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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors List -- Brief Contents -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: What is Entrepreneurship? -- 1.1: What is Entrepreneurship? -- 1.2: Why Become an Entrepreneur? -- 1.2.1: Be Their Own Boss -- 1.2.2: Pursue Their Own Ideas -- 1.2.3: Pursue Financial Rewards -- 1.3: Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs -- 1.3.1: Passion for the Business -- 1.3.2: Product/Customer Focus -- 1.3.3: Tenacity Despite Failure -- 1.3.4: Execution Intelligence -- 1.4: Common Myths About Entrepreneurs -- 1.5: Entrepreneurship's Importance -- 1.6: Economic Impact of Entrepreneurial Firms on a Society and Country -- Review Questions Based on Chapter -- Applied Questions -- References -- Chapter 2: Entrepreneurship Process and Identifying Opportunities -- 2.1: Introduction -- 2.2: Entrepreneurship Process for New Business -- 2.2.1: Identifying and Recognizing Opportunities -- 2.2.2: Solving a Problem -- 2.3: Finding Gaps in the Marketplace -- 2.4: Sources of Generating Ideas -- 2.4.1: Existing Products and Services -- 2.4.2: Distribution Channels -- 2.4.3: Government -- 2.4.4: Research and Development -- 2.5: Techniques for Generating Ideas -- 2.5.1: Focus Groups -- 2.5.2: Brainstorming -- 2.5.3: Problem Inventory Analysis -- 2.6: Encouraging and Protecting New Ideas -- 2.7: Encouraging Creativity at the Firm Level and Protecting the Idea -- Review Questions -- Applied Questions -- References -- Chapter 3: Feasibility Analysis -- 3.1: Introduction: Feasibility Analysis -- 3.2: When to Conduct the Feasibility Analysis? -- 3.3: Benefits of the Feasibility Study -- 3.4: Feasibility Check Chart -- 3.5: Product/Service Feasibility Analysis -- 3.6: Industry/Target Market Feasibility Analysis -- 3.7: Organizational Feasibility Analysis -- 3.8: Financial Feasibility Analysis -- Case Study.

This timely book provides a fresh perspective on contemporary research in the field of entrepreneurship and small business, considering both theory and application. Drawing together leading-edge European research, the expert contributors apply a variety of research methods to a number of specific issues - including the entrepreneurial climate at universities, the role of knowledge and experience in the internationalization of knowledge-intensive firms, the links between entrepreneurial orientation and performance in micro-sized firms, and organizational entrepreneurship. In so doing, the book

The emergence of China as a major world economy is of great importance to the global political economy and to international business. There has been much research on the macro level of institutional reform but little detailed work on the grassroots level of entrepreneurship in China. This innovative book addresses this gap by investigating how an economic system dominated by central plans, communist ideologies and suppressing bureaucracies could generate such energy from the bottom of society, fuelling the country's economic growth. Keming Yang's theory of entrepreneurship is based on two interrelated concepts: double entrepreneurship and institutional holes. He argues that the two concepts bridge a gap between the neo-classical institutionalism of economic development and entrepreneurship studies that emphasize individual choice. The rigorous theoretical framework is supported by substantial empirical research, offering statistical analyses of survey data as well as detailed case studies. This timely book will appeal to an interdisciplinary readership in sociology, economics, business studies and Chinese and Asian Studies.

This title discusses the role of entrepreneurship in recessions. Simon Parker has selected the key contributions in the literature, which seek to explain why economies enter into and emerge from recession, and the involvement of entrepreneurs in this process. A central theme is the contribution of entrepreneurship to the creation and propagation of business cycles. A combination of theoretical and empirical studies is included, and there is a particular focus on a salient issue which arises in recessions, namely unemployment. The book will be a useful resource for scholars and policy-makers interested in entrepreneurship, business cycles, economic growth and recessions

"To achieve progress in society and business practices, more entrepreneurship is needed to encourage action and enhance social capital in society, and transformational entrepreneurship may be the key. Transformational entrepreneurship offers a way of integrating sustainability practices whilst focusing on sustainable future trends.This book discusses how transformational entrepreneurship uses novel business practices to reduce inequality in the marketplace and how it transforms society through creative solutions that enable change. The book provides useful insight into better understanding this emerging concept."--Publisher's description.

