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The first ever guide to oligarchs as a global and historical
phenomenon. Today, more than twenty oligarchs serve as heads of
state or government in countries such as Russia, South Africa,
Lebanon, and El Salvador. Many have a net worth in excess of $1
billion, and they all – whether directly or indirectly – impact
our daily lives. Who are they and how have they dominated our
world? What lessons can we learn from them, and what might the
future hold? In The Oligarchs’ Grip: Fusing Wealth and Power,
entrepreneurship professor David Lingelbach and oligarch researcher
Valentina RodrĂguez Guerra draw upon more than 25 years of
research (including conversations with Vladimir Putin and other
oligarchs), 16 case studies, and dozens of historical examples to
develop the first-ever model revealing the strategies oligarchs
employ to fuse wealth and power, and transition between the two.
This model gives insight into how oligarchs use multiple control
mechanisms to exploit an increasingly uncertain world. The
Oligarchs’ Grip is a fascinating read for economists, political
scientists, business academics, policymakers, businesspeople and
anyone interested in oligarchs and the wealth and power they wield
on the politico-economic scene today.
It is now widely recognized that in regions like Africa, for
economic and other reasons, the public sector has had to disengage
and divest from many areas of the economy and allow private
enterprise, especially scalable start-ups and new ventures, to
enter and flourish if economic development and employment are to
grow. There is, however, a training and education gap since
entrepreneurship is rarely taught formally at African universities
and, when it is, it is often approached from a Western perspective
which may not be appropriate given that African environments are
significantly different from most Western ones in terms of economic
infrastructure and political considerations. This book allows
readers to understand the African entrepreneurial context by
guiding them through the principal stages in the life of a new
venture, and offers approaches, both Western and indigenous, that
can inform their entrepreneurial actions. It concludes by examining
some specialized topics, including female, youth, and social
entrepreneurship, as well as real estate and technology. Exercises
throughout the book will enable readers to evaluate their
motivations and preparedness for entrepreneurship and learn how to
communicate a new venture's key features to potential stakeholders.
By focusing on the distinctive features of entrepreneurship in the
African context, and taking a conversational tone, this is an
informative and practical text that will be useful for students of
Global Entrepreneurship and Business as well as actual and
prospective entrepreneurs in the private, non-profit, and public
sectors.
As of early 2022, seven of the ten largest firms in the world by
market capitalization had been funded through various types of
entrepreneurial finance. This handbook provides an up-to-date
survey of what we know about this significant phenomenon in all its
forms, and where our knowledge about it needs to head from here.
The handbook embraces a wide range of established and emerging
academic and practitioner voices across the globe to explore the
theoretical and practical flux and tension in the field. Until
recently, most studies have taken a supply side perspective,
focusing on the perspective of those who provide funding to new
ventures. This book takes a different, demand side perspective,
beginning with the entrepreneur and gradually broadening our view
to include close by and then more distant funding sources.
Following this approach, it is organized into four parts detailing
the individual level (founders' resources, bricolage and
bootstrapping, effectuation and portfolio entrepreneurship); the
inner circle (informal financing, business groups, incubators and
accelerators); the wider world (formal debt, microfinance, venture
capital, corporate venture capital, business angels, government
funding and family offices); and emerging perspectives (non-Western
perspectives, gender, indigenous perspectives, post-conflict and
disaster zones and ethics). The introduction considers the general
state of the field, while the conclusion takes on additional topics
relevant to entrepreneurial finance, such as decentralized finance,
big data, behavioral economics, financial innovation and COVID-19,
as well as possible ways in which entrepreneurial finance can have
a greater impact on other disciplines. This handbook will be a core
reference work for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers
seeking an up-to-date academic survey of entrepreneurial finance.
It can also be used as a primary text in Ph.D. seminars in
entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial finance, and finance. Instructors
in Master's level courses in entrepreneurial finance and venture
capital will also find the book of benefit.
It is now widely recognized that in regions like Africa, for
economic and other reasons, the public sector has had to disengage
and divest from many areas of the economy and allow private
enterprise, especially scalable start-ups and new ventures, to
enter and flourish if economic development and employment are to
grow. There is, however, a training and education gap since
entrepreneurship is rarely taught formally at African universities
and, when it is, it is often approached from a Western perspective
which may not be appropriate given that African environments are
significantly different from most Western ones in terms of economic
infrastructure and political considerations. This book allows
readers to understand the African entrepreneurial context by
guiding them through the principal stages in the life of a new
venture, and offers approaches, both Western and indigenous, that
can inform their entrepreneurial actions. It concludes by examining
some specialized topics, including female, youth, and social
entrepreneurship, as well as real estate and technology. Exercises
throughout the book will enable readers to evaluate their
motivations and preparedness for entrepreneurship and learn how to
communicate a new venture's key features to potential stakeholders.
By focusing on the distinctive features of entrepreneurship in the
African context, and taking a conversational tone, this is an
informative and practical text that will be useful for students of
Global Entrepreneurship and Business as well as actual and
prospective entrepreneurs in the private, non-profit, and public
sectors.
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