Chinese Entrepreneurship A Social Capital Approach /

• Main Authors: Peverelli, Peter J. (Author), Song, Jiwen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Business.; Entrepreneurship.; Business and Management.

Entrepreneurship is hot. China is hot. Chinese entrepreneurs are indeed the subject of a rapidly growing body of literature, popular and academic.  There are biographies of 'famous' entrepreneurs which are informative. While informative, these are usually of a non-academic nature. Academic...

Table of Contents:

• Defining the problem
• Introduction
• Theory
• The environment of chinese entrepreneurs
• Case histories
• Real estate entrepreneur Wang.- Textile spin-off Niu.-  LangLib - an online English study community.- Home renovator Cheng.- Migrant talor Yuan
• Restaurant entrepreneur Mr. B
• Less successful entrepreneur Meng
• Elements of entrepreneurial identity
• Family.- Home region.-  Friends
• Government
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Index.