Entrepreneurship has always been a key factor in economic growth, innovation, and the development of firms and businesses. More recently, new technologies, the waning of the 'old economy', globalization, changing cultures and popular attitudes, and new policy stances have further highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship and enterprise.
Entrepreneurship is now a dynamic and expanding area of research, teaching, and debate, but there has been no standard reference work which is suitable for both established scholars and new researchers
1. Introduction , Mark Casson, Bernard Yeung, Anuradha Basu and Nigel Wadeson
Part I: Theory and History
2. Theories of Entrepreneurship: Historical Development and Critical Assessment , Martin Ricketts
3. Entrepreneurship and Evolution , J. Stanley Metcalfe
4. Cognitive Aspects of Entrepreneurship , Nigel S. Wadeson
5. Entrepreneurship and Marketing , Martin Carter
6. Historical Biographies of Entrepreneurs , Tony Corley
Part II: Small Firms
7. Determinants of Small Firm Survival and Growth , Robert Cressy
8. Start-ups and Entry Barriers: SME Population Dynamics , Zoltan Acs
9. Definitions, Diversity and Development: Key Debates in Family Business Research , Carole Howorth, Mary Rose and Eleanor Hamilton
10. Evaluating SME Policies and Programmes: Technical and Political Dimensions , David J. Storey
Part III: Innovation
11. Entrepreneurship, Growth and Restructuring , David B. Audretsch and Max Keilbach
12. Innovation in Large Firms , Walter Kuemmerle
13. Entrepreneurship, Technology and Schumpeterian Innovation: Entrants and Incumbents , Luca Berchicci and Chris Tucci
Part IV: Finance
14. Venture Capital , Robert Cressy
15. Corporate Venture Capital: Past Evidence and Future Directions , Gary Dushnitsky
Part V: Employment, Self-Employment and Buy-Outs
16. Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment and the Labour Market , Simon Parker
17. Habitual Entrepreneurs , Deniz Ucbasaran, Paul Westhead and Mike Wright
18. Entrepreneurship and Management Buy-Outs , Mike Wright and Andrew Burrows
Part VI: Social and Cultural Aspects
19. Social Dimensions of Entrepreneurship , Amir N. Licht and Jordan I. Siegel
20. Institutional Obstacles to Entrepreneurship , Kathy Fogel, Ashton Hawk, Randall Morck and Bernard Yeung
21. Ethnic and Minority Enterprise , Anuradha Basu
22. Migration of Entrepreneurs , Andrew Godley
23. Women Entrepreneurs , Candida Brush
24. Enterprise Culture , Marina Della Giusta and Zella King
Part VII: Spatial and International Dimensions
25. Regional Development: Clusters and Districts , Philip McCann
26. International Expansion: Foreign Direct Investment by SMEs , Peter J. Buckley
27. Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies , Saul Estrin, Klaus E. Meyer and Maria Bytchkova
