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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:
  • A Multicountry, Process-Based Approach to Academic Entrepreneurship (Riccardo Fini and Rosa Grimaldi)
  • Conducting Pro-Social Research: Exploring the Behavioral Antecedents to Knowledge Transfer Among Scientists (Pablo D'Este, Oscar Llopis and Alfredo Yegro)
  • International Research Collaboration and Academic Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Germany (Maximilian Goethner)
  • The Role of Social Network Actors in the Formation of University Spin-Offs — Case Studies of External and Inventor Entrepreneurs in Sweden (Anders Billström)
  • Organizing for Innovation: Do TLO Characteristics Correlate with Technology Transfer Outcomes? (Lisa Goble, Janet Bercovitz and Maryann Feldman)
  • Academic Entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe: Motivations and Success of University Spin-Offs in Hungary (Adam Novotny)
  • University Spin-Outs in the UK (Mike Wright and Kun Fu)
  • Canadian Biotechnology University Spin-Offs: Actual Situation and Trends (Ayoub Moustakbal and Jorge Niosi)
  • Science-Based Entrepreneurial Firms as Real Options: Assessing the Outcomes of the Norwegian Firm Population from 1995 to 2012 (Einar Rasmussen and Marius Tuft Mathisen)
  • The Internationalization of Academic Spin-Offs: Evidence from Italy (Daniela Bolzani, Riccardo Fini and Rosa Grimaldi)
  • The Economic Performance of Portuguese Academic Spin-Offs: Do Science & Technology Infrastructures and Support Matter? (Aurora A C Teixeira)
  • A Process-Based Approach to Support Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Management — A Brazilian Trial (Luiz Marcio Spinosa, Marcos Mueller Schlemm and Rosana Silveira Reis)
  • The Ecosystem Approach: Rethinking Academic Entrepreneurship in Belgium (Jonas Van Hove and Bart Clarysse)
Readership: Entrepreneurship students, academics, policymakers, university administrators, private companies, state and regional economic development officials, and individuals interested in entrepreneurship.