Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Vanessa Ratten is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at La Trobe University, Australia. She has sole-authored numerous books including Social Entrepreneurship in Sport (2019), Sport Technology and Innovation (2019), Frugal Innovation (2019), and Sports Innovation Management (2017). She has also co-edited several books including Societal Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness (Emerald, 2019), Diversity and Entrepreneurship (2019), and Subsistence Entrepreneurship (2019). Her research on sport entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship and technology innovation has also been published in many prestigious journals.

• Chapter 1.Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Economics and Sustainability for Future Growth; Vanessa Ratten and Petrus Usmanij Chapter 2.Country-Specific Sociocultural Institutional Factors as Determinants of Female Entrepreneurs' Successful Sustainable Business Strategies within the Context of Turkey and the UK; Ufi Cullen and Chris Archer-Brown Chapter 3.Microfinance - An Emerging Tool for Women’s Economic Empowerment; Lubna Sameer Khalaf and Nahil Ismail Saqfailhait Chapter 4.Understanding Cultural Diversity in Franchising: Recommendations and Implications for Recruitment of Migrant Franchisees; Robin Roberts, Lorelle Frazer, Scott Weaven and Park Thaichon Chapter 5.Transformational Leadership in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry; Liezel Vargas-Sevalle, Masoud Karami and Sam Spector Chapter 6.Indebtedness of Restaurant Firms in Portugal: Application of Theories of Capital Structure; Aida Brito, Carlos Pinho and Graça Azevedo Chapter 7.Franchise Risk Ecology: A Risk Ecology for Analysing, Mitigating and Pricing Franchisee Contracted Risks; Maurice Roussety, Lorelle Frazer, Scott Weaven and Park Thaichon Chapter 8.Digital Pricing; Peter Baumgart Chapter 9.New Ceramic Solutions in Sustainable Hotels within the Scope of Sustainable Innovation; Ahmet Vatan and Zuhal Yilmaz