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A general theory of entrepreneurship : the individual-opportunity nexus / Scott Shane.
Lippincott Library HB615 .S477 2003
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LIBRA HB615 .S477 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shane, Scott, 1964-
- Series:
- New horizons in entrepreneurship
- New horizons in entrepreneurship series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Entrepreneurship.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : E. Elgar, [2003]
- Contents:
- The problems with prior research 2
- 2 The role of opportunities 18
- Kirznerian vs. Schumpeterian opportunities 19
- The sources of opportunities 22
- The forms of opportunity 33
- 3 The discovery of entrepreneurial opportunities 36
- The price system 36
- Entrepreneurial decision-making 39
- The role of individuals in the discovery of opportunities 45
- 4 Individual differences and the decision to exploit 61
- The decision to exploit: A basic model 62
- Individual-level factors that influence the value of entrepreneurial opportunities 68
- 5 Psychological factors and the decision to exploit 96
- Aspects of personality and motives 97
- Core self evaluation 108
- Cognitive characteristics 112
- 6 Industry differences in entrepreneurial activity 118
- Do industry differences in firm formation exist? 118
- Knowledge conditions 120
- Demand conditions 124
- Industry life cycles 129
- Appropriability conditions 135
- Industry structure 138
- 7 The environmental context of entrepreneurship 145
- An environment for productive entrepreneurship 145
- The institutional environment 146
- 8 Resource acquisition 161
- The importance of resource acquisition 162
- The difficulties of resource acquisition under uncertainty and information asymmetry 164
- The solutions to these difficulties 167
- 9 Entrepreneurial strategy 194
- Entrepreneurship, strategy and entrepreneurial strategy 194
- Developing a competitive advantage 195
- Managing uncertainty and information asymmetry 205
- 10 The organizing process 219
- The organization design process 220
- The role of planning 221
- The modes of exploitation 224
- The dimensions of new organizations 234
- Issues for the future 261.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-314) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1843763826
- OCLC:
- 52002257
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