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Entrepreneurship and Culture
by Roy Thurik Andreas FreytagThe book is an innovative compilation of papers that explore the relationship between cultural features and entrepreneurship. The relative stability of differences in entrepreneurial activity across countries suggests that other than economic factors are at play. The contributions to this edited volume deal with the foundations of entrepreneurship and with the effects of different cultural settings on the incidence and success of entrepreneurs. Topics are individual decision making in a cultural context, regional aspects of entrepreneurship, cross-country differences, and the influence of culture on entrepreneurial activity.
Entrepreneurship and Culture: The New Social Paradigm (Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies)
by Alf H. WalleThe classic and dominant paradigm of entrepreneurship emphasizes the relatively universal and homogeneous responses of a small, but influential, minority as they make unique and breakthrough contributions. Entrepreneurs are often viewed as inspired individualists who possess the courage to "go against the grain" as they risk it all to pursue an impassioned vision. According to Joseph Schumpeter and those who build upon his seminal perspectives, such entrepreneurial individuals pursue a path of "creative destruction" that paves the way towards true and innovative progress. Today, state of the art research is tempering and transcending this classic vision by acknowledging a wider array of cultural, psychological, and environmental contexts, influences, and responses. This monograph contributes to this research stream by viewing entrepreneurs within a cultural perspective and advocating viewing entrepreneurship in "culturally competent" ways. Presenting these perspectives in a short and circumscribed volume provides an elegant and influential means of disseminating these important perspectives. Entrepreneurship and Culture expands beyond popular and conventional views of entrepreneurship and provides readers with alternative perspectives in even-handed ways. It shows the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be of value both to advanced students, and to academics and practitioners in the fields of entrepreneurship, international business, leadership and organizational studies. Beyond the business school, this book will also be of interest to anthropology, economic development, and indigenous studies scholars.
Entrepreneurship and Culture: The New Social Paradigm (ISSN)
by Alf H. WalleThe classic and dominant paradigm of entrepreneurship emphasizes the relatively universal and homogeneous responses of a small, but influential, minority as they make unique and breakthrough contributions. Entrepreneurs are often viewed as inspired individualists who possess the courage to "go against the grain" as they risk it all to pursue an impassioned vision. According to Joseph Schumpeter and those who build upon his seminal perspectives, such entrepreneurial individuals pursue a path of "creative destruction" that paves the way towards true and innovative progress. Today, state of the art research is tempering and transcending this classic vision by acknowledging a wider array of cultural, psychological, and environmental contexts, influences, and responses. This monograph contributes to this research stream by viewing entrepreneurs within a cultural perspective and advocating viewing entrepreneurship in "culturally competent" ways. Presenting these perspectives in a short and circumscribed volume provides an elegant and influential means of disseminating these important perspectives. Entrepreneurship and Culture expands beyond popular and conventional views of entrepreneurship and provides readers with alternative perspectives in even-handed ways. It shows the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be of value both to advanced students, and to academics and practitioners in the fields of entrepreneurship, international business, leadership and organizational studies. Beyond the business school, this book will also be of interest to anthropology, economic development, and indigenous studies scholars.
Entrepreneurship and Organizational Change: Managing Innovation and Creative Capabilities (Contributions to Management Science)
by Vanessa RattenChange is a part of any organization, but in order to compete in the globally connected business environment, organizations also need to incorporate an entrepreneurial focus. This book investigates how successful organizations have intelligently responded to change by utilizing creative, innovative and dynamic solutions. Pursuing a complexity theory approach, it analyzes the changes currently taking place, and discusses the optimal use of organizational resources. This provides the reader with a more cohesive way to assess the current and potential future challenges faced by organizations as they respond to environmental, social and economic changes.
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: The Role of Clusters
by Héctor O. RochaEntrepreneurship and Regional Development aims to make a theoretical and practical contribution meeting the need for studies on the impact of clusters on entrepreneurship and societal outcomes. This book aims to answer the following research question: Do clusters matter to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship outcomes at the societal level?
Entrepreneurship and the Community: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Creativity, Social Challenges, and Business (Contributions to Management Science)
by Vanessa RattenEntrepreneurship is the result of various contextual factors in the community, which are shaped by social challenges and business needs. Recent research efforts have focused on the dynamics of communities and how they facilitate entrepreneurship among a diverse group of people and organizations. This book highlights research on the importance of communities and their role in providing an entrepreneurial ecosystem that promotes innovation and business activities. Adopting a multidisciplinary perspective, it explores what it takes to create an entrepreneurial community that fosters creativity. Sharing valuable insights, it will enhance readers’ understanding of how entrepreneurship is formed by and exists in communities.
