Entrepreneurship: A Very Short Introduction by Paul Westhead (English) Paperback

Description: Entrepreneurship by Paul Westhead, Mike Wright What is entrepreneurship? Is it important? What do entrepreneurs actually do? These are a few of the key questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. Paul Westhead and Mike Wright provide a clear guide to all aspects of the process of entrepreneurship, including the diversity of the people involved and the benefits it brings to society. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description There has been an explosion of interest in entrepreneurs in the popular media, as well as in business, policy, and education. But what do entrepreneurs do? What is entrepreneurship and why is it important? What is distinctive about entrepreneurs? And where do they come from? In this Very Short Introduction Paul Westhead and Mike Wright weave a pathway through the debates about entrepreneurship, providing a guide to theentrepreneurial process. They look at how the actions of entrepreneurs are shaped by the external environment and availability of resources, consider the types of organizations in which entrepreneurs can be found, and lookat the diversity in their backgrounds, experience, and how they think and learn. Lastly, they consider the impact that entrepreneurs have on modern market economies and look at the future of entrepreneurship in our increasingly globalized world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Ourexpert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Author Biography Paul Westhead is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Durham University Business School. He has previously held professorial posts at Warwick Business School, Nottingham Business School and Stirling School of Management, where he taught and researched entrepreneurship. Westhead has published 3 authored/edited books and more than 112 academic papers on entrepreneurship, entrepreneur types, family firms, and regional development in leading international journals. Hismost recent book with Mike Wright and Ged McElwee is Entrepreneurship: Perspectives and Cases was published in 2011 by Pearson. His previous books include Habitual Entrepreneurs (with Deniz Ucbasaranand Mike Wright), and the edited Advances in Entrepreneurship: 3 Volumes published by Edward Elgar (with Mike Wright). Mike Wright is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Imperial College Business School, Director of the Centre for Management Buyout Research that he founded in 1986, and Associate Director of the Entrepreneurship Research Centre. Wright is currently co-editor of Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. He has published many books and articles on venture capital,private equity, entrepreneurial mobility, academic entrepreneurs, serial entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial family firms in leading international journals as well as in practitioner journals. His latest books include PrivateEquity Demystified - 2012 Edition (with John Gilligan, published by ICAEW) and Handbook of Corporate Governance (with Don Siegel, Kevin Keasey and Igor Filatotchev, published by Oxford University Press, 2013). He is Past chair of the Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division and a recipient of that divisions Mentor Award. Table of Contents 1: The importance of entrepreneurship2: Discovering and creating opportunities3: Exploiting opportunities4: Entrepreneurs context5: Entrepreneurial thinking and learning6: Forms of entrepreneurial ventures7: The future Promotional A short introduction to what it really means to be an entrepreneur in todays ever-changing business world. Long Description There has been an explosion of interest in entrepreneurs in the popular media, as well as in business, policy, and education. But what do entrepreneurs do? What is entrepreneurship and why is it important? What is distinctive about entrepreneurs? And where do they come from? In this Very Short Introduction Paul Westhead and Mike Wright weave a pathway through the debates about entrepreneurship, providing a guide to the entrepreneurial process. They look at how the actions of entrepreneurs are shaped by the external environment and availability of resources, consider the types of organizations in which entrepreneurs can be found, and look at the diversity in their backgrounds, experience, and how they think and learn. Lastly, they consider the impact thatentrepreneurs have on modern market economies and look at the future of entrepreneurship in our increasingly globalized world.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Feature A guide to what entrepreneurship is and why it is importantConsiders the factors that affect the entrepreneurial processLooks at the array of organizational modes in which entrepreneurship takes placeExplores the role entrepreneurship plays in a successful market economyPart of the Very Short Introduction series - over six million copies sold worldwide Details ISBN0199670544 Author Mike Wright Year 2013 ISBN-10 0199670544 ISBN-13 9780199670543 Format Paperback Language English Media Book Birth 1962 Short Title ENTREPRENEURSHIP Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Series Very Short Introductions DEWEY 338.04 UK Release Date 2013-11-28 NZ Release Date 2013-11-28 Pages 176 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2013-11-28 Imprint Oxford University Press Illustrations 6 black and white illustrations Audience General AU Release Date 2013-12-09 Subtitle A Very Short Introduction We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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