Entrepreneurship Research in Europe

Edited by 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 the late Jan Ulijn, former Professor of International Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Culture, Open University and Emeritus Jean Monnet Chair, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands

• Contents: Foreword by Bengt Johannisson 1. The Entrepreneurship Debate in Europe: A Matter of History and Culture? Part I: Entrepreneurship Research in Europe: Some Key Issues 2. Method Issues in the Study of Venture Start-up Processes 3. The Entrepreneurial Process: Emergence and Evolution of New Firms in the Knowledge-Intensive Economy 4. New Firm Performance: Conceptual Perspectives 5. The New Paradigm of Multipolar Competition and its Implications for Entrepreneurship Research in Europe Part II: European Research Methodologies in Entrepreneurship: Is There Some Place for Newness and Innovation? 6. Current State of Methodology in Entrepreneurship Research and Some Expectations for the Future 7. The Origins, Lessons and Definition of Entrepreneurial Achievement: A Multi-Paradigm Perspective Via the Case Method 8. From Forecast to Realisation – A Systemic Approach to Understanding the Evolution of High-Tech Start-ups 9. A Chaordic Lens for Understanding Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship Part III: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Culture as a Set of Interrelated Fields: Why the European Context is of Importance 10. The Entrepreneurial and Innovation Orientation of French, German and Dutch Engineers: The Proposal of a European Context Based Upon Some Empirical Evidence from Two Studies 11. The Strategic Spin-off Project: An Opportunity for Organizational Learning and Change 12. Cultural Change from Entrepreneurship to Intrepreneurship 13. Gender and Sector Effects on Finnish Rural Entrepreneurs’ Culture: Some Educational Implications 14. Factors Associated with the Performance of UK SMEs: Are they Country Specific? 15. Influences on the Growth of Portuguese SMEs Index

'. . . this is a valuable book on the subject of entrepreneurship, it is well written and has a sound structure in which a thorough review of the literature can be perceived due to the fine use of the most relevant material of each of the areas under analysis. . .'