World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship

Edited by Léo-Paul Dana, Professor, Dalhousie University, Canada and Montpellier Business School, France

• Contents:ForewordRobert BlackburnPreface1. Business AngelsColin M. Mason2. Chinese Clan EntrepreneurshipDavid Leong3. Configuration Approach in Entrepreneurship ResearchRainer Harms and Sascha Kraus4. Criminal EntrepreneurshipPetter Gottschalk5. Defining the EntrepreneurLouis Jacques Filion6. Economics and EntrepreneurshipWilliam J. Baumol7. Employee Start-upsAndreas Koch8. Entrepreneurial Decision-makingJean Bonnet, Pascal Cussy and Thomas Brau9. Entrepreneurial DesirabilityYvon Gasse10. Entrepreneurial OrientationThomas H. Hawver and Jeffrey M. Pollack11. Entrepreneurship EducationAlain Fayolle12. Entrepreneurship in the Ethnic Ownership EconomyIvan H. Light13. Entrepreneurship PolicyDavid B. Audretsch 14. Environment for EntrepreneurshipJean J. Obrecht15. Ethics and EntrepreneurshipAlan E. Singer16. Ethnic Minority EntrepreneurshipLéo-Paul Dana and Michael Morris17. Evolution of Entrepreneurship: Toward Stewardship-based EconomicsRaymond W.Y. Kao, Rowland R. Kao and Kenneth R. Kao18. ExitKarl Wennberg19. Family BusinessSascha Kraus and Rainer Harms20. Feasibility of EntrepreneurshipYvon Gasse21. Geographic Proximity in EntrepreneurshipUdo Staber 22. Global Entrepreneurship and TransnationalismIvan H. Light23. Historical Context of EntrepreneurshipMark Casson24. Hotelier EntrepreneurKirk Frith25. Howard HughesTeresa E. Dana26. The Hudson’s Bay CompanyLynn Ferguson27. Implicit Theories of EntrepreneurshipJeffrey M. Pollack28. Indigenous Entrepreneurship as a Function of Cultural Perceptions of OpportunityLéo-Paul Dana and Robert Brent Anderson29. Interdependent InnovationAdam M. Kleinbaum30. Intermediated Internationalization TheoryZoltan J. Acs and Siri Terjesen31. International EntrepreneurshipBenjamin M. Oviatt, Vladislav R. Maksimov and Patricia P. McDougall32. Internationalization of European EntrepreneursLéo-Paul Dana, Isa Welpe, Vanessa Ratten and Mary Han33. Involuntary EntrepreneurshipTeemu Kautonen, Simon Down, Friederike Welter, Kai Althoff, Jenni Palmroos, Susanne Kolb and Pekka Vainio34. Islam and EntrepreneurshipWafica Ali Ghoul35. Learning Business PlanningP. Kyrö and M. Niemi36. Mature-age EntrepreneurshipPaull C. Weber and Michael T. Schaper37. Pastoralism as a Form of EntrepreneurshipA. Allan Degen38. ProcessYvon Gasse39. A Quantum-holographic Approach to the Psychophysiology of Intuitive ActionRaymond Trevor Bradley and Dana Tomasino40. Regional Context of EntrepreneurshipDieter Bögenhold and Uwe Fachinger41. Religion as an Explanatory Variable for EntrepreneurshipLéo-Paul Dana42. Rural EntrepreneurshipGerard McElwee and Andrew Atherton43. Schumpeter, Creative Destruction and EntrepreneurshipDieter Bögenhold44. Self-efficacyJeffrey M. Pollack45. SignallingUschi Backes-Gellner and Arndt Werner46. Simulation GamesChristian Lendner and Jutta Huebscher47. Small Island EntrepreneurshipGodfrey Baldacchino48. Social EntrepreneurshipAna Maria Peredo49. Strategy and EntrepreneurshipRobert T. Hamilton50. TeamsLeon Schjoedt and Sascha Kraus51. Ten Percenters: Fast-growth Middle-market Firms in BritainDavid Storey52. Territorial EntrepreneurshipPierre-André Julien53. Third-world EntrepreneurshipPeter Kilby54. Trust and Entrepreneurship Friederike Welter55. Venture CapitalJeffrey M. Pollack and Thomas H. HawverIndex

'This is an excellent reference book for academics, public policy planners and practitioners wanting to know more about the vast area of entrepreneurship. . . The World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship is a great reference work for people who want to know more about the deeper aspects of entrepreneurship and who can critically analyse its various elements. Léo-Paul Dana, the editor, has done a tremendous job. The book is a timely addition to the entrepreneurship literature. . . this volume provides an excellent starting point for students, faculty, policy makers and practitioners to realize the importance of an entrepreneurial mindset.'--Vanessa Ratten, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 'This comprehensive reference work features entries on numerous aspects of entrepreneurship, written by well-qualified academics from around the world. . . Readers will appreciate the contributors' explanations of the application of entrepreneurship in a variety of complex environments.'--P. Judy Li, Choice