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The Palgrave Handbook of Family Firm Internationalization
Family Firms (FFs) form the majority of all firms around the world and they account for an enormous percentage of the employment, the revenue, and the GDP of most capitalist countries. While MNCs have long been thought of as the main contributors to international business, it is now recognised that a substantial number of family firms are active in the international arena. This handbook focu…
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- 978-3-030-66737-5
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- LXXII, 575p.:ill
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- -
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- 658.421 The
The Podcaster's Audio Handbook
Podcasting is a powerful tool of communication and creative expression that doesn't need to be intimidating. This book brings together the creative and technical aspects of audio engineering to help podcasters communicate their ideas effectively and creatively. The Podcaster's Audio Handbook focuses on simple techniques that immediately elevate the audio quality of your podcast. The book provid…
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- 978-1-4842-7361-6
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- xxiii, 264p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Gre t
Simulation and Gaming for Social Design
This book is a collection of research articles that deal with three aspects of simulation and gaming for social design: (1) Theory and methodology, including game system theory and agent-based modeling; (2) Sustainability, including global warming and the energy–food nexus);; and (3) Social entrepreneurship, including business, ethnic, and ethical understanding. The latter two especially form…
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- 978-981-16-2011-9
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- xvii, 307p.:ill
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- Translational Systems Sciences
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- 338.04 Sim
Entrepreneurial Orientation and Strategic Leadership
This book sits at the intersection of two lines of inquiry of critical importance to management researchers—what are the contributory factors to building an entrepreneurial company, and what is senior leadership’s role in this process? Inherently cross-disciplinary, it adopts a behavioral perspective and proposes a research model delineating how various strategic leadership variables influe…
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- 978-3-030-87300-4
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- v, 101p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 And e
Entrepreneurial Connectivity
This book explores how entrepreneurial networks provide the basis for individuals and firms to compete based on knowledge asymmetries. This book states that this is crucial in the increasingly interdependent world where social capital influences potential market performance. This edited book focuses on future trends regarding entrepreneurial networks in terms of social, cultural and market …
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- 978-981-16-5572-2
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- xiii, 167p.:Ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Ent
Resilience, Entrepreneurship and ICT
This book is based on the work of the YEEES Research Centre, an international network of scientists from partner universities in Germany, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa. It presents inter- and transdisciplinary research that explores different ways of understanding resilience, an essential characteristic for systems, organizations and people – providing them with strength in the face of…
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- 978-3-030-78941-1
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- xxxiii, 420p.:ill
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- CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
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- 338.04 Res
Women's Entrepreneurship in STEM Disciplines
This book presents scholarly reflections on women's entrepreneurial propensity and on women's entrepreneurship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Contributing to a country's innovativeness and competitiveness, women entrepreneurs also promote healthy social and economic growth and act as mentors and role models for younger women. However, the low involvement of …
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- 978-3-030-83792-1
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- ix, 87p.:ill
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- Contributions to Management Science
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- 338.04 Wom
The Emergence of Social Entrepreneurship
The rise of hybrid ventures is proof that another way of doing business is possible. Many developments in the last 15 years highlight the significance of social entrepreneurship: the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Grameen Bank, the efforts of scholars in studying social ventures, and the new academic programs at Ivy League universities, as well as the creation of indices such as the United Nations H…
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- 978-3-030-80635-4
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- xv, 181p.:ill
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- Contributions to Management Science
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- 338.04 Sim t
Entrepreneurial Activity in Malaysia
Despite being the third largest economy in Southeast Asia, Malaysian entrepreneurial activity is under-reported in the scholarly literature. This book extends such research by examining the impact of entrepreneurship on its economy and evaluating the existing systemic problems. The Malaysian economy has benefited from the density of knowledge-based businesses and utilization of the latest techn…
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- 978-3-030-77753-1
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- xxiii, 217p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Ent
The Founder’s Investor Choice
A founder’s decision for an investor can substantially influence the new venture’s success. Two common types of venture capital (VC) are independent venture capital (IVC) and corporate venture capital (CVC). Previous research focused on the investor’s perspective and studied the distinct differences between IVC and CVC, their value-adding capabilities, and risks. In contrast, as founders…
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- 978-3-658-35345-2
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- xix, 1124p.:Ill
