| Entrepreneurial Process: Economic Growth, Men, Women, and Minorities Contributor(s): Reynolds, Paul D. (Author), White, Sammis B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1567200125 ISBN-13: 9781567200126 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1997 Annotation: Entrepreneurship is an extremely important, but little understood, component of the U.S. economy. This book aids that understanding by exploring the challenges and outcomes of the start-up phases of new firms. This is the first detailed, large-scale, longitudinally-based analysis of the entrepreneurial process. Three representative samples of new firms and two representative samples of nascent entrepreneurs (those attempting to start new firms) are used to consider a variety of factors that affect successful completion of the major transitions in the life of new businesses: conception, birth, and early development (survival and growth). Surprisingly, a substantial minority of start-ups become operational new firms. Among the many lessons the authors learn are that although new firm growth appears to reflect many factors, initial size is of special consequence. Not only are many general insights for entrepreneurs revealed, but the authors also pay special attention to the involvement of women and minorities in entrepreneurship and suggest effective government policy for different stages in the entrepreneurial process. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Women In Business - Social Science | Minority Studies - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship |
| Dewey: 658.022 |
| LCCN: 97019229 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.44" W x 9.54" (1.28 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Entrepreneurship is an extremely important, but little understood, component of the U.S. economy. This book aids that understanding by exploring the challenges and outcomes of the start-up phases of new firms. This is the first detailed, large-scale, longitudinally-based analysis of the entrepreneurial process. Three representative samples of new firms and two representative samples of nascent entrepreneurs (those attempting to start new firms) are used to consider a variety of factors that affect successful completion of the major transitions in the life of new businesses: conception, birth, and early development (survival and growth). Surprisingly, a substantial minority of start-ups become operational new firms. Among the many lessons the authors learn are that although new firm growth appears to reflect many factors, initial size is of special consequence. Not only are many general insights for entrepreneurs revealed, but the authors also pay special attention to the involvement of women and minorities in entrepreneurship and suggest effective government policy for different stages in the entrepreneurial process. |