Edward Elgar Publishing International Entrepreneurship (The International Library of Entrepreneurship series)

International entrepreneurship is becoming the focus for major research initiatives in universities throughout the world. This timely volume presents a careful selection of the most important articles on international entrepreneurship. The editors have chosen key contributions from a comprehensive range of sources and have successfully made a selection that represents a variety of different perspectives. The collection begins by highlighting essential concepts and models. There follow sections on: new ventures; knowledge and learning; top management teams; alliances and networks; venture capital; and country comparisons. The final part highlights differences in economic growth among countries with different entrepreneurial traditions. The coverage of topics is comprehensive, and this important volume will be a valuable addition to the libraries of scholars who are new to the field as well as those who are already active researchers in it. Review 'Oviatt and McDougall have produced a significant and supremely useful volume bringing together the best of the latest thinking and research on the topics and processes of international entrepreneurship, as well as some of the classics of the field. For serious students of this growing area of research, this volume makes getting up to speed on the topic a simple matter.' -- Jerome Katz, Saint Louis University, US About the Author Edited by Benjamin M. Oviatt, Professor of Managerial Sciences and Director, Herman J. Russell, Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship, Georgia State University, US and Patricia Phillips McDougall, William L. Haeberle Professor of Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean – Faculty and Research, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, US