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- Entrepreneurship
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- 338.04 Sch t
Entrepreneurship Quality Index (EQI)
This book tackles the perplexing problem of how to capture the qualitative differences that exist in entrepreneurship at any given point in time or across time, by presenting a novel qualitative index: Entrepreneurship Quality Index (EQI). This comprehensive composite index is based on recognized interactions among different factors affecting intensity and types of entrepreneurial activity, whi…
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- 978-3-030-77159-1
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- xxxii, 129p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Fag e
Family Business Heterogeneity in Latin America
This book explores the emergence and evolution of family firms throughout Latin America, from the colonial period to the modern day. In the course of Latin American history, institutions evolved to create order and reduce the uncertainty of the market. Using institutional change theory, social capital theory in organizational settings and resource-based view as organizing frameworks, the author…
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- 978-3-030-78931-2
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- xix, 147p.:ill
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- Palgrave Studies in Family Business Heterogeneity
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- 338.04 Mul f
Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Fourth Sector
“The fourth sector” consists of for-benefit organizations that combine market-based approaches of the private sector with the social and environmental aims of the public and non-profit sectors. This book examines successful experiences around the world in entrepreneurship in the fourth sector in recent times. The chapters also reveal the pivotal role of the public sector collaboration with …
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- 978-3-030-75714-4
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- vi, 331p.:ill
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- Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics
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- 338.04 Soc
Corporate Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurship for Sustainability
This book addresses the dilemma that firms face in engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR) while maintaining a financially sustainable business model in the era of digital transformation. Several strategies that firms have taken to integrate CSR within the business model are also highlighted. To explicate the problems involved, the book primarily focuses on entrepreneurial ventures, g…
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- 978-981-16-3460-4
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- xiii, 126 p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Par c
Entrepreneurship Skill Building
This book explores the sea change in thinking about how to educate students of entrepreneurship, uses extant theory to develop a conceptual model of entrepreneurship skill development, describes an assessment tool for operationalizing this model, discusses how this tool can be utilized to develop entrepreneurship skills, and offers examples from the application of our approach in educational se…
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- 978-3-030-77920-7
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- xiii, 181p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Lyo e
Entrepreneurship in the Fourth Sector
Entrepreneurship
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- 978-3-030-68390-0
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- vi, 356p.:ill
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- Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics
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- 338.04 Ent
Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Constructio…
This book covers various current and emerging topics in construction management and real estate. Papers selected in this book cover a wide variety of topics such as new-type urbanization, planning and construction of smart city and eco-city, urban–rural infrastructure development, land use and development, housing market and housing policy, new theory and practice of construction project mana…
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- 978-981-15-8892-1
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- xix, 2252p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Pro
Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Innovations
Evidence suggests that economies with technology transfer initiatives provide a better supply of high-quality jobs and tend to be characterized by entrepreneurs with higher innovation contributions. This book explores the effectiveness of technology transfer policies and legislation on entrepreneurial innovation in a non-US context. It analyses the theoretical, empirical and managerial implicat…
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- 978-3-030-70022-5
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- xxvi, 307p.:ill
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- International Studies in Entrepreneurship
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- 338.04 Tec
In Search of Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship
This book discusses different innovative business models adopted by social enterprises to bring about social change in terms of creating capabilities among the marginalised section of people. These models also bring the sustainability of the enterprises to serve the people continuously. Establishing a theoretical base for further research in the area of business models in social entrepreneurshi…
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- 978-981-16-0390-7
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- xv, 291p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Ins
Empirical International Entrepreneurship
This handbook is focused on the analytical dimension in researching international entrepreneurship. It offers a diverse collection of chapters focused on qualitative and quantitative methods that are being practised and can be used by future researchers in the field of international entrepreneurship. The qualitative cluster covers articles, conceptual and empirical chapters as well as litera…
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- 978-3-030-68972-8
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- xv, 513p.:ill
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- Contributions to Management Science
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- 338.04 Emp
