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This timely book presents contemporary research on the key role of entrepreneurship in firm growth and development strategies. The contributors reveal that a high level of entrepreneurial activity contributes to economic growth, innovative activities, competition, job creation and local development. The contents of the book, although varied in terms of the topics covered and research methods used, demonstrate the role of entrepreneurship in relation to growth and economic development in a variety of different contexts. Drawing together leading-edge European research, the expert contributors analyze a number of different issues, such as whether firm growth and performance are different concepts in entrepreneurship studies, growth strategies of IT firms, the start-up funding process, cross-border cooperation between enterprises and SME competitiveness. Entrepreneurship, Growth and Economic Development will appeal to researchers and students of entrepreneurship and small business. Policy makers will also find this book a source of inspiration. Contributors: K. Balaton, K. Becker, M. Brannback, A. Carsrud, T.M. Cooney, H. Crijns, A. Fayolle, D. Finn, V. Gupta, T. Hogan, L. Hortovanyi, E. Hutson, K. Ikeuchi, N. Kiviluoto, F. Kronthaler, J. Lepoutre, C. O Gorman, H. Okamuro, M. Raposo, D. Smallbone, C. Streb, L. Szerb, O. Tilleuil, J. Ulbert, W. Van den Berghe, K. Wagner, F. Welter, O. Witmeur, M. Xheneti

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Author:   Mário Raposo ,  David Smallbone ,  Károly Balaton ,  Lilla Hortoványi
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9780857934673

ISBN 10:   0857934678
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   31 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents: Foreword Thomas M. Cooney 1. Introduction: Entrepreneurship, Growth and Economic Development Mário Raposo, David Smallbone, Károly Balaton and Lilla Hortoványi 2. Are Firm Growth and Performance the Same or Different Concepts in Empirical Entrepreneurship Studies? An Analysis of the Dependent and Independent Variables Niklas Kiviluoto, Malin Brännback and Alan Carsrud 3. Developing and Testing a Typology of Growth Strategies of Entrepreneurial IT Service Firms Olivier Witmeur and Alain Fayolle 4. Understanding the Start-up Funding Process in Venture Capital-backed and Non-venture Capital-backed Firms Teresa Hogan and Elaine Hutson 5. A New Approach to Testing the Effects of Entrepreneurship Education Among Secondary School Pupils Jan Lepoutre, Wouter Van den Berghe, Olivier Tilleuil and Hans Crijns 6. Effects of Regional Human Capital Structure on Business Entry: A Comparison of Independent Start-ups and New Subsidiaries in Different Industries Kenta Ikeuchi and Hiroyuki Okamuro 7. Cross-border Cooperation between Enterprises as a Form of International Entrepreneurship David Smallbone, Mirela Xheneti and Friederike Welter 8. The Entrepreneurship Potential within Swiss Regions: A Comparison Based on Cluster Analysis Katharina Becker, Franz Kronthaler and Kerstin Wagner 9. A Theoretical Model of Competitiveness and its Application in the Hungarian SME Sector László Szerb and József Ulbert 10. The Emergence of a Knowledge-intensive Industry: A Study of the RFID Industry David Finn and Colm O’Gorman 11. Toward a Hermeneutical Methodology for Entrepreneurship Research in a Radical Subjectivist Paradigm Christoph Streb and Vishal Gupta Index

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Edited by Mário Raposo, Full Professor of Marketing and Strategy, University of Beira Interior and NECE – Research Unit, Portugal, the late David Smallbone, formerly Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Small Business Research Centre, Kingston University, UK, Károly Balaton, Full Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary and Lilla Hortoványi, Assistant Professor of Management, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

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