Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research

"Research and theory on entrepreneurial phenomena is advancing rapidly in scope and quality. The year 2003 is an excellent time for a comprehensive status report by the best scholars in the field. Acs and Audretsch have clearly organized such a statement--it will be a boon to all those seeking an authoritative overview of the current status of entrepreneurial research. The focus on advanced economies or the advanced sectors of developing countries reflects the emphasis in the extant research and theory. This new Handbook sets the framework for an expansion of attention to the vast majority of entrepreneurs-who are operating in the third world." (Paul D. Reynolds, London Business School, UK and Babson College, USA) "In The Kluwer Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research, Acs and Audretsch have compiled an impressive collection of contemporary contributions from many of the very best scholars in entrepreneurship across disciplines. It provides doctoral students with a broad yet solid introduction to the field, and established scholars with an overview that is otherwise very hard to obtain. It is a must read for every academic who is serious about entrepreneurship." (Per Davidsson, The Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden) "Acs and Audretsch have assembled a virtual who's who list of researchers in the fledgling field of entrepreneurship. Even more usefully, the Handbook also includes reviews of the vast array of work closely related to entrepreneurship that has appeared primarily in economics, psychology and sociology journals; despite their relevance, locating these studies can prove difficult as their authors frequently do not focus on the implications for their research for entrepreneurship. As its 'Handbook' label implies, it should be a valuable reference tool for those in the area for years to come." (Olav Sorenson, University of California, Los Angeles, USA)

• to Entrepreneurship.- to the Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research.- Entrepreneurship: The Past, the Present, the Future.- The Entrepreneurial Process.- Risk and Uncertainty.- Innovation and Technological Change.- Market Processes and Entrepreneurial Studies.- Opportunity and the Nature of Exploitation.- The Cognitive Psychology of Entrepreneurship.- Three Views of Entrepreneurial Opportunity.- The Individual-Opportunity Nexus.- The Emergence of New Ventures.- Entrepreneurial Behavior and Firm Organizing Processes.- Entrepreneurship, Business Culture and the Theory of the Firm.- Resources and Hierarchies: Intersections between Entrepreneurship and Strategy.- Financing the New Venture.- Equity Financing.- Small Business and Debt Finance.- The Social Context.- The Social Psychology of Entrepreneurial Behaviour.- Entrepreneurship as Social Construction: A Multi-level Evolutionary Approach.- Entrepreneurship, Networks, and Geographies.- Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Policy.- The Impact of Entrepreneurship on Economic Growth.- Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Public Policies.- Epilogue.- Connecting the Study of Entrepreneurship and Theories of Capitalist Progress An Epilogue.