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The World Scientific Reference on Entrepreneurship cover

This multi-volume set focuses on a topic of growing interest to academics, policymakers, university administrators, state and regional economic development officials, and students: entrepreneurship. In recent years, we have witnessed a proliferation of entrepreneurship courses, programs, and initiatives at universities. Universities have also become entrepreneurial hubs, as they commercialize research via patents, licenses, and startup companies. It is also important to note that entrepreneurship cuts across numerous fields in business administration, such as management, strategy, operations management, finance, marketing, and accounting, as well as across numerous social science disciplines, including economics, sociology, political science, and psychology.

Volume 1 is a comprehensive analysis of entrepreneurial universities, highlighting efforts undertaken by numerous universities to partner with industry and develop an entrepreneurial culture on campus and in the surrounding region. Volume 2 is focused on entrepreneurial finance, containing chapters on salient topics such as venture capital, angel investors, initial public offerings (IPOs), and crowdfunding. Volume 3 presents evidence on entrepreneurial opportunities relating to sustainability and other forms of corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and ethical issues that arise in the context of entrepreneurial activity. Volume 4 provides global evidence on university technology transfer and academic entrepreneurship. This set is required reading for those who want a full understanding of the managerial, financial, and public policy implications of entrepreneurship.

Contents:
  • Heterogeneity in New Venture Formation Rates Across Nations: The Schumpeterian and Institutional Economics Views (Yong Li, Shaker A Zahra and Sai Lan)
  • How to Pitch to and Interact with Business Angels? (Rutger R Kemper, Zenlin Kwee and Peter Roosenboom)
  • Angel Investing (Jochen Christian Werth)
  • The Future of Angel Finance (Ramon P DeGennaro and Eric L Dobson)
  • Crowdfunding and Entrepreneurial Internationalization (Douglas Cumming and Sofia Johan)
  • What's Driving Venture Capital Underperformance? Evidence from the Last Two Decades (Ryan Stern)
  • Corporate Venture Capital (Vladimir I Ivanov)
  • Bank Organization and Loan Contracting in Small Business Financing (Andrea Bellucci, Alexander Borisov and Alberto Zazzaro)
  • Are Public Equity Markets Still Relevant for Entrepreneurial Firms? (Joshua Rosett and Richard Smith)
  • Corporate Innovation: A Review of the Literature (Ye Cai)
  • The Chinese Private Equity Market and the Impact of Foreign Venture Capitalists (Jo-Ann Suchard)
  • Entrepreneurial Finance: Special Issues Pertaining to Emerging Markets Dynamics (Rita Biswas)
Readership: Entrepreneurship students, academics, policymakers, university administrators, private companies, state and regional economic development officials, and individuals interested in entrepreneurship.