Entrepreneurship and the Creation of Organization (Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship)
by Daniel Hjorth Robin HoltWhen re-imagining, re-thinking, and re-writing entrepreneurship in this book, the authors have come to the conclusion that the concept that describes it most precisely is one that signifies a process that includes imagining, seductively describing, playfully organizing, political agility in navigating common sense, and business sensibility before possible commerce. This book develops a process theory of entrepreneurship by exploring how key concepts in such a theory – affect, desire, assemblage – allow us to think about entrepreneurship differently. This makes a significant contribution to bridging the fields of entrepreneurship and organization studies. Using literature and literary characters and their stories as main sources, entrepreneurship research is here revitalized, and the result provides students of entrepreneurship processes with new conceptual opportunities. The book is also a contribution to a multi-disciplinary research tradition in social sciences more broadly where humanities is a key “conversation partner”. Undergraduates in entrepreneurship, PhD students, and entrepreneurship and organization scholars will find this to be a refreshing renewal of research into entrepreneurship and the creation of organization.
Entrepreneurship and Work in the Gig Economy: The Case of the Western Balkans (Routledge Focus on Business and Management)
by Mirjana Radović – Marković Borislav Đukanović Dušan Marković Arsen DragojevićThe crisis caused by COVID-19 poses a major challenge for the global economy and business. It has been a test for economic resilience, and how this crisis will affect business activities will be determined by their competitiveness. Only firms that have succeeded in reorienting and quickly adapting to the emerging crisis have continued without interruption in their operations, thus demonstrating their flexibility and high level of resilience. Research shows that companies driving the gig economy celebrate the benefits: flexibility, additional income, freedom and other various opportunities for workers. They require entrepreneurial digital skills that improve their competitiveness and benefit not only themselves but the economy as well. Therefore, digital competencies are becoming a significant resource and precondition for employment, and it is essential to promote digital entrepreneurial skills, introducing them into education programs through different forms of education. This book stresses and explores the importance of synergy between industry and virtual universities. Considering the importance of these issues, this book draws together literature on globalization and small and medium enterprise development and internationalization from disparate sources into a cohesive body of work, which traces the evolution of entrepreneurship and our understanding of the topic. It investigates the impact of digitalization on creating job opportunities in the labor market. Covering social, economic and psychological approaches to the most current topics, this book will be a useful framework to new theories and practices that are emerging to challenge conventional wisdom. It will be of interest to scholars, upper-level students, and researchers involved in the field of entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship in Europe: The Social Processes (Routledge Revivals)
by Robert Goffee Richard ScaseThe changing character of the economies in Eastern and Western Europe are leading more people to start their own businesses. This volume, first published in 1987, highlights the trends developing over the closing decades of the twentieth century. Although business start-up requires financial and marketing skills, it also demands important physchological and sociological inputs. On the basis of detailed accounts of the relevant social processes, this volume describes the varied experiences of entrepreneurship as they are emerging among various groups in both Eastern and Western Europe including the unemployed, women, ethnic minorities and others. This book will be of interest to students of business studies and sociology.
Entrepreneurship in South America: Context, Diversity, Constraints, Opportunities and Prospects (Springer Texts in Business and Economics)
by Léo-Paul Dana Christian Keen Veland RamadaniThis book reveals a variety of issues facing entrepreneurs, SMEs, and entrepreneurship development across South America. The authors recognize that when it comes to entrepreneurship, not one size fits all. Therefore, this book has been designed to help business students understand the context of the enterprise. It highlights how countries differ in their scope of entrepreneurship, and how entrepreneurs are impacted by these differences. Each chapter is dedicated to a respective country and describes the status quo, challenges and prospects for entrepreneurship there. Specifically, the book helps students understand the nature of entrepreneurship in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Crisis: SME Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business)
by Joanna DudaEntrepreneurship, Innovation, and Crisis: SME Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic aims to address the conditions for the operations of SMEs during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the governmental support for entrepreneurs in such industries as tourism, manufacturing, recycling, education, and printing as well as the creative industry. Through the presentation of various strategies for the functioning and development of companies under crisis conditions along with new management approaches for coping with them, this book discusses the conditions for the operations of SMEs during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the support for entrepreneurs that has been offered by the governments of different countries. This approach will allow our results to be useful for a wide audience – making it especially valuable to researchers, academics, policymakers, and advanced students who are interested in crises, entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprises, and strategic management.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainable Growth: Opportunities and Challenges
