Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Collection) - Softcover

Gutterman, Alan S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1948976536 ISBN 13: 9781948976534

Publisher: Business Expert Pr, 2018

Synopsis

Entrepreneurship has become a popular career path in developed and developing countries, a phenomenon that has contributed to the intense interest in the subject shown by researchers and policymakers around the world. Several factors have come into play, including advances in technology that allowed smaller firms to take advantage of economies of scale that previously were only available to larger firms; the ability of smaller firms, because of their size, to be more flexible and responsive to market changes; implementation of government policies calculated to encourage entrepreneurial activities and behavior; support from governments and other economic units that established procurement programs to assist small businesses; high unemployment rates in recent decades due to corporate restructuring and downsizing, which have caused some workers to choose an entrepreneurial path rather than retrain for placement in an unsteady job market as a means for dealing with their ?midlife? crisis?; and changes in typical career patterns away from expectations of long-term employment with large firms in a single occupation toward a ?flexible? labor force, a phenomenon that has led to increased interest in entrepreneurship among those with post-secondary education and an established career record build over several decades in the workplace. This book provides an introduction to a number of important topics relevant to the study and understanding of entrepreneurship and the process of creating, or giving birth to, a new business. The chapters cover definitions and types of entrepreneurship; the relationships among entrepreneurship, innovation and development; research on entrepreneurship, comparative research into entrepreneurship in multiple countries and research into cross- border entrepreneurship (i.e., international activity of small- and medium-sized enterprises and new ventures); factors influencing entrepreneurial activities; motivational traits of prospective entrepreneurs; the influence of societal culture on entrepreneurial activities and attitudes regarding entrepreneurship as a career path; the influence that the institutional environment has on entrepreneurship; and the role of entrepreneurs in launching new businesses. This book is an excellent introductory source of information on entrepreneurship research for use by academics and other professionals in their courses and for entrepreneurs looking to fit their dreams and aspirations in the broader context of entrepreneurship.

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About the Author:

Alan is the founding director of the Sustainable Entrepreneurship Project (www.seproject.org), which engages in and promotes research, education and training activities relating to sustainable entrepreneurial ventures launched with the intent to achieve significant growth in scale and value creation through the development of innovative products or services which form the basis for a successful international business. In addition, Alan's prolific output of practical guidance and tools for legal and financial professionals, managers, entrepreneurs and investors has made him one of the best-selling individual authors in the global legal publishing marketplace. His cornerstone work, Business Transactions Solution, is on online-only product available and featured on Thomson Reuters' Westlaw, the world's largest legal content platform, which includes almost 200 book-length modules covering the entire lifecycle of a business. Alan has also authored or edited over 40 books on sustainable entrepreneurship, management, business law and transactions, international law business and technology management. Alan has over three decades of experience as a partner and senior counsel with internationally recognized law firms and has also held senior management positions with several technology-based businesses including service as the chief legal officer of a leading international distributor of IT products headquartered in Silicon Valley and as the chief operating officer of an emerging broadband media company. Alan is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has been an adjunct faculty member at several colleges and universities teaching classes on a diverse range of topics including corporate finance, venture capital, corporate law, Japanese business law and law and economic development. Alan received his A.B., M.B.A. and J.D degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, a D.B.A. from Golden Gate University and a Ph.D from the University of Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Business Expert Pr
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1948976536
• ISBN 13: 9781948976534
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188