Entrepreneurship and Its Economic Significance, Behavior and Effects -- Contents -- Preface -- Family Matters: Differences in Having Self-employed Parents between Black and White Entrepreneurs -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Literature Review and Research Hypotheses -- Research Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Limitations -- Future Research -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- A Comparative Study of Entrepreneurial Attitudes and Attributes of Turkish and Kyrgyz Entrepreneurs -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Background and Literature Review -- Context for Entrepreneurship -- Methodology -- Analysis and Results -- Conclusions -- Limitations and Future Research -- References -- Entrerpreneurship Policies: A Multiple Case Study in a Highly Entrepreneurial Spanish Region -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Bridging Entrepreneurship Policy and Local Development with Institutional Theory -- Research Design -- Case Studies -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowedgments -- References -- Strategic Entrepreneurship: Integration Support Journals -- Abstract -- Introduction -- I. Strategic Entrepreneurship: Scope, Development and Complementarities -- II. Research Methodology -- III. Results: Journals in Strategic Entrepreneurship -- Conclusion -- References -- Nascence to Newness: The Influence of Internal and External Factors on the Likelihood of First Sale -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Nascence to Newness -- Factors Influencing First Sale -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Research Limitations -- Implications and Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Measures Used in the Study -- References -- Time and Risk Entrepreneurial Characteristics of Growth: The Case of Persistent Light Industrial Prototypes -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship, Social Capital and Growth -- Entrepreneurship and Risk -- The Entrepreneurial Perception of Time.

Entrepreneurship, Time and Risk -- Structural Change, Time and Risk -- Conclusions -- References -- Business Incubators and the Emergence of the Entrepreneurial University: Lessons Learned from Portugal -- Abstract -- Introduction -- U-I Cooperation Modes via Business Insubators: Qualitative Analysis of the Literature -- Overview of Business Incubation in Portugal -- Methodology -- Answers to the Research Questions -- A Portugese Entrepreneurial University Model -- Policy Implications of the Model -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Source of Information in International Entrepreneurship Process -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Information in the Firm's Internationalisation Process: A Theoretical Framework -- Empirical Application -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Entrepreneurial Innovation, Economic Growth and the Stigma of Failure -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Growth Model with Risk and Stigma of Failure -- Equilibrium and Steady State -- Risk and Stigma of Failure, Growth and Entrepreneurial Talent -- Conclusion -- References -- Is Entrepreneurship the Salvation for Enhanced Economic Growth? A Review of the Empirical Evidence of the Effect of Entrepreneurship on Employment, Productivity and Economic Growth -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship and Productivity -- Entrepreneurship and Employment Growth -- Entrepreneurship and Aggregate Economic Growth -- Conclusions and Policy Implications -- References -- Internatonalization as an Act of Entrepreneurship: Economic Effects and Examples -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Internationalization as an Act of Entrepreneurship -- Two Well-Known Examples to Illustrate the Argument and Effects -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Entrepreneurship and Economic Policy Objectives -- Abstract -- Introduction.

Entrepreneurship Characteristics -- Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth -- Economic Progress and Entrepreneur Behavior -- Economic Policy Measures -- Empirical Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Innovation Policies and VC Management to Support Entrepreneurial Financing -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Innovation Policies to Support the Development of the Venture Capital Industry -- Initiatives and Challenges to Create Effective VC Financing System -- Policy Recommendations and Conclusions -- References -- From Entrepreneur to Manager: A Brief Consideration of Economic Transition -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Point to Be Considered -- The Priors in the Literature -- A General Schematic -- Suggestive Evidence and an Econometric Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.