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Pioneers in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research

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  • In emerging and rapidly growing fields of research it is always important for researchers and advanced MBA students to stop now and then, and reflect on our knowledge and the future development of the field of research
  • Gives a historical-doctrinal review of entrepreneurship and small business research, but also a summary of the core knowledge within the field

Part of the book series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship (ISEN, volume 8)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. A History of Entreprenership and Small Business Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 3-25
    3. The Emergence of an Academic Field

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 59-93
    4. The International Picture

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 95-129
    5. Pioneers—the Individuals who Created the Field

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 131-155
  3. Pioneers — Micro-level Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
    2. David Birch

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 159-172
    3. David Storey

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 173-203
    4. Zoltan Acs And David Audretsch

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 205-234
    5. Giacomo Becattini

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 235-259
  4. Pioneers — Micro-level Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
    2. Arnold Cooper

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 263-293
    3. Ian Macmillan

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 295-323
    4. Howard Aldrich

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 325-358
  5. Epilogue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 359-359
    2. A Retrospective as a Future Outlook

      • Hans Landström
      Pages 361-369
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 371-380

About this book

Around the world there is an increasing interest in issues of small business and entrepreneurship. In a time with a lot of myths and opinions of the role of entrepreneurs and small business it is vital for a book like this to encapsulate the knowledge that can be gained from the most significant research contributions in the field. Such knowledge is often build upon empirical oriented methods providing policy relevant results for small business owners and entrepreneurs.

The aim of Pioneers in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research is first to provide a historical-doctrinal review of the development of entrepreneurship and small business research and, second, to present some of the key pioneers that have shaped the research field during the past three decades. The book focuses on the first recipients of the FSF-NUTEK International Award for Small Business Research including David Birch, Arnold Cooper, David Storey, Ian MacMillan, Howard Aldrich, Zoltan Acs, David Audretsch, and Giacomo Becattini.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Economic Research, Lund University School of Economics and Management, Lund, Sweden

    Hans Landström

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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