The entrepreneur : an economic theory / Mark Casson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casson, Mark, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2003.

Contents:

Part I Theoretical Foundations

1 The significance of the entrepreneur 9

2 Basic concepts of the theory 19

3 The entrepreneur as intermediator 34

4 The competitive threat to the entrepreneur 43

5 Partial coordination: the case of innovation 56

Part II The Market-Making Firm

6 Making a market 79

7 Internal and external markets 106

8 The market for information 119

9 Speculative intermediation and the role of inventory management 135

10 Organizing the supply of market-making services 146

Part III Synthesis

11 Growth and dynamics of the firm 161

12 The market for entrepreneurs 188

13 Social mobility and the entrepreneur 200

14 Alternative theories of the entrepreneur 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-264) and index.

ISBN:

1858989108

OCLC:

50898917