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Miguel-Angel Galindo Martin, Joaquin Guzman Cuevas and Domingo Ribeiro Soriano University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain The economic growth and the progress of the nations have been two issues that have worried to the economists during centuries.

An economic study of the nature, operation and contribution of entrepreneurship to the growth of Hong Kong. The author argues that the success of Hong Kong is due to adaptive entrepreneurship.

Although opportunities abound in the 'Green Sector', anyone planning on entering this sector cannot not leap first and look later. This book provides 'must-know' information for those building a green business. It addresses macro issues in the green movement and key considerations for starting a green business.

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Vittorio Coda's discussion of the goals and purpose of the business enterprise illuminates the long-running debate over the goals of the firm.

Policies to increase the level of enterprise and entrepreneurship, in many countries and regions, have often failed. This book explores this and gives alternative views to derive a different model, based on social influence, which is consistent with the evidence and which might therefore lead to better policy.

Examines the main dimensions of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship, the factors affecting its emergence, evolution and performance and the importance of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship for European growth and competitiveness.

An insightful look at how Chinese business people think and live, offering executives and entrepreneurs a better way to understand a country in which business opportunities are still growing.

Ohne dass man es an einem einzelnen Ereignis festmachen kann, entstanden in den letzten Jahren verschiedene Trends und Technologien, welche die Wahrnehmung und Nutzung des World Wide Web veränderten. Der dafür verwendete Begriff Web 2.0 beinhaltet die aktive und kooperative Partizipation global verbundener Netzteilnehmer und leichtgewichtige, benutzerfreundliche Konzepte, die es Unt- nehmen ermöglichen, in einen engeren Dialog mit ihren Kunden zu treten, als dies bisher möglich war. Das Web 2.0 impliziert die Entstehung neuer Geschäfts- delle und hat einen erheblichen Ein?uss auf die Wettbewerbssituation bestehender Unternehmen der Net Economy. Das vorliegende Werk soll vor diesem Hintergrund die Trends und Technologien des Web 2.0 darstellen, vorliegende wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse re?ektieren und für Akteure in der Net Economy relevante Fragestellungen beantworten. Die Idee zur Erstellung des Buches entstand im Rahmen einer Seminarveranstaltung, die im Februar 2007 am Lehrstuhl für BWL und Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. E- Business und E-Entrepreneurship an der Universität Duisburg-Essen angeboten wurde. Die Ergebnisse der studentischen Arbeiten waren dabei so überzeugend, dass sich die Herausgeber entschieden, diese zusammen mit einigen im Rahmen der Lehrstuhlarbeit entstandenen Beiträgen in Form eines Sammelbandes zu v- öffentlichen.

Following the fortunes of one of the most successful entrepreneurs to date, this original new book recounts the triumphs of Hyundai's creator: Chung Ju Yung.

How and why have so many emerging-market multinationals internationalized aggressively in the last decade? What competitive advantages do they enjoy? What strategies have they used to build their global presence? A distinguished group of international business scholars tackle these questions in this timely analysis of today's global economy.

Tough, smart business advice from the star of the hit TLC reality show "American Chopper"Now in paperback, The Ride of a Lifetime elucidates the business principles that have made Paul Teutul Sr. and Orange County Choppers a household name. Paul's smart, commonsense business wisdom works for businesses both big and small in any industry.

Presents empirical findings from different South-East Asian countries to demonstrate that Chinese businessmen employ a variety of strategies in their networking, entrepreneurship and organisational and firm development.

Although most observers give little attention to how genetics affects your behavior in the work world, your DNA accounts for over one third of the difference between you and your co-workers on many dimensions of your work life, including your work interests, work values, decision making, risk taking, management style, leadership style, creativity, entrepreneurship, and work performance, among other aspects of your work life. This book explains how your genes affectyour behavior in the workplace. It will help you to understand why you do what you do; how to make the most of what "you've got;" how to find the right job fit for your innate preferences; how to act in ways contrary to your "nature;" and how to best influence the behavior of your employees andco-workers.

