The role of resources is pivotal in entrepreneurship for the success of new and small ventures, though most face resource constraints. The book offers multiple perspectives on analysing and understanding the importance of resources in entrepreneurship development. Approaching the subject with...

1. Introduction: Focusing on the Role of Resources and Universities in Entrepreneurship / Ulla Hytti, Robert Blackburn, Denise Fletcher and Friederike Welter -- 2. Exploring Processes and Structures in Social Entrepreneuring: A Practice-Theory Approach / Bengt Johannisson, Jan Alpenberg and Pär...

As measured by all manner of indicators including dedicated journals, special issues, journal articles and editorials, entrepreneurship research has gained a strong foothold in business disciplines. The focus of interest moved from the person to the process toward the turn of the 21st century....

Contents: 1. Introduction / Ulla Hytti, Robert Blackburn and Eddy Laveren -- 2. Innovation in family firms and SMEs: distinctive features and research challenges / Alfredo De Massis and Paola Rovelli -- 3. Speed of innovation and proximity in a rural context: the case of a manufacturing SME /...

Contents: 1 Introduction: navigating the frontiers of entrepreneurial university research / Ulla Hytti -- 2 An alternative entrepreneurial university? / Karin Berglund, Anna Alexandersson, Marina Jogmark and Malin Tillmar -- 3 The societally entrepreneurial university / Karen Verduijn and Ida...

This paper aims to address the impact of a person's motivation to study entrepreneurship on their subsequent levels of performance in terms of the generation of business ideas, while taking into account the effect of student team behaviour. The paper hypothesises that both intrinsic and...