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This Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
provides a range of contextualized perspectives on entrepreneurship
in emerging economies. Featuring contributions from leading
experts, it explores the various social and institutional contexts
that produce and affect entrepreneurship. This Research Handbook
portrays the theories, processes and practices of entrepreneurship
in emerging economies as being markedly different from those in
developed, post-industrial economies, emphasizing how national
context shapes incentives for entrepreneurial efforts. Exploring
multiple theories of entrepreneurship, chapters dissect the
opportunities - and barriers - emerging from various institutions
and social practices from the Middle East, North Africa,
Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. Comprehensive and
incisive, this Research Handbook is an ideal guide for researchers
and both undergraduate and postgraduate students working on
emerging economies, particularly those with an interest in global
entrepreneurship. It will also benefit policy-makers seeking to
develop entrepreneurial activity in developing economies.
Contributors include: M. Akoorie, A. Al Mulla, G. Anggadwita, N.
Birdthistle, L.-P. Dana, B. Dye, K. Dye, A. Egbetokun, E. Elkaroui,
B. Fang, H. Febriansyah, A. Flynn, A. Forouharfar, L. Galloway, J.
Gibb, A. Gkikas, J.G. Hussain, A. Icha-Ituma, P.A. Igwe, O. Kolade,
K.T.Z. Lwin, A. Mohsen, H. Mustafa, H. Nyugen, R. Palali , S.
Pattinson, I. Peiris, T.S.H. Pham, D. Rae, V. Ramadani, L.
Sarfaraz, J.M. Scott, M. Sherif, P. Sinha, M.N. Tunio, R. Wanjiru,
C.W. Watson, H. Zarrouk
'Clearly, HEIs are discovering their innovative and entrepreneurial
potential to reply to the society's distinct need for them to have
a more entrepreneurial role, namely in innovation. This book
succeeds in discussing the theme from an interdisciplinary
perspective. For that reason, this book will be of help to
practitioners in university management roles and policy-makers as
well as anyone researching this theme and teaching entrepreneurship
in HEIs.' - Nuno Fernandes Crespo, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
'This book offers educators, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and
researchers significant and practical implications. After reading
the book, we can conclude that the different experiences described
by authors on the academic tools and educational methods can be
generalized in many other universities around the world, in both
developed and developing countries.' - Waleed Omri, EDC Paris
Business School, France 'Edited by four leading researchers,
Entrepreneurial Universities provides innovative insights into how
universities are contributing to the emergence of an
entrepreneurial ecosystem that is both redefining universities
themselves and shaping society. It is an important book for all
those interested in how universities are reinventing themselves in
a time of profound societal transformation.' - Tim Marjoribanks,
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia 'Universities are
called to be more and more entrepreneurial - that is innovative,
proactive and risk-taking - to promote regional development and
economic growth. As a Professor working in two of the most
entrepreneurial Italian universities, I benefited from reading this
book. I consequently recommend it to all my colleagues to guide
their strategic choices and their daily activities.' - Salvatore
Sciascia, IULM University and Cattaneo University, Italy With an
increasing focus on the knowledge and service economies, it is
important to understand the role that entrepreneurial universities
play through collaboration in policy and, in turn, the impact they
have on policy. The authors evaluate how universities engage with
communities while also balancing stakeholder considerations, and
explore how universities should be managed in the future to
integrate into global society effectively. The book reflects the
internationalisation of entrepreneurial universities with examples
from Australia, Brazil, France, Italy, Malaysia, India, Poland,
Portugal, Spain and the UK. Each chapter identifies the differing
cultural influences and how changes in policy approaches mean
universities are constantly evolving. The authors also look into
how culture influences entrepreneurship education, and in turn how
culture affects the initiatives of policy-makers. With a focus on
enhancing entrepreneurial opportunities, universities are shown to
respond by creating effective initiatives that benefit the wider
community through successful collaboration with institutions. The
book identifies the close working relationship between new
government policies and developing entrepreneurial universities.
Researchers, policy analysts and students of entrepreneurship
education, education management and policy will find this book a
useful supplementary read for understanding the future role of
universities.
The Pulitzer Prize-wimming author of The Prize joins a leading expert on the global economy to present an incisive narrative of the risks and opportunities that are emerging as the balance of power shifts around the world between governments and markets -- and the battle over globalization comes front and center. The Commanding Heights is essential for understanding the struggle over the "new rules of the game" for the twenty-first century.
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. This far-reaching
Research Agenda highlights the main features of entrepreneurial
university research over the two decades since the concept was
first introduced, and examines how technological, environmental and
social changes will affect future research questions and themes. It
revisits existing research that tends to adopt either an idealised
or a sceptical view of the entrepreneurial university, arguing for
further investigation and the development of bridges between these
two strands. Offering insights into both mainstream and critical
approaches, top international scholars discuss a wide range of
studies from various analytical and methodological perspectives.
