1st Edition

Entrepreneurship An International Introduction

By Dafna Kariv Copyright 2011
336 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

334 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

336 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Entrepreneurship means different things to different people, but the entrepreneurial personality is a critical success factor to any new business. These traits are also increasingly in great demand at established multinational corporations. This groundbreaking textbook differs from its competitors by placing an emphasis both on the core processes and practices of entrepreneurship, as well as... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: The Resource Based Perspective in the Entrepreneurial Course  1. The Environment and Entrepreneurship  2. The Entrepreneurial Culture  3. "Entreprening"  Part 2: The Process-Oriented Perspective in Entrepreneurship  4. Creativity in Entrepreneurship  5. Innovation  6. Opportunity Exploitation  7. The Start-Up Stage  8. Mentorship, Coaching and Counselling  9. Planning and Managing an Entrepreneurial Venture  10. Management Skills in the Entrepreneurial Realm  11. Marketing  12. Financing the Entrepreneurial Venture  13. Managing Rapid and Sustainable Growth  Part 3: The Output-Oriented Perspective in the Entrepreneurial Realm  14. Evaluating and Measuring the Firm's Success  15. The Entrepreneurial Avenues  16. The Re-Shaping of Today's Entrepreneurial Activities  17. Conclusion

Biography

Dafna Kariv is a senior lecturer, researcher and the director of the TempusBiz project and 'Young Entrepreneurs' at the College of Management, Academic Studies, Rishon LeZion, Israel and is a member of the Chair of Entrepreneurship at HEC, Montréal, Canada. Her research interests include entrepreneurship, gender and cross-national research. She has published in highly-ranked journals and a paper was chosen for the Outstanding Paper Award for Excellence 2009.

"Dafna Kariv’s book is an indispensable resource for students and practitioners alike, to learn about entrepreneurship. It provides an excellent foundation for better understanding this crucial subject matter. Kariv manages to integrate theory with practice via fascinating case studies from all over the world. The book is well written and inspires a lively discussion on a variety of themes in the field of entrepreneurship." - Sibylle Heilbrunn, Ruppin Academic Center, Israel