Entrepreneurship: The Way Ahead

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Harold P. Welsch
Routledge, 2004 - Business & Economics - 312 pages
The creation of new business organizations for economic prosperity is the keystone of commercial development. The study of this process has occupied the minds of scholars for centuries and the need to move from theories of entrepreneurship to the actual 'doing' of entrepreneurship is intense. Theorizing about entrepreneurship has been done across many disciplines, but what can be taken from the existing traditions to contribute to our teaching and learning experiences?

Written for educators, researchers, and practitioners,Entrepreneurship: The Way Aheadoffers insight and perspective on entrepreneurship from the foremost academic leaders in the field. Taking a contemporary approach to entrepreneurial processes, the book considers how the convergence of individual, opportunity and environment ultimately leads to success or failure, while illuminating the true relationship between entrepreneurship and technological and social issues. It also explores innovations and developments in entrepreneurship education and training, while evaluating existing literature and research.

This important book represents some of the most advanced thinking in the field of entrepreneurship, providing an essential grounding of new theory for researchers and entrepreneurial managers alike.

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About the author (2004)

Harold P. Welsch (Ph.D., Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management) holds the Coleman Foundation Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship at DePaul University. He has been active in entrepreneurship development for over 20 years in his role as educator, consultant, researcher, entrepreneur, author and editor. Dr. Welsch is well known for his research in the area of privatization of centrally planned economies, entrepreneurship career paths, formal and informal strategic planning, information seeking and decision behavior, ethnic entrepreneurship, economic development and is the author of several books. In addition to his role as founder/director of Entrepreneurship Program at DePaul University, Dr. Welsch has served as Chairman of the Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division, President of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) and President of U.S. Association of Small Business (USASBE). He serves on various boards of directors and consultants for both large and small firms. He is also a principal of Devon Enterprises, a real-estate investment and management firm.

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