysis,
highlighting the link between proximity relationships and exchange
of information while explaining how exchanges at a distance rely on
links of organized proximity, something that plays an increasing
role in our societies. This engaging Handbook will provide an
excellent update for scientists and researchers on the recent
developments in the analysis of proximity relations as well as
students looking for precise and detailed information on the main
characteristics of proximity relations, regional and spatial
analysis, and the major analytical tools.
Providing an overview of industrial development using a variety of
different approaches and perspectives, the Handbook of Industrial
Development brings together expert contributors and highlights the
current multiple and interdependent challenges that can only be
addressed using an interdisciplinary approach. Chapters discuss the
existing issues faced by industry following both the digital and
environmental transitions, highlighting their regional roots and
the interplay with the wider institutional framework. Investigating
the necessity for companies to design new products and production
processes and also re-think their corporate responsibilities, this
Handbook illustrates the need for a much broader vision taking into
account historical, social, political and cultural viewpoints at
all governmental levels. Furthermore, it takes an analytical look
at further research, including insightful directions for future
industrial development policies. Answering complex policy questions
for today, this crucial Handbook will be invaluable for
policymakers looking for insights into sustainable industrial
development as well as practitioners who are seeking an up-to-date
comprehensive overview of the topic. Economic development and
innovation scholars and researchers will also find the future
research ideas interesting and informative.
Are you tired of working the same 9 to 5 job?
Are you sick of making your boss rich while you get paid pennies to the
dollar?
Do you want to live life as you've always dreamed and spend more time
doing what you love?
Is it possible to make a consistent, steady amount of money within the
comfort of your own home whilst living a financially worry-free life?
The truth is that, yes, it can be done, especially if you take
advantage of the infinite potential and exposure that the Internet
guarantees.
Thousands of people over the past few years have gained six or even
seven figures incomes via online businesses in an easy and relatively
short period of time.
However, making money online requires the right knowledge, the correct
approach and the effort input to make it work.
Owning an online business isn't like playing games with friends.
It requires investments of time and money and a serious approach.
It's time to stop dreaming and start building your new life.
Become your own master and gain the success you deserve.
Now.
One key for success of an entrepreneur is to obtain sales (revenue)
and profits as quickly as possible upon launching the venture.
Entrepreneurial Marketing focuses on the essential elements of
success in order to achieve these needed sales and revenues and to
grow the company. The authors build a comprehensive,
state-of-the-art picture of entrepreneurial marketing issues,
providing major theoretical and empirical evidence that offers a
clear, concise view of entrepreneurial marketing. Through an
international approach that combines both theoretical and empirical
knowledge of entrepreneurship and marketing, this book informs and
enhances the entrepreneurs' creativity, their ability to bring
innovations to the market, and their willingness to face risk that
changes the world. Key components addressed include: identifying
and selecting the market; determining the consumer needs
cost-effectively; executing the basic elements of the marketing mix
(product, price, distribution, and promotion); and competing
successfully in the domestic and global markets through
implementing a sound marketing plan. Numerous illustrative examples
throughout the book bring the content to life. The mix of
theoretical content, examples, empirical analyses, and case studies
make this book an excellent resource for students, professors,
researchers, practitioners, and policymakers all over the world.
What do entrepreneurs do? In a comprehensive and detailed
exploration using three perspectives - behavior, practice and
process - this Research Handbook demonstrates specific methods for
answering that question and provides insights into the implications
of pursuing that question. The authors demonstrate a variety of
methods including ethnography, autoethnography, participant
observation, diaries, social media platforms and multilevel
research techniques to delve into the foundations of
entrepreneurial behavior. In addition to reinvigorating this long
dormant area of scholarship, these chapters provide scholars with
the idea that the disparate perspectives on this topic are really
headed in the same direction. They also demonstrate the notion that
similar tools can be utilized to answer the same type of questions
emanating from these different perspectives. The contributors go on
to offer insights to a wide range of scholarship on organizations.
Entrepreneurship scholars, PhD students, and upper level graduate
and undergraduate students who want a current overview on the
theories, methods and implications of studying entrepreneurship
will welcome the insights explored in this Research Handbook.
Contributors include: A. Brattstroem, O. Byrne, A. Caetano, H.S.
Chen, F. Delmar, D. Dimov, A. Fayolle, D. Fletcher, W.B. Gartner,
B. Johannisson, A.R. Johnson, T. Karlsson, M. Lackeus, J.R.
Mitchell, R.K. Mitchell, H. Neergaard, R.D.M. Pelly, K. Poldner,
S.C. Santos, P. Selden, B.T. Teague, N.A. Thompson, C. Thrane, M.
