ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE GROWTH OF FIRMS

by Harold C. Livesay (Editor)

Overview

This important two volume set focuses on the functional relationship between the entrepreneur and the growth of the business firm. These papers trace the process through which scholars first brought entrepreneurs from the twilight of historical obscurity, broadening our understanding of their crucial role and rediscovering the entrepreneur as the prime mover of economic invigoration in the late twentieth century.

Professor Livesay has chosen a selection of key articles and papers in this area - many of which are only available in specialized journals and not accessible in every library. He has also written a new comprehensive introduction to accompany the piece.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852787684
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/1995
Series:	The International Library of Critical Writings in Business History series , #12
Pages:	1312
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 9.62(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by the late Harold C. Livesay, formerly Clifford A. Taylor Professor of Liberal Arts and Professor of Business and Economic History, Department of History, Texas A & M University, US

Editorial Reviews

In his introduction the editor discusses the definition and evolution of entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs are perceived and studied. His interest is in the entrepreneur and entrepreneurship as concepts systematically defined in terms of behavior abilities, and historical impact upon firms, capitalism, and economic change. The selected readings--27 in the first volume and 40 in the second--are geared toward understanding what role the individual plays in the creation of business, and with what consequences. Papers are grouped in sections on the emergence of the concepts of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship; motivation, innovation, and performance; success, mobility, and the social milieu; entrepreneurship among the industrial powers; corporate "intrapreneuring"; and entrepreneurship and technology. Indexed by name only. Distributed by Ashgate. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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