Pioneers in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research

• Main Author: Landström, Hans (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship ; 8
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Entrepreneurship.; Business and Management.; Business and Management, general.

Around the world there is an increasing interest in issues of small business and entrepreneurship. As the field develops, so too do myths and opinions about the economic, political, and social roles of entrepreneurs and the methods by which they are studied. To help codify the field and set a resear...

Table of Contents:

• A History of Entreprenership and Small Business Research
• The Roots of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research
• The Emergence of an Academic Field
• The International Picture
• Pioneers—the Individuals who Created the Field
• Pioneers — Micro-level Analysis
• David Birch
• David Storey
• Zoltan Acs And David Audretsch
• Giacomo Becattini
• Pioneers — Micro-level Analysis
• Arnold Cooper
• Ian Macmillan
• Howard Aldrich
• Epilogue
• A Retrospective as a Future Outlook.