by Nader H. Asgary Emerson A. MaccariEntrepreneurship and innovation play a vital role in fostering sustainable development. Advances in technology and communications have both transformed the process of business as well as strengthened the role of entrepreneurship in developed and developing countries. This important book is the first to provide the fundamental concepts and applications for faculty and students in this field, and also serves as a professional reference for practicing entrepreneurs and policymakers. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the conceptual and practical elements that characterize entrepreneurship and the process of new venture formation, including functional strategies in key areas such as marketing, information technology, human resources management, and accounting and finance. Questions and exercises are presented throughout in order to encourage discussion and problem-solving. A quick summary of the important concepts and definitions are also provided. Keeping practicality as the book’s core aim, all chapters include a long case study to set the scene and then draw upon shorter cases from both developing and developed countries to reinforce key learning objectives and the real-world application of the book’s core concepts.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth: Theory, Policy, and Practice
by Nader H. Asgary Emerson A. Maccari Heloisa C. Hollnagel Ricardo L.P. BuenoEntrepreneurship and innovation play a vital role in fostering sustainable development. Advances in technology and communications have both transformed the process of business and strengthened the role of entrepreneurship in developed and developing countries. This new edition of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth provides the fundamental concepts and applications for faculty and students in this field, and also serves as a professional reference for practicing entrepreneurs and policymakers. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the conceptual and practical elements that characterize entrepreneurship and the process of new venture formation, including functional strategies in key areas such as marketing, information technology, human resources management, and accounting and finance. Updated throughout to take account of recent developments in topics such as environmental impacts, diversity and inclusion, and COVID-19, the book is a comprehensive and holistic approach to the theory, policy, and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation. Keeping practicality as the book’s core aim, all chapters include a long case study to set the scene and then draw upon shorter cases from both developing and developed countries to reinforce key learning objectives and the real-world application of the book’s core concepts. With new questions and exercises presented throughout in order to encourage discussion and problem-solving, quick summaries of the important concepts and definitions, and extensive support for lecturers and students, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth, Second Edition, is ideal for students at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Entrepreneurship–Professionalism–Leadership: A Multidimensional Framework for Human Capital and Career Development in the 21st Century
by Moon‐Ho Ringo Ho Jeffrey C. Kennedy Marilyn A. Uy Kim-Yin ChanThis book updates the theory and brings together empirical research based on the multidimensional entrepreneurship–professionalism–leadership (EPL) framework for subjective career ‘space’. It also discusses the extension of the original ‘person-centred’ framework to other levels of analysis, for example, ways of considering the EPL (human capital) capacities of an organisation, city, or even nation.By providing insights into the development of EPL motivations and efficacies over time, the book helps readers appreciate the application of the EPL framework in a wider range of contexts, such as research–innovation–enterprise, healthcare, and pre‐university settings. It also shows how EPL research contributes to a better understanding of leadership and entrepreneurial development.
@ The Entry Level: On Survival, Success, & Your Calling As A Young Professional
by Michael BallCash, Coercion, Cons, Whatever it takes to get unsuspecting grads to sign that offer letter, Corporate America is game. Because once it's finally plain that the entry level, in fact, is a hellish and demeaning place of grunt-work, brown-nosing, and mental drool, the ink's already dry and the newbies in bed. Way in, what with the pressure to keep post-college resumes stocked with "respectable" Fortune 500 firms. Instead, most early-stage workers end burying their dreams underneath their paycheck, suffering quietly through the frustration, depression, and thoughts of beating their manager with a stick. No more. @ The Entry Level is designed to lead you through the psychologies, philosophies, and strategies for succeeding in business' basement, but with the single-minded purpose of finding the work you were made to do. It's the first book ever to dispel the myths, whisper the tricks, and supply the tools to help you as a young professional: *Manage the transition from college to work *Negotiate the Entry Level Rite of Passage Navigate office politics and build your personal brand *Earn the promotion or transfer with the right fit *Locate a sturdy work - life balance *Uncover your values to make intelligent, healthy career decisions *Gain the courage to follow your passion and find your calling Further taking a hard look at the seduction of money, the silliness of company loyalty, and the side-effects of waiting until midlife to figure out what your job should mean, this is the indispensable guide for career freshmen seeking a deeper, richer working life. And for those who just need to keep breathing. Michael Ball is the founder and CEO of Career Freshman Company, an organization dedicated to helping young professionals discover success, passion, and fulfillment in their work. A disillusioned Big Five (now Four) consulting veteran and Silicon Valley startup survivor, he's found his own calling as an author, speaker, and career coach to college students and corporate grunts. He lives in Los Angeles.
