This contributed volume features state-of-the-art research from ten different countries on implementation, institutionalization and the future prospects of social entrepreneurship. This volume aims at bringing together research that considers the context of economy, politics and cultural issues combining with the needs of social and human development. By conceptualizing the notion of social ent…
What are the macroeconomic prospects for South Africa until the new millennium? Two methods of macroeconomic modelling, associated with the World Bank and IMF, are used here to generate three scenarios, based on moderately optimistic projections. The methodology used can be applied to other developing countries.
The book addresses the entrepreneurial origin of the capitalist firm and its asymmetric contractual relationships between capitalists, workers, managers and entrepreneurs, and explains the origin of the firm by focusing on entrepreneurship. A hidden action model shows how assigning residual claim to entrepreneurs can provide a better overall incentive; a hidden information model demonstrates th…
This book is a compilation of the best papers presented at the 2017 installment of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance (APEF), which is held annually in Singapore. With a great number of submissions, it presents the latest research findings in economics and finance and discusses relevant issues in today's world. The book is a useful resource for readers who want access to econom…
Konferensi yang diselenggarakan dan didukung oleh institusi China pertama dan terbesar di bidang teknik industri. Memberikan gambaran yang sangat baik tentang penelitian yang sedang berlangsung, terutama dari Asia, di bidang teknik inovasi industri dan manajemen. Koleksi unik penelitian Asia Timur mutakhir di berbagai bidang dan aplikasi pemodelan, pemantauan, desain, dan kontrol di bidang tekn…
Evidence suggests that economies with technology transfer initiatives provide a better supply of high-quality jobs and tend to be characterized by entrepreneurs with higher innovation contributions. This book explores the effectiveness of technology transfer policies and legislation on entrepreneurial innovation in a non-US context. It analyses the theoretical, empirical and managerial implicat…
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the essential issues in effective entrepreneurial management. It first introduces readers to the fundamentals of entrepreneurial management, the nature of entrepreneurial managers and business planning, before exploring the specific topics of creativity and innovation, risk management, entrepreneurial marketing and organization as well as finan…
Dieses Lehrbuch stellt die zentralen Konzepte des Entrepreneurial Marketing vor und zeigt auch, wie diese den Marketing-Mix etablierter Unternehmen inspirieren können. Kurze Lerneinheiten, übersichtliche didaktische Module sowie die begleitende Lernkontrolle sorgen für eine nachhaltige Wissensvermittlung. Das Buch richtet sich damit an alle, die sich mit Entrepreneurship und kreativen Mar…
Entrepreneurial Marketing for SMEs contextualizes the practice of marketing amongst SMEs, and critically discusses major issues of Entrepreneurial Marketing with a relevant and up-to-date academic body of knowledge.
This book presents the Entrepreneurship Viability Index (EVI) as a focal point to define other novel indices. It also introduces readers to new concepts and metrics of entrepreneurship to help measure the lifespan of entrepreneurial activities and quantify the capabilities of entrepreneurs as well as the share of efficient businesses at the country level. Using a variety of mathematical models …