The entrepreneurial process : economic growth, men, women, and minorities
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The entrepreneurial process : economic growth, men, women, and minorities
Quorum Books, 1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-225) and index
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Description
Entrepreneurship is an extremely important, but little understood, component of the U.S. economy. This book aids that understanding by exploring the challenges and outcomes of the start-up phases of new firms. This is the first detailed, large-scale, longitudinally-based analysis of the entrepreneurial process. Three representative samples of new firms and two representative samples of nascent entrepreneurs (those attempting to start new firms) are used to consider a variety of factors that affect successful completion of the major transitions in the life of new businesses: conception, birth, and early development (survival and growth). Surprisingly, a substantial minority of start-ups become operational new firms. Among the many lessons the authors learn are that although new firm growth appears to reflect many factors, initial size is of special consequence. Not only are many general insights for entrepreneurs revealed, but the authors also pay special attention to the involvement of women and minorities in entrepreneurship and suggest effective government policy for different stages in the entrepreneurial process.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction Economic Growth and Entrepreneurial Activity: Symbiosis in Action Nascent Entrepreneurs and Business Start-ups Transformation of Business Start-ups to Fledgling New Firms Fledgling New Firms: Growth after Birth Fledgling New Firms: Persistence after Birth Written with Mary Williams Entrepreneurial Processes and Outcomes: The Influence of Gender by Nancy Carter Entrepreneurial Processes and Outcomes: The Influence of Ethnicity Overview: The Entrepreneurial Engine and Implications Appendix: Future Research on the Entrepreneurial Process References Index
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