Entrepreneurship education in Asia

The continuing success of the Asian Miracle relies on an entrepreneurial revolution that has increased the productivity and flexibility of economies across the region. Yet this revolution has largely been necessity-driven, traditional and vulnerable to erosion as the region becomes increasingly pros...

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Main Author: Kelley, Donna
Other Authors: Thomas, Hugh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar 2011
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Summary:The continuing success of the Asian Miracle relies on an entrepreneurial revolution that has increased the productivity and flexibility of economies across the region. Yet this revolution has largely been necessity-driven, traditional and vulnerable to erosion as the region becomes increasingly prosperous and well educated. How to educate the next wave of entrepreneurs is a pressing Asian question that resonates around the world and is the subject of this volume
1. Educating the next wave of entrepreneurs : World Economic Forum Global Education Initiative Executive Summary / Karen Wilson -- 2. A global perspective on education and training / Alicia Coduras Martinez ... [et al.] -- 3. Chinese entrepreneurship education / Du Guirong, Yu Jinquan and Xu Lei -- 4. Entrepreneurship education for engineering and science students : a comparison between China and the US / Huo Lingyu, Liu Lijun and Wang Ying -- 5. Combining separate modules on a cross-platform : entrepreneurship education for science and engineering / Wang Ying -- 6. Developing intellectual entrepreneurship education programs for engineering and science students in Chinese mainland universities / Liu Lijun and Guan Sisi -- 7. Entrepreneurship education in Japan / Takeru Ohe -- 8. Consulting-based entrepreneurship education : regional cases / Takeru Ohe and Siohong Tih -- 9. Developing an interdisciplinary social entrepreneurship curriculum / Bonjin Koo, Vathana Duong TE and Joosung J. Lee -- 10. Microfinance field study projects in Asia / George Abe, David Chang and Priya Mohan -- 11. Teaching entrepreneurial business strategies in global markets : a comparison of cleantech venture assessment in the US and China / Peter Adriaens and Timothy Faley
Physical Description:xxi, 238 p ill
ISBN:9781849809474
9781849809481