Overview

Most leadership research has been undertaken in corporate contexts and little attention has been given to leadership development in entrepreneurial and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This book argues that the study of entrepreneurs as leaders is a gap in both the leadership and the entrepreneurship literatures. The impact of leaders is a crucial factor in the success or failure of smaller entrepreneurial firms and has implications for our understanding of new venture viability and growth. Featuring conceptual and empirical chapters from a wide range of cultures and entrepreneurship and leadership ecosystems, this Research Handbook is the first of its kind to present a systematic overview of the entrepreneurial leadership field, providing a state-of-the-art perspective and highlighting unanswered questions and opportunities for further research. It consolidates existing theory development, stimulates new conceptual thinking and includes path-breaking empirical explorations. With its international perspective illustrating the practice of entrepreneurial leadership in a wide range of organizational contexts, the Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and Leadership offers an essential reference to students and researchers in entrepreneurship and leadership alike. Contributors: A. Bagheri, S. Barnes, R.G. Bell, M. Brännback, A. Carsrud, M.-H. Chen, M.H. Cone, J. Croad, A. Gibb, E. Hamilton, P. Harrison, R. Harrison, G. Haskins, O.M. Hatem, S. Kempster, D.F. Kuratko, C. Leitch, A. Lincoln, M. McAdam, S. Mueller, Z.A.L. Pihie, D. Rae, M. Renko, M.A. Roomi, A. Röschke, L. Schjoedt, C. Skaveniti, R. Smith, S. Smith, V. Stead, V. Tzoumpa, V.S. Valencia, T. Volery, J.L. Whittington, H. Zhang

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Author:   Richard T. Harrison ,  Claire Leitch
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9781789906493

ISBN 10:   1789906490
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   26 July 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Part I: Introduction 1. The evolving field of entrepreneurial leadership: An overview Claire M. Leitch and Richard T. Harrison Part II: Theoretical Perspectives on Entrepreneurship and Leadership 2. The concept and evolution of entrepreneurial leadership: A bibliometric analysis Arik Roeschke 3. Engaging 'the emerging now': An alternative ontology of entrepreneurial leadership practice Haina Zhang and Malcolm H. Cone 4. Using critical methodologies to examine entrepreneurial leadership Valerie Stead and Eleanor Hamilton 5. Islamic insights on entrepreneurial leadership Pegram Harrison and Muhammad Azam Roomi Part III: Leadership in Entrepreneurial Contexts 6. Managing paradoxes and tensions: A key element of entrepreneurs' leadership behaviour Thierry Volery and Susan Mueller 7. Entrepreneurial leaders and entrepreneurial managers: Differences and similarities in their learning approach Leon Schjoedt and Vicar S. Valencia 8. Exploring the full range of leadership across the organizational life cycle and growth states of entrepreneurial firms R. Greg Bell and J. Lee Whittington 9. Understanding entrepreneurial leadership: Who leads a venture does matter Alan L. Carsrud, Maija Renko-Dolan and Malin Brannback Part IV: Applications of Entrepreneurial Leadership 10. The challenge of corporate entrepreneurial leadership Donald F. Kuratko 11. Weaving together entrepreneurial leadership in social enterprises: A collective achievement towards social purpose Chrysavgi Sklaveniti and Vicky Tzoumpa 12. Entrepreneurial distributed leadership in the emergence and development of high-growth internationalizing firms Omaima M. Hatem 13. Gender Differences in Leadership and Collective Entrepreneurship Behaviour of Nigerian Entrepreneurs Adebimpe Adesua-Lincoln and Jane Croad Part V: Entrepreneurial Leadership and Learning 14. A review of entrepreneurial leadership learning: An exploration that draws on human, social and institutional capitals Steve Kempster, Sue Smith and Stewart Barnes 15. Entrepreneurial leadership competencies and motivation to learn: A focus on student entrepreneurial leaders Afsaneh Bagheri and Zaidatol Akmaliah Lope Pihie 16. Developing entrepreneurial leadership for sustainable organisations David Rae 17. The rise of the underdogs: Situating and storying 'entrepreneurial leadership' in the BrewDog business story Robert Smith 18. Key issues in the development of the entrepreneurial university of the future: challenges, opportunities and responses Allan A. Gibb and Gay Haskins Part VI: Future Directions 19. Breaking glass: Toward a gendered analysis of entrepreneurial leadership Richard T. Harrison, Claire M. Leitch and Maura McAdam Index

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Edited by Richard T. Harrison, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Edinburgh Business School and Claire M. Leitch, Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership, Lancaster University Management School, UK

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