Tillmar, H. Vahidnia, E. van Burg, J.P. Warhuus, K. Wennberg
This insightful and innovative book proposes a new theory of
socio-material weaving for studying and understanding family
business. It dissolves the family business into activities,
constituted of the sociality of human interactions and relations
and interwoven with materials that extend in both a bodily-lived
and spatial existential sense. Building on hermeneutic
phenomenology, Mona Ericson explores a new approach to the field,
which shifts focus away from entitized conceptions of family
business contexts. Building on a 'being-in-the-world'
understanding, the book emphasizes human entwinement with
activities in amongst materials. Chapters draw insights from
research on the social and the material, exploring the field
through five unique stories that illustrate the intertwinement of
family business activities and materials associated with buildings
and land. Taking a critical stance towards systems-oriented family
business research, Ericson weaves together the social and the
material in association with narrative truth. An innovative and
imaginative exploration of an established field of study, this book
is crucial reading for scholars, researchers and graduate students
of family business, opening up new ways of approaching the field in
scholarly work. It will also benefit practitioners through
practical insights into the challenges family business owners face
when establishing and managing business activities.
This timely book comprises detailed personal narratives of
entrepreneurs who have worked towards peace in the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It begins by offering an innovative
framework of analysis based on scientific knowledge about social
entrepreneurs, defining 'peace entrepreneurship' and mapping its
unique characteristics. It also explains the narrative methodology
used, and provides a short history of the conflict in the region.
The book focuses on 11 life stories of Israeli and Palestinian
entrepreneurs who have strived for peace through social ventures.
Chapters discuss the various forms of social activism that peace
entrepreneurs have pursued, the challenges that they have faced and
the motivations behind their ventures. The editors conclude by
considering the similarities and differences across the stories,
offering insights into what drives people to act as peace
entrepreneurs and what sustains their activities in the face of
ongoing conflict. Documenting rousing and inspirational life
narratives, this book is crucial for scholars and researchers of
social entrepreneurship who are searching for new avenues of
inquiry into ventures in a conflict context. It will also provide
motivational reading for other practitioners of peace
entrepreneurship, as well as policymakers working with social
entrepreneurs in conflict zones.
Women's entrepreneurship is an effective way to combat poverty,
hunger and disease, to stimulate sustainable business practices,
and to promote gender equality. Yet, deeply engrained cultural
norms often prescribe gender-specific roles and behaviors that
severely constrain the opportunities for women's entrepreneurial
activities. This excellent new volume of work from the Diana Group
explores this paradox. As women-entrepreneurs circumvent challenges
and obstacles, they also ameliorate the cultural context for future
women entrepreneurs. In this book, studies covering 40 countries
document how culture affects women's entrepreneurship, and how
women's entrepreneurship, in turn, shapes the cultural milieu. The
work is organized into three main themes: (1) the socio-cultural
context for women's entrepreneurship; (2) women's entrepreneurship
as emancipation from traditional family roles; and (3) government
policies and programs and self-determination in women's
entrepreneurship. This illuminating and inspiring book offers
valuable insights for students of women's entrepreneurship,
practicing entrepreneurs, and public policy makers interested in
promoting women's entrepreneurship in different cultural contexts
around the world.
This peer-reviewed edited volume provides strategies and practices
for teaching nonprofit management theories and concepts in the
context of the undergraduate, graduate, and online classroom
environments. Each chapter discusses and summarizes pertinent
theories and concepts with concrete examples of nonprofit
management education courses. Concept discussions then follow up
with exercises or simulations and various resources for instructors
to apply in either physical or virtual classrooms. The majority of
the chapters are connected to one or more core nonprofit curriculum
areas as identified by the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council
(NACC) curriculum guidelines. Instructors, faculty, and program
directors of nonprofit management and philanthropy courses at
undergraduate and graduate levels can use Teaching Nonprofit
Management as a guide for teaching and for creating course syllabi.
The book can also serve as a supplemental textbook, as it covers
the core curricular areas identified by the NACC. Contributors
include: S. Arsneault, J. Beneson, K.C. Bezboruah, T.K. Bryan, H.L.
Carpenter, E.A. Castillo, L.P. Corbett, E.J. Dale, D.J. Hamann,
J.A. Jones, L.-Y. Liu, D.P. Mason, L. McDougle, S.C. Mendel, L.
Miltenberger, H.A. O'Connor, A. Schatteman, G.G. Shaker, C.C.
Strawser, C.E. Suarez, S.K. Vaughan, P.C. Weber, M. Wooddell, J.A.
Young
Building on the success of the first volume of Teaching
Entrepreneurship, this second volume features new teaching
exercises that are adaptable and can be used to teach online, face
to face or in a hybrid environment. In addition, it expands on the
five practices of entrepreneurship education: the practice of play,
the practice of empathy, the practice of creation, the practice of
experimentation, and the practice of reflection. This portfolio of
practices leads to a holistic teaching approach designed to help
students think and act more entrepreneurially under various degrees
of uncertainty and across contexts. Here in Volume Two the editors
and contributors demonstrate how the five practices are a framework
for course development to help students make progress toward a more
entrepreneurial way of thinking and develop the ability to find and
create new opportunities with the courage to act on them. Educators
trying to build entrepreneurship into their curriculum, from within
and outside the business school, will find Teaching
Entrepreneurship, Volume Two invaluable in developing experiential
learning experiences.