Angel Investing
The book builds the fundamentals and construct of Angel Investing, grounds up from the learnings and experiences of top Angels in India, along with the universally acknowledged and accepted basics. It is based on experiences of top 20-25 Angels in India to build the construct across all aspects of Angel Financing – Angel Strategies and Investment Philosophy, Deal Origination, Screening and Se…
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- 978-981-16-0921-3
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- xxv, 312p.:ill
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- 338.04 Mus a
Microentrepreneurship in a Developing Country
This book examines the nexus between the entrepreneur, the firm, and the region for drawing a comprehensive picture of entrepreneurship in a developing country context. It emphasizes the role of the spatial location in simultaneously determining the occupational choice at an individual level and the nature of new firm start-ups emerging in a region. In doing so, the author provides a novel appr…
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- 978-3-030-68628-4
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- xvi, 131p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Tam m
Doing Business in Guatemala
With its unique mix of theory, historical discussion, case studies, and contemporary analysis, this book provides a complete and detailed comprehension of the business environment in Central America, with a focus specifically on Guatemala. Identifying the key drivers of Central America economic growth and development, it outlines what must be done to take advantage of the opportunities as Guate…
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- 978-3-030-64304-1
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- xvii, 179p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Spi d
Co-evolution Strategy Canvas
This book discusses the problem that why entrepreneurs don’t have clear strategies in different phrases and how to solve it. The author uses the tools of human resource from inside and outside aspects to analyze the problem. What’s more, the author also discusses the problems from 4 dimensions, such as users, organizations, products and markets. Use the co-evolution strategy canvas to summa…
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- 978-981-15-5988-4
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- X, 227p.:Ill
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- -
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- 338.040 92 Luj c
Entrepreneurship in Regional Communities
Focusing on nascent firms, established growing firms and established plateaued forms within the northern inland New South Wales regional locations in Australia, this book explores the manifestation of entrepreneurship. In particular, the authors examine the state and status of regional entrepreneurship in the bioregions and investigate how gender plays out in the entrepreneurial space. The auth…
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- 978-3-030-60559-9
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- xxii, 324p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Ada e
Family Entrepreneurship
This book provides recent ideas, insights, facts, evidence, frameworks, and perspectives on how and why entrepreneurial families are successful over generations. The book focuses on how families successfully implement entrepreneurship across generations. That success, it argues, requires entrepreneurship at the level of the family, not only in the businesses the family owns and manages. Written…
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- 978-3-030-66846-4
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- xxv, 344p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.04 Fam
Legal-Economic Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Management
The study of dynamics of institutional change in emerging markets are subjects of great interest in contemporary political economy. The dynamics and quality of institutional change can have significant impacts on the long-run performance of economies, economic growth and development of nations, and play a fundamental role in societies. It provides a comprehensive understanding of legal-economic…
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- 978-3-030-60978-8
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- xix, 293p.:ill
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- Contributions to Management Science
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- 338.04 Leg
Cultural Initiatives for Sustainable Development
This book explores the relevance of new sources, dimensions, and characteristics of knowledge for supporting creative and cultural organizations and initiatives. Special emphasis is placed on cultural heritage, participatory approaches, and entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative sector. The role of cultural heritage and contemporary culture as a source of economically effective, socia…
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- 978-3-030-65687-4
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- vi, 424p.:ill
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- Contributions to Management Science
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- 658.421 Cul
The Foundation and Growth of African Women Entrepreneurs
This book explores how culture and tradition have impacted the tendency for African women to opt for entrepreneurship. The first section presents literature on the concept of entrepreneurship and introduces traditional African women entrepreneurs—the first-generation, culture-driven entrepreneurs, driven by the need to alleviate poverty within the family. The second section covers the modern,…
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- 978-3-030-66280-6
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- xviii, 253p.:ill
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- -
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- 658.421 Any t
Creating Communities of Practice
This book introduces concepts of business incubation and suggests a learning process. This process begins with prior knowledge at the opportunity identification phase, progresses through the acquisition of new skills and knowledge necessary to develop an opportunity and concludes with a transformation phase where new knowledge is acted upon. The book draws on extensive qualitative data and…
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- 978-3-030-62962-5
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- xv, 261p.:Ill
- Series Title
- International Studies in Entrepreneurship
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- 658.421 Jon c
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