Cases in Technological Entrepreneurship

Converting Ideas into Value

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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The book examines from different perspectives a number of fundamental issues in the process of transforming technological innovations into profits. Key cases and field insights from distinguished contributors show the role and the practices of government bodies, universities, private investors and companies within the transformation of new ideas into value, in start-ups as well as in incumbents. The book takes a systemic view of technological entrepreneurship, positioning the topic at the interface between entrepreneurial and strategic perspectives within the emergent strategic entrepreneurship field.The multidisciplinary topics and approaches analyzed within the book will be appreciated by international practitioners dealing with fostering and practising technological entrepreneurship for or inside public and private organizations, particularly in Europe and in Emerging Economies. The experiences and field analysis represent good cases and findings for scholars delivering courses in technology and innovation management, economics of innovation, strategic management of technology and innovation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-05-29
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781848441866

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Contents:PrefaceAldo RomanoIntroduction1. Entrepreneurship, Innovative Enterprise and Economic DevelopmentWilliam Lazonick2. The Role of Public Policies in Innovation ProcessesFabrizio Cobis3. Finding, Financing and Growing Technology-based Innovations: A Perspective on MITDavid Verrill4. The Role of Angel Funds in Early Stage Start-upsMaurice Olivier5. The Locus of Innovation in Small and Medium-sized Firms: The Importance of Social Capital and Networking in Innovative EntrepreneurshipWillem Hulsink, Tom Elfring and Wouter Stam 6. Building a Business on Open Source SoftwareAnthony I. Wasserman7. Using Innovation, Research and Finance to Build a Company with a Multi-Option StrategyRoberto Siagri, Andrea Barbaro and Nicola Buttolo8. Technology Entrepreneurship Education: The Intel–UC Berkeley Global Entrepreneurship Education InitiativeMark HarrisIndex

‘Cases in Technological Entrepreneurship offers an updated and comprehensive view of the main issues and concepts related to the entrepreneurial activities in technology intensive environments. Filled with outstanding examples and case studies, it is a great book for managers looking for best-practices, for academics and students researching in the field of technoentrepreneurship looking for fresh material and for public organizations willing to foster technoentrepreneurship in their regions or countries.'