The entrepreneurial culture network advantage within Chinese and Irish software firms
The Entrepreneurial Culture highlights the subtle yet powerful influence of national cultural heritage on entrepreneurship ventures, using an alternative and fresh approach to explore the entrepreneurial culture of Chinese and Irish software firms. This book presents a unique analysis of entrepreneu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham [England]
Edward Elgar
c2006
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The Entrepreneurial Culture highlights the subtle yet powerful influence of national cultural heritage on entrepreneurship ventures, using an alternative and fresh approach to explore the entrepreneurial culture of Chinese and Irish software firms. This book presents a unique analysis of entrepreneurship theory development, along with a single industry, cross-national study of entrepreneurship illustrating the impact of values from contrasting cultures 1. Entrepreneurship and business culture -- 2. Institutional environment in city software clusters -- 3. Culture of software entrepreneurship -- 4. A theory of cultural capital -- 5. Personal networks, social networks and new firms -- 6. Network advantage and successful firms -- 7. Future growth in Chinese and Irish software |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 195 p ill. (some col.) |
| ISBN: | 9781845420147 1845420144 9781781007556 |