Entrepreneurship

Professor David Deakins is an honorary researcher at the Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University, and Adjunct Professor, School of Management, Massey University in New Zealand. He has over 30 years’ experience of research with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs. He returned to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014 after retiring from Massey University. Whilst at Massey, he led various research projects undertaken for the New Zealand Government on SMEs, including regulation, internationalization and innovation. He also completed consultancy and research projects for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) body and for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Dr Jonathan M. Scott is a senior lecturer in Innovation and Strategy at Waikato Management School, Tauranga Central Business District (CBD) campus, University of Waikato, New Zealand, where he teaches various innovation, entrepreneurship and strategy courses. He is a co-editor of the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, and has recently been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Entrepreneurship Unit, University of Turku, Finland. Jonathan’s collaborative research focuses on three main themes: (1) entrepreneurial finance and diversity, in particular gender and ethnic differences; (2) business support and policy; and (3) understanding small firms’ international comparative differences in various spatial, social and institutional contexts.

The book is an accessible and well-organised introductory text, with engaging discussion questions and concise case studies. The new chapter on Indigenous Entrepreneurship is a strong addition, and the updates reflect increased diversity. Overall, the text is current and focused on key issues, though it could benefit from more explicit coverage of female entrepreneurship.

• Chapter 1: Entrepreneurship: A Contemporary Approach - David DeakinsChapter 2: Entrepreneurial Practice: A global perspective - Li Xiao and David DeakinsChapter 3: Diversity and Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship - Paul Lassalle and Sakura YamamuraChapter 4: Indigenous Entrepreneurship: How Indigenous Knowing, Being and Doing Shapes Entrepreneurial Practice - Jason Paul MikaChapter 5: Social Entrepreneurship: Catalysing Positive Social Change - Andreana Drencheva and Martina BattistiChapter 6: Resources for Entrepreneurship - David Deakins and Jonathan M. ScottChapter 7: Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Danny SoetantoChapter 8: Corporate Entrepreneurship - Jarna HeinonenChapter 9: Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Sustainability and the Circular Economy - Inge Hill and Jonathan M. Scott - with Aqueel WahgaChapter 10: Internationalization and Entrepreneurship - Jonathan M. ScottChapter 11: Business Models and Entrepreneurship - David Deakins