"The development of tourism has historically been characterised by enterprising individuals. Small businesses are the backbone of the tourism and hospitality industry. However, entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process have long been marginal topics within tourism scholarship. This is a critical, yet accessible, introduction to the subject. Structured into twelve chapters, this book takes an intuitive step-by step progression through entrepreneurship in tourism: context, theoretical perspectives and definitions; the entrepreneurial process from concept to reality; the business plan; marketing, employment and strategy to growth, policy context and future directions. Featuring learning outcomes, 'reflective practice' activities and a range of international case studies that encourage critical thinking and practical applications, this is essential reading for anyone studying tourism degree programmes at undergraduate and graduate level"--

There is a well-based belief that entrepreneurial activity and economic growth are positively related. This paper uses various measures of entrepreneurial activity and business formation to compare Missouri's record to that of the national average and to its neighboring states. Based on our analysis, the average small business in Missouri looks similar to those in other states. But the climate in which small businesses are created and generate jobs is much different in Missouri relative to other states. Two indices of entrepreneurship, each based on different criteria, rank Missouri far down the list of states when it comes to entrepreneurial activity. The data on business formation corroborates this picture of deficient entrepreneurial activity: between 2005 and 2013, the pace at which Missouri created new establishments pales in comparison to the national average, and to the average of the neighboring states. The outcome of not creating new businesses also is evident in slower jobs growth. How to encourage more entrepreneurship in Missouri? An oft-suggested approach is to use enact legislation or pass special incentives, such as tax abatements, to attract specific businesses or industries. Trying to pick winners in business is an ill-advised policy to promote economic growth. Public policy aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship should consider improving the economic and social environment within which all entrepreneurs will operate. This can be done by improving the tax climate, labor market conditions, and especially the educational attainment of the labor force.

Wie ein Lotse führt dieses Buch durch das in rasantem Wandel befindliche Phänomen Social Entrepreneurship: Neben einer thematischen Einführung navigiert es durch Gründungsphasen, Rechtsformen, Wirkungsmessung und Finanzierung. Auch die Felder Social Intrapreneurship und Education werden beleuchtet. Eine kritische Perspektive rundet das Bild ab. Nicht zuletzt erhalten die Leser:innen mit Einblicken ins Netzwerk und ausgewählten Beispielen einen breitgefächerten Zugang und insgesamt ein besseres Verständnis für unternehmerisches Handeln im gesellschaftlichen Kontext.

In the only known programme of prescriptive entrepreneurship, James Fiet provides a marked contrast to the standard descriptive focus of entrepreneurship studies. Instead of the anecdotally based pedagogies that have dominated the teaching of entrepreneurship (and which do not control for luck-based success), the author lays out a programme of research to develop and test theoretically derived guidelines for how to improve the success rate and performance of aspiring entrepreneurs. Rather than describing what entrepreneurs do, he prescribes and tests what they ought to do

PurposeThis paper aims to explore synergies between feminist, first nations and queer theories and social, circular and climate entrepreneurship, to build a framework for supporting climate just entrepreneurship.Design/methodology/approachThis paper draws on an extensive qualitative review of the literature on gender justice, equality, social entrepreneurship, the circular economy, climate entrepreneurship and climate action, as well as theorising feminist, first nations and queer approaches to climate action through entrepreneurship.FindingsWhilst climate change is a "threat multiplier" for existing gender (and other) inequalities, gaps remain in engraining gender equality and gender justice principles in social, circular and climate entrepreneurship. Through analysing the literature for critical gaps and theorising at the intersection of climate entrepreneurship and feminist, first nations and queer theories, the authors advocate that a framework for climate just entrepreneurship could play a pivotal role in combining proactive climate action and gender equality measures through entrepreneurship. It could also be a significant step towards ensuring entrenched, systemic inequalities are not perpetuated in nascent and rapidly evolving fields such as the circular economy, social enterprise and climate entrepreneurship.Originality/valueThe literature on climate entrepreneurship is burgeoning, yet key entrepreneurial concepts lack an explicitly feminist or gender lens approach, even whilst being inextricably linked to effective climate action. This paper seeks to rectify this gap by promoting climate just entrepreneurship as a model for effective climate action.