Drawing on this wealth of theoretically based and empirically sound research, the contributors examine three overarching themes. First, entrepreneurship issues in specific country settings are discussed: these encompass Portugal, the UK and Germany in Western Europe, Eastern European countries such as Russia and Latvia, and then Scandinavia and Finland. Second, special issues concerning technology-based companies are explored, and finally, unique aspects of venture capital markets in Europe are studied.
Presenting cutting edge empirical research on myriad entrepreneurship topics in Europe, this multidisciplinary volume will strongly appeal to academics, students and researchers from various backgrounds that have a specific interest in entrepreneurship. It will also be warmly welcomed by entrepreneurs themselves.
Contributors: A. Adcroft, A.M. Amaral, R. Baptista, W. Bessler, C. Bittelmeyer, S. Dhaliwal, M. Dowling, R. Fini, M. Fritsch, R. Grimaldi, T. Iakovleva, C. Jungwirth, J. Kickul, P. Mueller, M. Niese, A. Sauka, D. Schilder, J. Schmude, R. Strohmeyer, V. Tonoyan, M. Valjakka, F. Welter