ABSTRACT
Employing a multidisciplinary approach, the chapters cover all aspects of current entrepreneurship theory in multinational, economics, organizational sociology, marketing and finance. Other issues discussed include gender and networking, strategies in entrepreneurial growth, job satisfaction and franchising.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|25 pages
STRONG TIES, WEAK TIES AND STRANGERS
Do women owners differ from men in their use of networking to obtain assistance?
chapter 2|11 pages
THE DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL MARKETING EXPENDITURES
An application of option theory
chapter 3|19 pages
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: OBSTACLES TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE REFORM OF STATE- OWNED ENTERPRISES IN CHINA AND VIETNAM
Obstacles to entrepreneurship in the reform of state-owned enterprises in China and Vietnam
chapter 4|14 pages
CREATING VALUE ON THE BALANCE SHEET: CAPITAL STRUCTURES OF NEW BUSINESSES and Alexander Ardishvili
Capital structures of new businesses
chapter 6|26 pages
EXTRAORDINARY FEATS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ENTERPRISE
Strategies for rapid, sustained growth
chapter 7|31 pages
TEAM PROCESSES AND PROGRESS IN INNOVATION
The role of job satisfaction at project level
chapter 9|16 pages
AN INVESTIGATION OF CONFLICT IN THE FRANCHISEE-FRANCHISOR RELATIONSHIPS
Findings of the pilot study
