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A general theory of entrepreneurship the individual-opportunity nexus /

In the first exhaustive treatment of the field in 20 years, Scott Shane extends the analysis of entrepreneurship by offering an overarching conceptual framework that explains the different parts of the entrepreneurial process - the opportunities, the people who pursue them, the skills and strategies...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shane, Scott Andrew, 1964-
Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : E. Elgar, c2003.
Series:New horizons in entrepreneurship.
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Online Access:https://www.elgaronline.com/view/1843763826.xml
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The role of opportunities
  • 3. The discovery of entrepreneurial opportunities
  • 4. Individual differences and the decision to exploit
  • 5. Psychological factors and the decision to exploit
  • 6. Industry differences in entrepreneurial activity
  • 7. The environmental context of entrepreneurship
  • 8. Resource acquisition
  • 9. Entrepreneurial strategy
  • 10. The organizing process
  • 11. Conclusions.