Handbook of entrepreneurial dynamics : the process of business creation /

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Imprint:Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2004.
Description:xxvii, 575 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5276501
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Varying Form of Title:Process of business creation
Other authors / contributors:Gartner, William B.
ISBN:0761927581 (cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Overview: Life Context, Personal Background
  • Chapter 2. Gender
  • Chapter 3. Race And Ethnicity
  • Chapter 4. Household Structure
  • Chapter 5. Household Income And Net Worth
  • Chapter 6. Labor Force Participation And Residential Tenure
  • Chapter 7. Personal Background
  • Chapter 8. Family Background
  • Chapter 9. Time Use
  • Chapter 10. Work Participation History
  • Chapter 11. Overview Of The Cognitive Characteristics Of The Entrepreneur
  • Chapter 12. Career Reasons
  • Chapter 13. Entrepreneurial Expectancies
  • Chapter 14. Job And Life Satisfaction
  • Chapter 15. Innovator And Adaptor Entrepreneurs
  • Chapter 16. Role Models And Perceived Social Support
  • Chapter 17. Entrepreneurial Intensity
  • Chapter 18. Individual Problem Solving
  • Chapter 19. Attribution And Locus Of Control
  • Chapter 20. On Economic Sophistication
  • Chapter 21. Social Skills
  • Chapter 22. Overview Of The Startup Process
  • Chapter 23. Nature Of Business Start-Ups
  • Chapter 24. Opportunity Recognition
  • Chapter 25. Startup Problems
  • Chapter 26. Business Startup Activities
  • Chapter 27. Teams
  • Chapter 28. Firm Founding
  • Chapter 29. Social Networks
  • Chapter 30. Knowledge And Use Of Assistance
  • Chapter 31. Funding The First Year Of Business
  • Chapter 32. Measures Of Financial Sophistication
  • Chapter 33. Future Expectations For The New Business
  • Chapter 34. Overview: Entrepreneurial Context And Environment
  • Chapter 35. Perceptions Of Entrepreneurial Climate
  • Chapter 36. The Economic And Community Context For Entrepreneurship: Perceived Environmental Uncertainty
  • Chapter 37. Competitive Strategy
  • Chapter 38. Technology Entrepreneurs
  • Chapter 39. Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Data Collection
  • Appendix B. Data Documentation, Data Preparation And Weights
  • Appendix C. Examples Of Analysis: Work File Preparation, Comparisons And Adjustment Of Weights