Entrepreneurial Learning: Conceptual Frameworks and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780415619318 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 368 str.

Richard T. Harrison;Claire M. Leitch

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This international handbook defines and investigates entrepreneurship and organizational learning, an emerging field of study, for academic researchers, teachers and students on advanced programmes.

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Preface: A Conversation Between Entrepreneurship and Organisational Learning Mark Easterby-Smith  Part 1: Introduction  1. Entrepreneurial Learning: A Review and Research Agenda Claire M. Leitch and Richard T. Harrison  Part 2: Conceptual Approaches  2. Enhancing Entrepreneurial Learning Through Peripheral Vision Robert Chia  3. The Process of Entrepreneurial Learning: A Conceptual Framework Diamanto Politis  4. The Role and Management of Learning from Experience in an Entrepreneurial Context Joyce McHenry  Part 3: Intra-Organisational Learning  5. The Role of Organisational Learning in the Opportunity Recognition Process Benyamin B. Lichtenstein and G.T. Lumpkin  6. Experiential Learning within the Process of Opportunity Identification and Exploitation Andrew C. Corbett  7. An Exploration of Knowledge Management Processes in Start-Up Firms in the High Technology Sector Olukemi O. Sawyerr and Jeanette W. Gilsdorf  8. Investment Decision-Making in Small Manufacturing Firms: A Learning Approach Ignatius Ekanem and David Smallbone  9. Sharing of Tacit Knowledge Within Top Management Teams in Civic Entrepreneurship Patricia A. Rowe and Michael J. Christie  Part 4: Inter-Organisational Learning  10. Entrepreneurial Knowledge Flows and New Venture Creation Paul N. Friga  11. Strategy Making, Organisational Learning and Performance in SMEs Edward Gonsalves and Colin Gray  12. Absorptive Capacity of Knowledge Intensive Business Services: The Case of Architectural and Engineering SMEs Jan Waalkens, René Jorna and Theo Postma  13. The Emergent Nature of Learning Networks Joakim Tell  Part 5: Learning, Education and Development  14. Being Differently Abled: Learning Lessons from Dyslexic Entrepreneurs Robert Smith  15. Starting from Scratch: Understanding the Learning Outcomes of Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Education Sandra L. Fisher, Mary E. Graham and Marc Compeau