Entrepreneurship and creativity are undoubtedly linked. Researchers examining the relationship between the two will find the Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Creativity to be an instructive collection with specially commissioned contributions from leading scholars and an international perspective. Rolf Sternberg and Gerhard Krauss provide an expert introduction to the role of creativity in the field of entrepreneurship, and vice versa. The remaining contributions, both empirical and conceptual, are arranged in sections that will provide the reader with a unique guide to the progress of research in this area. Of particular interest are the exploration of the influence of the spatial context, and the overview of government policy attempts to support entrepreneurship and creative economic development.
Contents: 1. Introduction: On the Relationship between Entrepreneurship and Creativity Gerhard Krauss and Rolf Sternberg PART I: THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES 2. Managing Entrepreneurship for Innovation: A Psychological Analysis David Cropley and Arthur Cropley 3. Creativity as an Integral Element of Social Capital and its Role for Economic Performance Hans Westlund, Martin Andersson and Charlie Karlsson 4. Entrepreneuring as Organisation-creation Daniel Hjorth 5. Knowledge Creation in Entrepreneurial Teams Haifa Naffakhi 6. Entrepreneurship and Creative Professions - a Micro-level Analysis Michael Fritsch and Alina Sorgner PART II: THE LOCAL/REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT'S IMPACT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATIVITY 7. Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries: The Paradox between Individual Professionalization and Dependence from Social Contexts and Professional Scenes Bastian Lange 8. The Creative Environment as Stimulator for Entrepreneurial Opportunities Michael Stutzer 9. Places, Publishers and Personal Ties - the Relational Qualities of Urban Environments for Book Publishers Barbara Heebels, Irina van Aalst and Oedzge Atzema PART III: GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO SUPPORT BOTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CREATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 10. From XVIIIth Century Chemistry to XXIth Century Creative Class: A Sociological Perspective on Policies Intended to Promote Local Economic Development Based on Innovation Michel Grossetti 11. Rhetoric and Effects of the Creative City Policy: Evidence and Reflections from Milan and Beyond Marianna d'Oviedo and Davide Ponzini 12. The Contribution of University - Industry - Government Interactions to Creative Entrepreneurship and Economic Development of the Entrepreneurial University Henry Etzkowitz 13. The Role of Education in Enterprising Creativity Andy Penaluna, Kathrin Penaluna and Ivan Diego
