Entrepreneurship education : a global view / edited by Robert H. Brockhaus ... [and others]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brockhaus, Robert H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

Businesspeople--Training of.

Businesspeople.

Business education.

Physical Description:

xxi, 523 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Gower, [2001]

Summary:

This timely and comprehensive book will be of interest to researchers of entrepreneurship education and training, representatives of trade associations, officials in the fields of economic policy-making and administration, entrepreneurs, consultants and advisors.

Contents:

Part A Entrepreneurship Research: Definitions and Perspectives

1. Missing Links in Entrepreneurship Research / Karl H. Vesper 3

2. Small Business versus Entrepreneurship Revisited / C. Howard Watson 17

Part B Theoretical Concepts in Entrepreneurship Education

3. Entrepreneurship Education in the Nineties: Revisited / W.E. McMullan, L.M. Gillin 57

4. Education for Entrepreneurial Competency: a Theory-based Activity Approach / James O. Fiet 78

5. Entrepreneurship Education: an Integrated Approach Using an Experiential Learning Paradigm / JoAnn C. Carland, James W. Carland 94

6. The KUBUS System-an Holistic Approach to Enterprise and Entrepreneurship / Martin Guedalla, Henrik Herlau, Michael Armer, Shazeen Qaiser 104

7. Entrepreneurship and Higher Education from Real-life Context to Pedagogical Challenge / Bertrand Ducheneaut 128

8. An Empirical Approach to Entrepreneurial-learning Styles / Thomas A. Ulrich 147

Part C Target Groups of Entrepreneurship Education

9. Training for Successful Entrepreneurship Careers in the Creative Arts / Harold P. Welsch, Jill R. Kickul 167

10. The Perceived Needs, Benefits and Potential Target Markets for Entrepreneurship Education / Sumaria Mohan-Neill 184

11. Developing a Corporate Entrepreneurship Training Program / Donald F. Kuratko, Kelli M. Hurley, Jeffrey S. Hornsby 198

12. Becoming a Successful Corporate Entrepreneur / Peter A. Koen 214

13. Curriculum Development for Australian Family Business Education and Training / George Tanewski, Claudio Romano, Xueli Huang, Kosmas Smyrnios 232

14. Entrepreneurship Education for Professionally Qualified People / Cecile Nieuwenhuizen, Albert van Niekerk 256

Part D Networks in Entrepreneurship Education

15. Youthful Enthusiasm and Market Realities: Matching Students with Businesses in a Global Economy / Dusty Bodie, Kevin Learned, Nancy K. Napier 279

16. Entrepreneurship - an Introduction: they said 'don't do it' / Alison Morrison 290

17. Establishing a Cross-faculty Entrepreneurship Program for Undergraduates / Mike Yendell 301

18. Stimulating and Fostering Entrepreneurship Through University Training - Learning Within an Organizing Context / Bengt Johannisson, Dan Halvarsson, Eva Lovstal 318

19. University-based Entrepreneurial Outreach: a Case Study of the Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center / Kelli M. Hurley, Donald F. Kuratko 341

Part E Various Aspects of Entrepreneurship Education

20. The Use of Enterprise Training Programs as a Mechanism for Assessing Entrepreneurial Suitability / Colette Henry, Albert Titterington 357

21. Survival, Planning Performance and Growth of Business Start-ups: Management Training Matters / Tom Schamp, Dirk Deschoolmeester 378

22. University-small Firms Relationships: Strategic Paths of Academic Spin-offs / Emilio Bellini, Guido Capaldo, Mario Raffa, Giuseppe Zollo 417

23. How a Management School Deals with Innovation in Entrepreneurship Education / Dirk De Clercq, Hans Crijns, Hubert Ooghe 443

24. Training for Entrepreneurship: Playing and Language Games - an Inquiry into the Swedish Education System / Daniel Hjorth, Bengt Johannisson 471

25. Applied Technology to the Business Plan's Development Workshop / Rafael Alcaraz, Jorge Ledezma 492.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0754612244

OCLC:

46507307