Entscheiden: Ein soziologisches Brevier
by Uwe SchimankDas Buch arbeitet eine soziologische Perspektive auf Entscheiden heraus, die anhand vielfältiger Beispiele illustriert wird. Es vermittelt insbesondere Leserinnen und Lesern, die komplexe Entscheidungen treffen wollen oder müssen, mögliche Vorgehensweisen.
Entscheidungsfehler bei der Personalauswahl vermeiden: Mit Ableitungen für das Debiasing (essentials)
by Karin MeyerDieses Werk zeigt Ihnen, wie es zu Entscheidungsfehlern bei der Personalauswahl kommt und wie diese präventiv verhindert werden können. Denn: Fast ein Viertel der getroffenen Personalentscheidungen werden innerhalb der ersten zwei Jahre entweder durch das Unternehmen oder den Mitarbeitenden korrigiert. Hinzukommen Personaleinstellungen, die aus Gründen der Kontinuität beibehalten werden, sich jedoch als unbefriedigend erweisen. Im Extremfall werden damit fast 40 Prozent aller Vakanzen mit einer Person besetzt, die für die zu erfüllende Aufgabe nicht oder nicht optimal geeignet ist – mit entsprechenden Konsequenzen für Teams und Unternehmen. Wenn Sie derartige Entscheidungsfehler verstehen und vermeiden möchten, ist dieses Werk eine ideale Lektüre.
Entscheidungsfindung von professionellen Mitarbeitern in der Palliative Care: Zwei randomisiert-kontrollierte Studien (Palliative Care und Forschung)
by Martin W. Schnell Christian Schulz-Quach Christine DungerProfessionelle Mitarbeiter der Palliative Care müssen schwierige ethische Entscheidungen verantworten. Die Werthaltung, die in den Entscheidungen zur Geltung kommt, ist davon anhängig, ob sich die Mitarbeiter ihrer eigenen Sterblichkeit bewusst sind. Diese Annahme, die der Terror-Management-Theory entstammt, wird anhand der Problematik der Tötung auf Verlangen durch die Methode der randomisiert-kontrollierten Studie untersucht.
Entscheidungsprozesse und Emotionen (essentials)
by Bernd SchwandtIn diesem Essential wird das Zusammenspiel von Emotionen und kognitiven Prozessen bei Entscheidungen dargestellt. Grundlage dafür bildet das Modell der vier kognitiven Systeme der Motivation in der PSI-Theorie von Julius Kuhl. Dabei geht es um die Wechselwirkungen von Gefühlen und Denkprozessen. Gefühle werden dabei als Form von automatisierter Informationsverarbeitung und als notwendiges Steuerungssystem für kognitive Prozesse verstanden.Im zweiten Teil werden Konzept und Grundannahmen des Züricher Ressourcen Modells (ZRM) vorgestellt, ein ressourcenorientiertes und neurobiologisch begründetes Trainingskonzept zum Selbstmanagement, das (u.a.) die Theorie von Kuhl praktisch umsetzt. Sie erfahren dabei, welche Möglichkeiten es gibt, ein Ziel in seinem Weg vom Bedürfnis bis zur automatisierten Handlung zu begleiten.
Entwicklung, humanitäre Hilfe und soziale Wohlfahrt: Sozialer Wandel von innen nach außen
by Cornelia C. WaltherIn diesem Buch wird untersucht, wie menschliches Verhalten durch unsere Wünsche, Emotionen, Gedanken und Empfindungen geformt wird und wie sich umgekehrt die Erfahrungen, die sich aus unserem Verhalten ergeben, auf uns selbst, andere und den Planeten auswirken. Auf der Grundlage einer Analyse des ständigen Wechselspiels zwischen diesen vier Ebenen bietet es praktische Lösungen, um systematisch eine nachhaltige gesellschaftliche Veränderungsdynamik in Gang zu setzen. Es wird aufgezeigt, warum der Wandel, zusätzlich zur wirtschaftlichen und politischen Transformation auf der Makroebene, mit einem Bewusstseinswandel auf der Mikroebene beginnt. Dabei stellt er die fehlende Verbindung zwischen Investitionen in die persönliche Befähigung und das kollektive Wohlergehen her. Ein neuartiges theoretisches Paradigma bildet die Grundlage dieses Buches, das in der Perspektive einer kontinuierlichen "Körper-Geist-Herz-Seele-Verbindung" verankert ist. Ausgehend von der Prämisse, dass eine gerechte Gesellschaft allen zugute kommt, wird argumentiert, dass Anstrengungen, die für andere unternommen werden, auf drei Ebenen Vorteile bringen - für den Einzelnen, der handelt, für denjenigen, für den gehandelt wurde, und für die Gesellschaft.
