Ebook: Entrepreneurship and Culture
- Tags: Entrepreneurship, Economics general, Regional and Cultural Studies, Industrial and Organisational Psychology
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The book is an innovative compilation of papers that explore the relationship between cultural features and entrepreneurship. The relative stability of differences in entrepreneurial activity across countries suggests that other than economic factors are at play. The contributions to this edited volume deal with the foundations of entrepreneurship and with the effects of different cultural settings on the incidence and success of entrepreneurs. Topics are individual decision making in a cultural context, regional aspects of entrepreneurship, cross-country differences, and the influence of culture on entrepreneurial activity.
The book is an innovative compilation of papers that explore the relationship between cultural features and entrepreneurship. The relative stability of differences in entrepreneurial activity across countries suggests that other than economic factors are at play. The contributions to this edited volume deal with the foundations of entrepreneurship and with the effects of different cultural settings on the incidence and success of entrepreneurs. Topics are individual decision making in a cultural context, regional aspects of entrepreneurship, cross-country differences, and the influence of culture on entrepreneurial activity.
The book is an innovative compilation of papers that explore the relationship between cultural features and entrepreneurship. The relative stability of differences in entrepreneurial activity across countries suggests that other than economic factors are at play. The contributions to this edited volume deal with the foundations of entrepreneurship and with the effects of different cultural settings on the incidence and success of entrepreneurs. Topics are individual decision making in a cultural context, regional aspects of entrepreneurship, cross-country differences, and the influence of culture on entrepreneurial activity.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 10-10
Introducing Entrepreneurship and Culture....Pages 1-8
Entrepreneurial Motivations, Culture, and the Law....Pages 11-40
The Entrepreneurial Culture: Guiding Principles of the Self-Employed....Pages 41-54
Culture, Political Institutions and the Regulation of Entry....Pages 55-77
Prior Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Innovative Success....Pages 79-94
Front Matter....Pages 96-96
Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions....Pages 97-128
Entrepreneurial Culture, Regional Innovativeness and Economic Growth....Pages 129-154
Front Matter....Pages 156-156
Entrepreneurship and its Determinants in a Cross-Country Setting....Pages 157-170
Scenario-Based Scales Measuring Cultural Orientations of Business Owners....Pages 171-200
Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurial Activity: Some Cross-Country Evidence....Pages 201-225
Entrepreneurial Culture and its Effect on the Rate of Nascent Entrepreneurship....Pages 227-244
Explaining Cross-National Variations in Entrepreneurship: The Role of Social Protection and Political Culture....Pages 245-267
Front Matter....Pages 270-270
Uncertainty Avoidance and the Rate of Business Ownership Across 21 OECD Countries, 1976–2004....Pages 271-299
Postmaterialism Influencing Total Entrepreneurial Activity Across Nations....Pages 301-328
The book is an innovative compilation of papers that explore the relationship between cultural features and entrepreneurship. The relative stability of differences in entrepreneurial activity across countries suggests that other than economic factors are at play. The contributions to this edited volume deal with the foundations of entrepreneurship and with the effects of different cultural settings on the incidence and success of entrepreneurs. Topics are individual decision making in a cultural context, regional aspects of entrepreneurship, cross-country differences, and the influence of culture on entrepreneurial activity.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 10-10
Introducing Entrepreneurship and Culture....Pages 1-8
Entrepreneurial Motivations, Culture, and the Law....Pages 11-40
The Entrepreneurial Culture: Guiding Principles of the Self-Employed....Pages 41-54
Culture, Political Institutions and the Regulation of Entry....Pages 55-77
Prior Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Innovative Success....Pages 79-94
Front Matter....Pages 96-96
Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions....Pages 97-128
Entrepreneurial Culture, Regional Innovativeness and Economic Growth....Pages 129-154
Front Matter....Pages 156-156
Entrepreneurship and its Determinants in a Cross-Country Setting....Pages 157-170
Scenario-Based Scales Measuring Cultural Orientations of Business Owners....Pages 171-200
Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurial Activity: Some Cross-Country Evidence....Pages 201-225
Entrepreneurial Culture and its Effect on the Rate of Nascent Entrepreneurship....Pages 227-244
Explaining Cross-National Variations in Entrepreneurship: The Role of Social Protection and Political Culture....Pages 245-267
Front Matter....Pages 270-270
Uncertainty Avoidance and the Rate of Business Ownership Across 21 OECD Countries, 1976–2004....Pages 271-299
Postmaterialism Influencing Total Entrepreneurial Activity Across Nations....Pages 301-328
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