Contributions envision the future development of the 'alternative
entrepreneurial university', creating space for more localised and
contextualised institutions that can be both responsive to the
needs of their societies and proactive in shaping them. Academics
and practitioners interested in the entrepreneurial university will
find this forward-looking Research Agenda to be crucial reading. It
will also be beneficial for PhD researchers in framing key
directions and questions for future research.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. This important Advanced Introduction considers the multiple
ways in which law and entrepreneurship intertwine. Shubha Ghosh
expertly explores key areas defining the field, including
lawyering, innovation policy, intellectual property and economics
and finance, to enhance both legal and pedagogical concepts. Key
features include: a survey of critical scholarly articles in the
field of law and entrepreneurship analysis of challenges to legal
professions in the new technological environment traces the roots
of law and entrepreneurship to scholarly study of intellectual
property. This Advanced Introduction will be a useful resource for
scholars and instructors in law and business schools who teach
courses on innovation and entrepreneurship. Students at both
undergraduate and postgraduate levels will also appreciate the
insights provided into the basic concepts, methods and future
research directions.
This is a guide to understanding entrepreneurial ecosystems: what
they are, why they matter, and to whom they matter. Ben Spigel
explores this popular new theory of economic development, locating
the intellectual roots of ecosystems, explaining the practices and
processes that allow ecosystems to support the creation and growth
of innovative entrepreneurial firms. Investigating why some places
are able to support innovative, high-growth entrepreneurship while
others cannot, this book looks at the characteristics of
entrepreneurial places in both developed and developing countries
to identify the role of factors such as culture, social networks
and economic history. Going beyond just the different combinations
of different people and factors of a place, Spigel explores the
social and economic processes such as learning and entrepreneurial
recycling that power how ecosystems develop and influence
high-growth venture creation. Entrepreneurship and economic
geography scholars will appreciate the strong theoretical
exploration of this new approach to understanding entrepreneurship.
It will also be a helpful read for public officials, policy makers,
and ecosystems builders looking to delve further into this
prominent new concept in local economic development policy.
Illuminating and timely, this book explores several theoretical and
empirical issues related to the potential for increasing capacities
for innovation, knowledge and entrepreneurship. It highlights the
current academic and political consensus that calls for policy
interventions targeted towards more balanced, inclusive and
regionally cohesive growth. Bringing together a wide range of
cutting-edge case studies and research on regional potentials, the
book explores the need for a focus on the regional inequality
aspects of innovating, knowledge and entrepreneurship. Chapters
analyse previously underexplored determinants of regional economic
growth and development often overlooked in standard growth studies.
They offer a deeper understanding of the drivers and implications
of sub-national disparities in entrepreneurship and innovation in
both developed and developing countries. Scholars and researchers
of innovation, entrepreneurship, regional economics and spatial
planning will appreciate the blend of empirical and theoretical
viewpoints in the book. It will also be a useful tool for
policymakers, planners and consultants involved in economic
development and regional policies on different scales.
This defining and original book explores the history of monopoly
power and of its relation to competition, focusing on the
innovative contributions of the Italian Marginalists ? Pareto,
Pantaleoni, De Viti de Marco and Barone. Manuela Mosca analyses
their articulate vision of competition, and the structural and
strategic entry barriers considered in their works to enrich
existing literature on the history of the sources of market power.
The book is not limited to the reconstruction of the elaboration of
pure theory, it also highlights its policy implications and how
this group applied their theories as cutting-edge experiments in
analysing the labour market, socialism, the Great War and gender
issues, against the background of the political situation of the
period. Monopoly Power and Competition is a vital resource for
historians of economic thought, as it explores a relatively
untouched area of microeconomics in historical perspective, and
reveals the theories surrounding monopoly power and competition.
Microeconomists and industrial organisation scholars would
similarly benefit from the knowledge of the origins of many
microeconomic tools and notions.
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.
As entrepreneurship education grows across disciplines and
permeates through various areas of university programs, this timely
book offers an interdisciplinary, comparative and global
perspective on best practices and new insights for the field.
Through the theoretical lens of collaborative partnerships, it
examines innovative practices of entrepreneurship education and
advances understanding of the discipline. Exploring and showcasing
how global collaboration can foster entrepreneurship education,
international contributors share their experiences as educators,
scholars and thought-leaders involved in the Babson Collaborative.
Chapters illustrate the challenges faced by educators and creative
methods for tackling them, offering useful insights from a range of
disciplinary perspectives. Highlighting the significance of the
field to higher education environments, this book encourages active
participation in entrepreneurial practice and collaboration between
stakeholders and disciplines to ensure high-quality education in a
variety of settings. This insightful book is a rousing and
inspiring view of entrepreneurship education for scholars and
academic entrepreneurs who are working to build robust education
ecosystems in the field.