Through a collection and juxtaposition of various case studies, this volume offers a wide-ranging exploration and evaluation of Chinese entrepreneurship in contemporary Asian contexts.

Interest in entrepreneurship and its impact on the economy has recently exploded and while there have been books published on various aspects of entrepreneurship, literature on the role of government has been noticeably absent. This book is the first broad effort to emphasize the entrepreneurial aspects of governments. It is also the first systematic treatment of U.S. innovation policies to promote the formation of strategic research partnerships. The book will be of historical importance in that it will trace the formation of relevant and growing U.S. public policy initiatives and assess their economic importance. It will foster a new perspective on the role of government and how incentives for government to act entrepreneurially might be instituionalized.

An examination of the system of linkages that determine the success of multinational firms and the resulting performance of nations.

A profile in socio-technical terms of ways that innovation is manifested in American, European, and Asian knowledge-based innovation networks and knowledge clusters. Twelve conceptual and empirical studies are presented that contribute to a better understanding of the role of knowledge in technological entrepreneurship.

Getting Entrepreneurial! is the definitive guide for would-be entrepreneurs, covering everything you need to know to put your financial future in your own hands. But far beyond reciting business school fundamentals, this book shows you how to create and innovate, turn your idea into a great business, and grow that business to maturity.

An international cast of scholars and writers explore a range of issues related to contracts and corporate entrepreneurship. They cover the characteristics and country differences that describe how entrepreneurs succeed in a number of sectors and locations worldwide.

This study in economic and financial analysis looks at industrial entrepreneurs during India's liberalization. Topics addressed include: the founding entrepreneurs - origins, education and capital; and social mobility, human capital, liberalization and entrepreneurship.

Thema des Buches sind grundlegende Wettbewerbsstrategien von Unternehmen zur Kostenführerschaft und zur Produktdifferenzierung. Dazu gehören (aus kurzfristiger Sicht) Absatz- und Preisstrategien und (aus langfristiger Sicht) Innovations-, F/E-, Produkt-, Standort-, Werbe- und Standardisierungsstrategien. Diese Strategien werden einzeln mit Hilfe spieltheoretischer Konzepte im Rahmen einfacher Modelle des oligopolistischen Wettbewerbs untersucht. Neben der strategischen Interaktion im tatsächlichen Wettbewerb interessieren auch immer der potentielle Wettbewerb und die Frage strategischer Markteintrittsbarrieren. Am Ende jedes Kapitels finden sich unternehmenspolitische Schlussfolgerungen, Aufgaben zur Lernkontrolle und Literaturhinweise. Das Buch kann im Rahmen der Hochschulausbildung (sowohl in volks- als auch in betriebswirtschaftlichen Veranstaltungen) und der Weiterbildung eingesetzt werden.

Among the most vexing challenges for entrepreneurs is how to avail themselves of the necessary services-intellectual venture capital-without burning through their seed money at a rate that makes further borrowing prohibitively expensive.

Examines the contributions of immigrant business owners and their businesses to the US economy. This title addresses the role of immigrants in high-tech entrepreneurship in the US. It finds that nearly 1.5 million immigrant business owners in the US represent 12.5 per cent of all business owners.

Deals with the issue of entrepreneurship and family business. This title considers the issues, problems, contexts, or processes that make a family firm more entrepreneurial. It covers topics such as the emergence and growth of family businesses, and the use of entrepreneurial policies, practices and strategies by family firms.

The cases of 129 successful women entrepreneurs, who previously worked in corporate environments, are considered in this book. It examines the driving forces which led these women to leave the organizational environment, and the use of the organization as an incubator to entrepreneurship.

This volume addresses the challenges that can arise when individuals from technical, business, and legal environments must converge on the goal of commercialization. Specifically, it brings together studies from organizational behavior, marketing, economic, and sociological perspectives on commercialization of university technologies.

Entrepreneurship has come a long way as an academic field, just as it has in our modern economy and society. This collection provides a much needed retrospective view of academic work the area.

Based on a joint project between the University of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), under the auspices of the Cambridge-MIT Institute.