Empowering the Market Economy through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A. Coskun (Josh) Samli is Research Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of North Florida, USA.  He is the author and co-author of almost 300 scholarly articles, 23 books, and 30 monographs.  Samli has lectured extensively in Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania, and was very active in the Fulbright Commission.

• Introduction:  When Does Potential Become A Deficit?.- Chapter 1:  Older Societies are Controlled by Bureaucracies.- Chapter 2:  Just What Is Blocking Progress?.- Chapter 3:  No Progress Without Innovation.- Chapter 4:  How Do We Create An Innovation Culture?.- Chapter 5:  Cultivating Critical Thinking.- Chapter 6:  The Needed Entrepreneurial Culture.- Chapter 7:  Radicalism Is The Main Mover.- Chapter 8:  Sustainability Is Dealing With The Long-Run.- Chapter 9:  Sustainability Can Be Very Profitable.- Chapter 10:  From Imagination to Innovation.- Chapter 11:  Quality of Life is Enhanced by Radical Innovations.- Chapter 12:  Without A Major Education Base Progress Is Not Possible.- Chapter 13:  An Organization Or A Society Needs Leadership.- Chapter 14:  Progressive Orientation Does Not Happen Naturally.- Chapter 15:  Progressive Capitalism Need Not To Implode