The entrepreneurial group : social identities, relations, and collective action / Martin Ruef.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruef, Martin.

Series:

Kauffman Foundation series on innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Kauffman Foundation series on innovation and entrepreneurship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship--Social aspects--United States.

Entrepreneurship.

Businesspeople--United States.

Businesspeople.

Social groups--United States.

Social groups.

Industrial sociology--United States.

Industrial sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recent surveys show that more than half of American entrepreneurs share ownership in their business startups rather than going it alone, and experts in international entrepreneurship have likewise noted the importance of groups in securing microcredit and advancing entrepreneurial initiatives in the developing world. Yet the media and many scholars continue to perpetuate the myth of the lone visionary who single-handedly revolutionizes the marketplace. The Entrepreneurial Group shatters this myth, demonstrating that teams, not individuals, are the leading force behind entrepreneurial

Contents:

Who is an entrepreneur?

Images of entrepreneurial groups

Empirical puzzles

Group formation

Boundaries of the startup firm

Allocation of rewards and control

Effort and opportunism

Innovation

Goals and group dynamics

Implications and extensions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612639494

9781282639492

1282639498

9781400835201

1400835208

OCLC:

650308572