This study suggests that the most recent developments in the content, forms and targets of benchmarking represent a challenge to revise its concept and classification for both theoretical and practical purposes. This problem is approached through the interpretative, heuristic‐descriptive...

This study participates in the debate on advancing theoretical developments in the field of benchmarking processes. It suggests that approaching benchmarking as a research method helps to explicate the basis of benchmarking processes and at the same time offers tools for scientific research in...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to participate in the current debate on developing the theoretical basis for the concept and process of benchmarking. The paper aims to explore the prospects for a new form of benchmarking – networking benchmarking – and adopts, as the scientific...

This book discusses paradigmatic changes in the field of entrepreneurship education in response to economic, political and social needs, and the consequential need to reassess, redevelop and renew curricula and methods used in teaching entrepreneurship.

There is an increasing demand for studying entrepreneurial behaviour also from a national perspective. This is especially important for new independent nations as well as for those restructuring their economies. I suggest that entrepreneurship is a phenomenon gaining importance in transitions,...

This article suggests that perhaps adopting gender lenses to study the interplay between gender theories and women entrepreneurship research might advance our understanding of women entrepreneurship and small business ownership. This interplay reveals three different waves in women...

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There are many factors involved in becoming an effective entrepreneur. The process of recognizing opportunities and nurturing new ventures must take into account both internal decision-making practice and external environmental influence. Developing, Shaping and Growing Entrepreneurship...