Entrepreneurship, innovation and business clusters / Panos G. Piperopoulos
- Bib ID:
- 5952592
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Piperopoulos, Panos G
- Description:
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- Farnham ; Burlington, VT : Gower, 2012
- xix, 217 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781409434429
- Full contents:
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- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 THE CONCEPTS OF INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION
- ch. 1 The Concept of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Definitions and Types of Innovations
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Schumpeter's Evolutionary Economic Theory
- A Sociological Approach
- Definitions of Entrepreneurship
- ch. 2 Innovation as a Strategy and a Competitive Advantage
- Principles and Practices of Innovation
- Innovation as a Competitive Advantage
- Individual and Organizational Innovation
- ch. 3 The Concept and the Characteristics of `Systems of Innovation'
- The Concept of `Systems of Innovation'
- Historical Roots of Innovation Systems
- Current Approaches to Innovation Systems
- Characteristics of the Systems of Innovation
- pt. 1 References/Bibliography
- pt. 2 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES AND THE EVOLUTION OF COMPETITION
- ch. 4 Characteristics of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
- Types and Definitions of SMEs
- Contents note continued: The Characteristics of an SME
- Management and Organizational Structure of SMEs
- ch. 5 The Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise and the Entrepreneur
- The Role of the Entrepreneur/Owner/Manager
- Entrepreneurial Competencies and Competitiveness
- Constraints on the Survival and Growth of SMEs
- Business Constraints of SMEs
- ch. 6 Ethnic and Female Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
- Ethnic Entrepreneurship
- Starting up an Ethnic Minority Small Business
- A Combination of Push and Pull Towards Self-Employment
- Female Entrepreneurs
- Need for More Research and Support
- ch. 7 Business Networks, Strategic Alliances, Open Innovation and the SME
- World Wide Web and the SME
- The Evolution and Internationalization of Competition
- Business Networks and Strategic Alliances
- Small Firms Networks
- Hoffmann and Schlosser's Strategic Alliance Theory
- The Open Innovation Paradigm
- Contents note continued: ch. 8 Tacit Knowledge and Emotional Intelligence; the Intangible Values of SMEs
- The Creative and Innovative Power of the Human Mind
- Entrepreneurs, Innovation and SMEs
- The Role and Personality of the Entrepreneur
- Tacit Knowledge
- Emotional Intelligence
- A Model Towards Augmenting an SME's Value
- pt. 2 References/Bibliography
- pt. 3 BUSINESS CLUSTERS, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES AND INNOVATION
- ch. 9 The Concept of Business Clusters and their Life Cycle
- Geographical Proximity
- The Genesis of Industrial Districts
- The Californian School
- Business Clusters: Competition and Co-operation
- Regional Innovation System
- The Life Cycle of Clusters
- ch. 10 Business Clusters, SMEs, Innovation and Competitiveness
- The Importance and the Role of SMEs Within Clusters
- Principles and Characteristics of Business Clusters
- Competitive Advantages for SMEs
- Enhancing Innovation Through Clusters
- Contents note continued: The `Third Italy' and the Prato Cluster
- Innovative Capabilities Within Clusters
- The Central Role of Learning and Knowledge
- The Silicon Valley Cluster
- ch. 11 A Two-Dimensional Model of Innovation and Business Clustering
- Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Clustering
- The Two-Dimensional Model of Innovation and Business Clustering
- Instead of an Epilogue
- pt. 3 References/Bibliography.
- Notes:
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- Formerly CIP.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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