Entrepreneurship : motivation, performance, and risk /

In this book, the authors draw together some leading international research (both theoretical and empirical) that analyzes economic and behavioural issues surrounding entrepreneurial incentives, performance and risk. The book begins with a conceptual theoretical analysis of firm development, taking...

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Awduron Eraill: Fairchild, Richard
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.
Cyfres:Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship series.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=540111
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP: MOTIVATION, PERFORMANCE AND RISK; ENTREPRENEURSHIP: MOTIVATION, PERFORMANCE AND RISK; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Genesis of Firms
  • Internal Markets, External Markets and Hierarchies; Abstract; Introduction; Vectors of the Firm; Vector Unfolding; Sustainability; A Theory of the Genesis of Firms; The Emergence of Internal Markets; The Matrix Organisation; Pricing and Accounting Control within the Matrix; (i) Allocated Pricing; (ii) Local Pricing; (iii) External Pricing; Matrix Management in Practice; Conclusion.
  • Empirical Approaches Studying the Interaction of These FactorsOur Study among Hungarian Economic Organisations; Method; Sample; Results; Special features of Organisational Risk Taking and Competition under Ordinary Circumstances; a. Success, Risk Taking and Competence; b. Competition; c. Environment and Competition Strategies; Changes in Risk Taking and Competition of Organisations in Times of Crisis; a. Success, Risk Taking and Changes in Competence; b. Changes in Competition; c. Environment and the Changes in Competition Strategies; Reality and Representation: Success and Risk Taking.
  • A. Perceived and Real Success: Distortion of Judgments about Successb. Perceived and Real Risk Taking: Distortion of Judgments about Risk Taking; c. How Precise Is the Judgement on the Change of the Risk Taking Strategy in Times of Crisis?; Development Trends and Risk Taking; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Performance and Optimality for High Technology Firms: An Empirical Analysis of Growth and Innovation; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Research Methodology; 3. Statistical and Econometric Evidence: Gibrat's Law and the Schumpeterian Hypothesis; 3.1. Gibrat's Law.
  • 3.2. The Schumpeterian HypothesisConclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Fairness Norms and Self-Interest in Venture Capital/Entrepreneur Contracting and Performance; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Existing Literature on Venture Capitalist/Entrepreneur Contracting; 2. The Model; 2.1. The General Setting; 2.2. The Time Line; 2.3. Social Fairness Norms versus Self-Interest; 2.4. The Players' Decisions; 2.4.1. The Entrepreneur Matches with a Self-Interested VC; 2.4.2. The Entrepreneur Matches with a Fair VC; 2.4.3. The VC Is Self-Interested; Revisited.