Contemporary Entrepreneurship: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Innovation and Growth - Hardcover

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Dr. Dieter Bögenhold is Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Economics at the Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt, Austria. He is also head of the department of sociology and codirector of the interfaculty wide research cluster entrepreneurship. His research covers an intersection of business and society, entrepreneurship and history of economic and social thought. Besides many editorial affiliations he belongs to the board of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society. He has taught and published widely in fields of management, entrepreneurship, socioeconomics, and sociology.

Dr. Jean Bonnet is Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Caen, France. He is Founding Director of the Master Programme in Entrepreneurship (Ingénierie des projets Entrepreneuriaux); his research covers Occupational Choice and especially the decision to become an entrepreneur in relation with the functioning of the Labor Market.  Additional fields of research are Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Finance, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. 

Dr. Domingo García-Pérez-de-Lema is Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), Spain. President of Finance and Business Valuation Commission (AECA). Director of the Economic Observatory of SMEs in the Region of Murcia. Co-Director of the Foundation for Strategic Development of SMEs (FAEDPYME). His research covers different fields of SME such as: corporate culture, innovation, family business and prediction of business failure. He is responsible for Business Valuation in Entrepreneurship Center of UPCT.                  

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This book presents the current state-of-the-art in all major and upcoming areas of entrepreneurship research. Thousands of scholars around the world are currently working to broaden our understanding of the entrepreneurial phenomenon. The disciplines involved are numerous, as are the topics of interest, with substantial efforts to enhance the existing knowledge. This book is specifically designed to facilitate high-level, high-intensity discussions and fruitful exchanges between scholars involved in entrepreneurship research. The articles address a variety of topics ranging from self-employment, technology, growth patterns and job creation, and success and failure rates, to historical, conceptual and comparative international approaches.