The intangible capitalist economy, that is intellectual capitalism,
continues evolving, driven by technological innovations and various
forms of entrepreneurship. The creation of intellectual capital and
intellectual properties lies at its heart. This eagerly anticipated
book analyzes the many complex links between R&D, patents,
innovations, entrepreneurship, growth and value creation in this
process. Based on an extensive array of national empirical and
policy studies, Ove Granstrand explores a comprehensive range of
innovation and intellectual property (IP) issues that pertain not
only to Europe but to the entire world. These issues include the
role of patents and licensing in the governance of technology and
innovation, and the many uses and abuses of patents. The text also
details new IP phenomena in an increasingly patent-intensive world
with patent-rich multinationals and patent-savvy new entrants from
Asia. In a world facing challenges that call for innovative
responses, this book contains a set of valuable policy
recommendations for strengthening innovativeness for economic
growth and ultimately for social value creation. This timely book
will be a valuable resource for economics, law and management
scholars wishing to gain a thorough understanding of the topic.
Practitioners and policy-makers will also greatly benefit from
reading this volume, following up on the author's widely acclaimed
book published in 1999 The Economics and Management of Intellectual
Property: Towards Intellectual Capitalism.
Developed countries must be incredibly innovative to secure incomes
and welfare so that they may successfully compete against
international rivals. This book focuses on two specific but
interrelated aspects of innovation by incumbent firms and
entrepreneurs, the role of geography and of open innovation.
Geography, Open Innovation and Entrepreneurship discusses
entrepreneurship from both theoretical and empirical viewpoints to
provide readers with a wide range of cutting-edge and compelling
studies. The authors highlight the critical importance of open
innovation for performance and progress, putting forward
determinants of economic growth and development rarely analyzed in
standard growth studies. Researchers and students will find this
book useful for innovation and entrepreneurship studies. It is also
a helpful tool for policymakers, planners and consultants involved
in economic development and regional policies. Contributors
include: F. Armellini, T. Arvemo, I. Bernhard, C. Beaudry, P.-O.
Bjuggren, A. Caloffi, N. Carbonara, A.P. Cornett, K. Delbiaggio, M.
Elmoznino Laufer, S. Fredin, U. Grasjoe, C.J. Hauser, M.
Heroux-Vaillancourt, J.A. Jordaan, A. Johnston, C. Karlsson, M.
Kaufmann, P. Lassalle, M. Mahon, V. Monastiriotis, R. Pellegrino,
H. Reijonen, R. Righi, S. Rohde, F. Rossi, M. Russo, J.
Saastamoinen, T. Tammi, S. Yamamura
The blue economy is a widely used concept in policy circles;
however, people across a wide spectrum have a peripheral
understanding of the phenomenon. At the moment, there are several
conflicting understandings of the blue economy but no universally
accepted definition and veritable measures. Considering the
existential importance of the blue economy for the protection of
marine environments and sustainability of businesses, there is an
urgent need for rigorous conceptual, policy-focused, theoretical,
and empirical studies on the subject from multidisciplinary
perspectives. Implications for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
Development in the Blue Economy enriches existing definitions of a
blue economy with inputs from a multidisciplinary lens and provides
veritable measures for evaluating blue economy progression and
compliance. Covering topics such as economics, natural resource
development, social equity, and sustainability, this reference work
is ideal for policymakers, entrepreneurs, managers, oceanographers,
marine biologists, scholars, industry professionals, government
officials, academicians, researchers, practitioners, instructors,
and students.
The fourth industrial revolution is having a major impact on
industry and societies primarily because of what has been called
its raw material: data. New technologies are allowing
hyper-connection on a global scale, not only between people, but
also between people and machines and, in the case of the Internet
of Things, even amongst machines themselves. This book offers a
critical reflection on the meaning and expected consequences of the
fourth industrial revolution, with a particular focus on the advent
of digital globalisation and its implications for industrial
policy. Industrial revolutions are considered not only in terms of
technological progress, but also in the context of the changing
relationship between market and production dynamics, and the social
and political conditions enabling the development of new
technologies. Industrial Policy for the Manufacturing Revolution
aims to increase our capacity to anticipate and adapt to the
forthcoming structural changes. It outlines the type of industrial
policy and strategies that are needed in this era of rapid
transformation. The authors propose a 'comprehensive industrial
policy' that considers the complexity of structural changes
involving industry as well as institutions and social and education
policies, in order to encourage the participation of all citizens
in the development process. The book also features a concrete
example of comprehensive industrial policy implementation at the
regional level. This stimulating and thoughtful book makes the case
that industrial policies are more vital than ever, particularly now
as the economy undergoes a technological revolution. It will be
required reading for all those interested in industrial economics
and policy, business and technology.
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