Conceptual Richness and Methodological Diversity in Entrepreneurship Research

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Fayolle, Alain, Kyro, Paula, Mets, Tonis, Venesaar, Urve

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ISBN:9781782547303
Editorial: Edward Elgar
Fecha de la edición:2013
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Nº Pág.:352
Idiomas:Ingles,Inglés

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This important book identifies the current developments within entrepreneurship that are characterized by conceptual richness and methodological diversity. It presents the latest developments of topics such as the entrepreneurial mindset, culture and values as well as advances in entrepreneurship education and development. The contributors open the field for methodological renewal by introducing the current state of and opportunities for explorative research in entrepreneurship. Researchers, practitioners and policymakers will find the research in this book both innovative and refreshing, which will be particularly useful for those looking to renew their practices. It will also provide academics with some new ideas to adopt in their teaching and research in order to help their students to acquire entrepreneurial competences.

Contents: Foreword Helle Neergaard 1. Introduction: Entrepreneurial Research - Towards Conceptual Richness and Methodological Diversity Alain Fayolle, Paula Kyro, Tonis Mets and Urve Venesaar PART I: ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET, CULTURE AND VALUES 2. Personal Values and Entrepreneurial Intention: An Empirical Study Inmaculada Jaen, Juan A. Moriano and Francisco Linan 3. The Role of Researchers' Motivations in the Genesis of Academic Spin-off Companies Giancarlo Lauto, Massimo Bau' and Cristiana Compagno 4. Could the Perception About Entrepreneurial Culture be Explained by Demographic Variables? Jose Carlos Marquez-Lopez, Carmen Guzman and Francisco Linan PART II: ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION 5. An Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Scale with a Neutral Wording Kare Moberg 6. Entrepreneurship Education and Metacognitive Awareness: Development of a Tool to Measure Metacognitive Awareness Hannes Ling, Paula Kyro and Urve Venesaar 7. Differences in Students' Understanding of Opportunity Process Matters for their Learning! Paula Kyro, Agnieszka Kurczewska and Nana Osei-Bonsu 8. Teachers' Reflections on Entrepreneurship Education: Their Understanding and Practices Jaana Seikkula-Leino, Elena Ruskovaara, Markku Ikavalko, Johanna Kolhinen and Tiina Rytkola PART III: ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT 9. Cultural Values and Start-up Rates in the Spanish Provinces Jose Fernandez, Francisco Linan and Isidoro Romero 10. Entrepreneurial Orientation and Market Orientation in SMEs: An Explorative Study Angelo Riviezzo, Maria Rosaria Napolitano and Antonella Garofano 11. A Social Network Approach to a Better Understanding of the Survival - Growth Phase of Innovative New Ventures Alain Fayolle and Wadid Lamine 12. Corporate Venture Capital Choices Setting and Investment Behaviors: Analysis at Corporate, Venture and Business Environment Levels Luc Armel G. Da Gbadji and Benoit Gailly PART IV: CONCLUSION: OPENING NEW DOORS AND OFFERING ORIGINAL PERSPECTIVES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH 13. Explorative Research: An Unexploited Opportunity for Entrepreneurship Research Paula Kyro, Outi Hagg and Kati Peltonen Index