Concise Guide to Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation

The Concise Guide to Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation brings together internationally recognized scholars to summarize the state of knowledge about fundamental topics in entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation.Written by the top international scholars in their field, this book has an encyclopaedic range; from academic entrepreneurship to valuing an entrepreneurial enterprise. Each chapter provides an informed overview of the topic and references in each chapter guide the reader to the more advanced literature. This landmark book will be the first port of call for any student or scholar seeking a brief introduction to each of the fundamental topics in entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation. Contributors: D.B. Audretsch, C. Boardman, B. Bozeman, S.R. Bradley, A. Burke, U. Cantner, M. Casson, S. Cazzago, J.A. Cunningham, P. Davidsson, A. De Massis, M. Deloof, D. Dunlap, W. Geoghegan, V. Ghosal, J. Hanssens, C.S. Hayter, M. Herzig, A. Kao, M. Kenney, D.F. Kuratko, H. Landström, E.E. Lehmann, D.P. Leyden, X. Liu, A.N. Link, S. Manigart, G.D. Markman, H. Meier, M.H. Morris, A.J. Nelson, C. O'Kane, D. Organ, S. Parker, G.T. Payne, M. Perkmann, L.S. Peters, P.H. Phan, E.A. Prasetio, J.H. Rooksby, G.E. Shockley, T. Standaert, A. Talrico, R. Thurik, T. Vanacker, S. Vismara, N.S. Vonortas, J. West, P. Westhead, K. Wirsching, M. Wright

Table of Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction David B. Audretsch, Christopher S. Hayter and Albert N. Link 2. Academic Entrepreneurship Damien Organ 3. Backdoor Entrepreneurship Gideon D. Markman 4. Bootstrapping Finance Hans Landström 5. Culture and Innovation Andrew J. Nelson and Stefano Cazzago 6. Determinants of Entrepreneurship Roy Thurik 7. Disruptive Technology Uwe Cantner and Eko Agus Prasetio 8. Education, Entrepreneurship, and the Unreasonable Michael H. Morris 9. Engineering Research Centers Andrew Kao and Barry Bozeman 10. Entrepreneurial Buyouts Mike Wright 11. Entrepreneurship Networks G. Tyge Payne 12. Entrepreneurial Risk and Uncertainty Dennis Patrick Leyden 13. Evolution of the Concept of Entrepreneurship Mark Casson 14. Family Business and Innovation Alfredo De Massis 15. Family Business Entrepreneurship Erik E. Lehmann and Katharine Wirsching 16. Habitual Entrepreneurs Paul Westhead and Mike Wright 17. Harnessing Radical Innovation Lois S. Peters 18. Impact of Entrepreneurship Simon Parker 19. Incubators and Accelerators Vivek Ghosal 20. Innovating through Licensing Denise Dunlap 21. Managing Creativity Monika Herzig 22. Nascent Entrepreneurship Per Davidsson 23. Open Innovation Joel West 24. Proof of Concept Centers Christopher S. Hayter 25. Protecting University Patents while Pursing the Public Good Jacob H. Rooksby 26. Public Sector Entrepreneurship Dennis Patrick Leyden and Albert N. Link 27. Research and Technology Alliances Nicholas S. Vonortas 28. Returnee Entrepreneurs Xiaohui Liu 29. Risk Funding Silvio Vismara 30. Seed and Venture Capital Sophie Manigart, Thomas Standaert and Tom Vanacker 31. Serial Entrepreneurship Andrew Burke 32. Social Entrepreneurship Gordon E. Shockley and Anthony Talrico 33. Spatial Elements of Innovation Heike Meier 34. Student Entrepreneurship Christopher S. Hayter 35. Technology Transfer and Cluster Interactions Will Geoghegan 36. Technology Transfer from Public Institutions Craig Boardman 37. Technology Transfer from Universities James A. Cunningham 38. Technology Transfer Models Samantha R. Bradley 39. The Entrepreneurship Theory Jungle Donald F. Kuratko, David B. Audretsch and Albert N. Link 40. Underexplored Issues in Entrepreneurial Finance Jürgen Hanssens, Marc Deloof and Tom Vanacker 41. University-Industry Relations Markus Perkmann 42. University Research Parks Albert N. Link 43. University Technology Transfer Offices Conor O’Kane 44. University Venture Funds Phillip H. Phan 45. University-Derived Entrepreneurship Martin Kenney 46. Valuing an Entrepreneurial Enterprise David B. Audretsch and Albert N. Link Index