The Community Dynamics of Entrepreneurship

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Bibliographic Data

ID23136231
AuthorsStephen J Mezias (New York University), Jerome C Kuperman (Minnesota State University Moorhead)
Year2002
Pages111-141
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueOrganizational Dynamics of Creative Destruction (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/9781403920256_5
OpenAlexW1561897937
ISBN9781403920256
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited8

The study of entrepreneurship has traditionally focused on the founders of new organizations, especially those that emerge as leaders in the creation of new industries. Much of this work follows what Gartner (1989) called the ‘traits’ approach. Studies of this type posit a causal link between the founding and success of new organizations and the personal attributes of the entrepreneurs. However, more recent research has documented the many ways in which successful entrepreneurship requires more than just the ‘right’ person; a multitude of factors, operating at both the organizational and evironmental levels of analysis, also affect the success of entrepreneurial efforts. Examples include technological change (Shane, 1996), changes in sources of firm capital (Cable and Shane, 1997), changes in strategic alliances (Eisenhardt and Schoonhoven, 1996), personal networks (Ostgaard and Birley, 1996), national environments (Shane and Kolvereid, 1995), location choice (Stearns, Carter, Reynolds, and Williams, 1995), and national culture (Shane, 1992).

Business · Economic geography · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Management · Multitude · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Corporate Finance and Governance · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Marketing

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