Entrepreneurship Research in Europe

Edited by Odd Jarl Borch, Professor, Bodø Graduate School of Business, University of Nordland, Norway, Alain Fayolle, Entrepreneurship Professor, IDRAC Business School, France and Visiting Professor, Turku School of Economics, Finland, Paula Kyrö, former Professor, School of Business, Aalto University, Finland and Elisabet Ljunggren, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nord University, Norway

• Contents:ForewordNorris KruegerPrefaceIntroduction: Becoming an Entrepreneur and Developing Entrepreneurial BehaviourPaula Kyrö, Odd Jarl Borch, Alain Fayolle and Elisabet LjunggrenPART I: THE PROCESS OF BECOMING AND LEARNING TO BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR1. Does Education Matter? The Characteristics and Performance of Businesses Started by Recent University GraduatesColin Mason, Stephen Tagg and Sara Carter2. Temporal Stability of Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Longitudinal Study Francisco Liñán, Juan C. Rodríguez-Cohard and Joaquín Guzmán3. Meta Processes of Entrepreneurial and Enterprising Learning: The Dialogue between Cognitive, Conative and Affective Constructs Paula Kyrö, Jaana Seikkula-Leino and Jarkko Mylläri4. Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification: The Case of Skype TechnologiesRok Stritar and Mateja DrnovšekPART II: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A SOCIAL PROCESS OF BECOMING ENTREPRENEURIAL5. Heuristic Method: Insights into a Conceptual Understanding of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Social CapitalIiris Aaltio, Paula Kyrö and Elisabeth Sundin6. Entrepreneurs’ Social Capital Enhancing Performance and Venture AdvancementHannes Ottósson and Thomas Schøtt7. Structuring the Field of Social Entrepreneurship: A Transatlantic Comparative ApproachSophie Bacq and Frank JanssenPART III: THE PROCESS OF CREATING AND DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATIONS 8. Mapping Internationalization Paths of Technology-based SMEs: Cases of Estonian ICT and Biotechnology CompaniesKalev Kaarna and Tõnis Mets9. Exploring Firm Growth as a Process of CreationTuija Mainela, Vesa Puhakka and Sakari Sipola10. The Influence of Organizational Characteristics on Intentions of Employees Towards Corporate EntrepreneurshipOlga Belousova Index