Entwicklung mathematikspezifischer diagnostischer Kompetenz im Praxissemester von Studierenden im Lehramt Grundschule (Bielefelder Schriften zur Didaktik der Mathematik #17)
by Steffen DingemansDie Qualität eines Unterrichts, der sich an den individuellen Voraussetzungen der Schulkinder orientiert, hängt maßgeblich mit der diagnostischen Kompetenz der Lehrkraft zusammen. Folglich ist die Entwicklung dieser eine grundlegende Aufgabe aller drei Phasen der Lehrkräftebildung. In der vorliegenden Studie wird das Praxissemester als struktureller Bestandteil der ersten Phase der Lehramtsausbildung fokussiert und die Wirkung auf die Entwicklung mathematikspezifischer diagnostischer Kompetenz untersucht. Den Kern der als mixed-method angelegten längsschnittlichen Evaluation stellen vier Videovignetten dar, zu denen die Studierenden aus dem Grundschullehramt in einer Online-Umfrage mit offenen Antwortformaten aufgefordert wurden, die Lösungswege von Kindern zur Addition und Subtraktion fachlich angemessen zu analysieren. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen einerseits die geringe Effektivität vor allem der schulischen Praxisphase. Anderseits werden auf Basis der vorliegenden Daten relevante Bedingungsfaktoren herausgearbeitet und Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten für die universitäre und schulische Phase des Praxissemesters diskutiert.
Entwicklung von Führungspersönlichkeiten und Führungskulturen
by Corinna Von AuDer vorliegende sechste Band der Reihe Leadership und Angewandte Psychologie reflektiert die in der Praxis bei Führungskräfteentwicklungsprogrammen oftmals vernachlässigten Aspekte – wie u. a. die Entwicklung der Selbstführung der Führungspersönlichkeiten sowie die parallele nachhaltige Entwicklung des gesamten Führungssystems – und gibt entsprechende Next Practice Impulse.
Enviroment and Society: Human Perspectives on Environmental Issues (2-downloads) (500 Tips Ser.)
by Charles HarperEnvironment and Society relates to a diverse audience and encompasses viewpoints from a variety of natural and social science approaches. This integrative book about human-environment relations connects many issues about human societies, ecological systems, and environments with data and perspectives from different fields of study. Its viewpoint is primarily sociological and it is designed for courses in Environmental Sociology and Environmental Issues, or taught in departments of Sociology, Environmental Studies, Anthropology, Political Science, and Human Geography.
Environment and Belief Systems (Key Concepts in Indigenous Studies)
by G. N. DevyPart of the series Key Concepts in Indigenous Studies, this book focuses on the concepts that recur in any discussion of nature, culture and society among the indigenous. The book, the first in a five-volume series, deals with the two crucial concepts of environment and belief systems of indigenous peoples from all the continents of the world. With contributions from renowned scholars, activists and experts from around the globe, it presents a salient picture of the environments of indigenous peoples and discusses the essential features of their belief systems. It explores indigenous perspectives related to religion, ritual and cultural practice, art and design, and natural resources, as well as climate change impacts among such communities in Latin and North America, Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands), India, Brazil, Southeast Asia and Africa. Bringing together academic insights and experiences from the ground, this unique book's wide coverage will serve as a comprehensive guide for students, teachers and scholars of indigenous studies. It will be essential reading for those in anthropology, social anthropology, sociology and social exclusion studies, religion and theology, and cultural studies, as well as activists working with indigenous communities.
Environment and Development: Challenges, Policies and Practices
by Antonio Augusto Rossotto IorisThis book provides a comprehensive overview of emerging challenges facing different social groups, policy-makers and the international community related to economic growth, social development and environmental change, social inclusion and regional development. The book undertakes a critical assessment of the tensions associated with the failures of mainstream regulatory approaches and impacts of social and economic policies whilst widening the discussion on the interface between the expansion of the socio-environmental demands, equity and justice. These are crucial challenges, of great importance today and of equal relevance to the Global North and South. The book explores one of the main contradictions of development, the simplification of assessments and narrow consideration of alternatives. Taking this dilemma as its departure point, it goes on to examine the justification, trends and limitations of Western-based development and possible alternatives to fundamentally modify the basis and the rationale of the development process. It considers theoretical and lived experiences of development, paying attention to multiple scales, local realities and economic frontiers. Contributing authors explore policy recommendations and discuss effective practical tools for determining the values different people hold for ecosystem services and territorial resources. They cover the monitoring of change in the provision of ecosystem services that might increase the well-being of vulnerable groups as well as strategies to promote innovation and integrated, equitable and sustainable development.