Advances in Entrepreneurship

This three-volume collection focuses upon several major themes relating to the entrepreneur, the organization and the environment for entrepreneurship. It includes articles that focus upon opportunity recognition and exploitation, creativity, risk and uncertainty, ability based on skills, competencies and knowledge, market adjustment, innovation and the ability to make calculated judgements. It makes an important distinction between the motivations, characteristics, roles and contributions of different types of entrepreneurs. The articles are organized into 14 sections, namely: entrepreneurship theory; methodological issues; entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and information search; finance for entrepreneurs; entrepreneurial careers; types of entrepreneurs; environments for venture creation and development; venture growth and performance; organization closure, internationalization; corporate venturing; family firms; technology-based firms; and franchising. This comprehensive three volume set should be valuable reading for policymaking practitioners, academics and students of entrepreneurship.