This insightful book explores the importance and influence of
contextual heterogeneity in the field of entrepreneurship research,
illuminating the circumstances, conditions or environments that may
enable or constrain entrepreneurship. Expert contributors present
the results of empirical studies in a wide variety of contexts,
describing their depth and meaning both for entrepreneurship
research and practice. Chapters illustrate a range of topics and
research methods, including business model innovation in start-up
companies, the challenges and opportunities for women entrepreneurs
in STEM, and the use of technology signalling in explaining the
performance of immigrant entrepreneurship in market economies.
Presenting new scientific evidence in the field, together with
research-informed policy and practical implications, the book
demonstrates that a multitude of research approaches must be used
to reflect the multi-dimensional nature of context in
entrepreneurship. Warning against simplistic interpretations and
superficial conclusions of research, this book will prove to be an
invaluable resource for scholars and students of entrepreneurship.
Its use of empirical studies will also be beneficial for
practitioners in this field.
Focusing on academic entrepreneurship in the university context,
the authors explore how researchers, teachers, students, academic
managers and administrators make sense of entrepreneurship and of
the paradoxes and contradictions involved. The book investigates
how these diverse entrepreneurial actors and their stakeholders
interpret and analyse entrepreneurial activities within the
university ecosystem. New Movements in Academic Entrepreneurship
covers research commercialisation, academic start-up companies and
entrepreneurship education, as well as university-society
relationships more widely. With contributions from Europe, North
America and Asia, this book helps to broaden our understanding of
academic entrepreneurship using original theoretical insights and
rich empirical data. Essential reading for students and researchers
of entrepreneurial universities and ecosystems, this book provides
fresh theoretical frameworks and an inclusive understanding of
academic entrepreneurship.
Providing cutting-edge material from a range of perspectives on
entrepreneurial internationalization, this insightful book develops
contemporary business concepts and business models to engage with a
rapidly changing and diversifying world economy. Chapters build a
conceptual and theoretical illustration of the field, providing key
frameworks for the analysis of entrepreneurial
internationalization, including insights into strategy and
organization, as well as fundraising strategies for early
internationalizing startups. Top international scholars in the
field apply these frameworks to specific real-world business
environments, such as born globals, born digital enterprises and
multinational corporations in emerging markets. The book concludes
with analysis of international entrepreneurship across both
traditional and digital contexts, highlighting the emerging
implications for international entrepreneurship research of
digitization and the Covid-19 pandemic. Bringing together a
multitude of critical evaluations, this book is crucial reading for
scholars and researchers of SME internationalization and born
globals, as well as higher level students of international
entrepreneurship. It will also benefit practitioners and
policymakers hoping to engage with new digital developments in the
world economy.
This Handbook of Quantitative Research Methods in Entrepreneurship
provides an overarching perspective on the methods and approaches
critical to quantitative analysis of research on entrepreneurship.
Representing the research efforts of 31 internationally scholars in
entrepreneurship, this Handbook offers guidance for quantitative
analysts at a time of increasing availability of economic,
financial and business data. Contributions focus on a range of
important empirical issues, including business survival, job
creation, internationalisation, bank financing and specific types
of entrepreneurial activity such as social enterprise and family
business. The combined chapters synthesise and experiment with
useful methods to navigate and unpack crucial entrepreneurial data.
Informative and accessible, this Handbook is crucial reading for
undergraduate and postgraduate students looking for a broad
overview of the field. It will also be useful to established
academics and researchers who require state of the art research,
and policymakers and practitioners, who may use this book as an
indispensable guide for reflecting on public interventions in the
entrepreneurial arena. Contributors include: F. Buscha, J.-L.
Capelleras, M. Cowling, M. Dejardin, P. Ferreira, M. Freel, D.S.
Hain, L. Han, C. Hand, R. Jurowetzki, F.W. Kellermanns, Y. Lai, M.
Medaugh, B. Mi, L. Pennacchio, A. Rialp, J. Rialp, C. Robinson, S.
Roper, A. Rostamkalaei, A. Sapio, G. Saridakis, J. Siepel, L.
Stanley, L. Tian, P. Urwin, W. Yue, T.M. Zellweger
Scaling the Social Enterprise is an ideal text for courses that
focus on social entrepreneurship and social innovation, at either
the graduate or undergraduate level. Common themes across high
growth social startups discussed in the book include: building and
modifying a management team for growth creating and maintaining a
dynamic stakeholder network choosing corporate form and funders
moving from idea to pilot, to roll-out, and pivots along the way
the importance of media magic in building a brand developing and
refining one's value chain the pivotal role of technology in
scaling. Featuring high profile, high growth social startups
including Fair Trade USA, Revolution Foods, Sanergy, Kiva, d.light,
Back to the Roots, and Grameen America, the chapter on funding
social startups also profiles social funders such as Bridges Fund
Management and Better Ventures, amongst others.
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