Necessity entrepreneurs microenterprise education and economic development /

'This groundbreaking exploration of the concept of necessity entrepreneurship cuts to the heart of the culture wars with potential ramifications for public policy. Central to this volume is the question, "What is culture?" The politically incorrect conclusion that some cultures are &q...

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Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Other Authors: Brewer, Jeremi., Gibson, Stephen W.
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd., 2014.
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Online Access:https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781781956175.xml
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Defining and classifying necessity entrepreneurs : a review of the literature / Jeremi Brewer
  • 2. Understanding and helping the necessity entrepreneur prosper / Stephen W. Gibson
  • 3. Towards an improved understanding of knowledge requirements in entrepreneurship : an empirical investigation of founder and opportunity characteristics / Marc Gruber and John Dencker
  • 4. Necessity entrepreneurs : transforming illiterate mothers into businesswomen / John Hatch
  • 5. Toward a hybrid of integrated non-financial services and lending / Mark Coffey
  • 6. Entrepreneurship in developing economies : transformation, barriers, and infrastructure / Hisrich & Kearney
  • 7. Entrepreneurial intentions of nascent entrepreneurs motivated out of necessity / Wendy Lindsay
  • 8. The role of family capital in necessity entrepreneurship / Gibb Dyer
  • 9. Policy analysis for entrepreneurship education in necessity-based contexts : a Sri Lankan case study / Allan O'Connor, Eva Blan-Vnuk and Manjula Dissanyake.