Andrew C. Corbett is The Paul T. Babson Chair of Entrepreneurial Studies and Chair of the Entrepreneurship Division at Babson College.  Jerome A. Katz is the Robert H. Brockhaus Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University, and Director of the Entrepreneurship Program in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business.

The second of two volumes, this book examines influential contributions to the series Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth over the past 25 years. It presents the three most-cited chapters in the history of the series: "The Distinctive Domain of Entrepreneurship Research" by Sankaran Venkataraman, on the exclusive domain of entrepreneurship research and the need for focus; "From Traits to Rates: An Ecological Perspective on Organizational Foundings" by Howard Aldrich and Gabrielle Wiedenmayer, on the application of organizational ecology to entrepreneurship; and "Toward a Theory of Entrepreneurial Competency" by Barbara Bird, on entrepreneurial competency. Also included are reflections from the authors on their work and how they see it today, in addition to three new chapters related to the research by Venkataraman and Bird.

• 1. Introduction; Jerome A. Katz and Andrew C. Corbett  2. The Distinctive Domain Of Entrepreneurship Research; Sankaran Venkataraman (1997) 3. The Distinctive Domain As A Durable Way Forward; Jonathan Eckhardt  4. Is it worth it? The Relevant Performance Yardstick For The Entrepreneur; Nicolas Dew and Stuart Read 5. From Traits To Rates: An Ecological Perspective On Organizational Foundings; Howard Aldrich and Gabrielle Wiedenmayer (1993) 6. Revisiting "Traits To Rates" After 25 Years; Akram Al-Turk and Howard E. Aldrich 7. Towards A Theory Of Entrepreneurial Competency; Barbara Bird (1995) 8. Reflection On Entrepreneurial Competency; Barbara Bird 9. Nurturing Entrepreneurial Competencies Through University-Based Entrepreneurship Centers: A Social Constructivist Perspective; Thomas Wing Yan Man