This important three volume
collection focuses upon several major themes relating to the entrepreneur, the
organisation and the environment for entrepreneurship. It includes articles that focus
upon opportunity recognition and exploitation, creativity, risk and uncertainty, ability
based on skills, competencies and knowledge, market adjustment, innovation and the ability
to make calculated judgements. It makes an important distinction between the motivations,
characteristics, roles and contributions of different types of entrepreneurs.
The articles are organised
into fourteen sections, namely:
entrepreneurship theory;
methodological issues; entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and information search;
finance for entrepreneurs; entrepreneurial careers; types of entrepreneurs;
environments for venture
creation and development; venture growth and technology-based firms; and franchising.
This very comprehensive
three volume set will be essential reading for policymakers, practitioners, academics and
students of entrepreneurship.
Paul Westhead is Professor
of Entrepreneurship at the University of Stirling, Scotland, UK.
Mike Wright is Professor of
Financial Studies and Director of the Centre for Management Buy-Out Research, University
of Nottingham Business School, UK.
3 volume; 1600 pages