Effectual Entrepreneurship
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-58643-6 (ISBN)
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What are you waiting for?
Whether you’re dreaming about starting a business, learning about entrepreneurship, or on the brink of creating a new opportunity right now, don’t wait. Open this book. Inside you will find everything you need.
This book contains:
a vivid new way to learn about and to practice entrepreneurship.
practical exercises, questions and activities for each step in your process.
specific principles derived from the heuristics of expert entrepreneurs.
70+ case briefs of entrepreneurs across industries, geographies and time.
applications to social entrepreneurship as well as the creation of opportunities in large enterprises.
data that will challenge assumptions you might have about entrepreneurship.
a broader perspective about the science of entrepreneurship and implications for how individuals can shape their own situation.
extra resources are also available on the accompanying website: http://www.effectuation.org/
You will find these ideas presented in a concise, modular, graphical form, perfect for those learning to be entrepreneurs or already in the thick of things.
If you want to learn about entrepreneurship in a way that emphasizes action, this book is for you. If you have already launched your entrepreneurial career and are looking for new perspectives, this book is for you. Even if you are someone who feels your day job is no longer creating anything novel or valuable, and wonders how to change it, this book is for you. Anyone using entrepreneurship to create the change they want to see in the world will find a wealth of thought-provoking material, expert advice, and practical techniques inside.
So what are you waiting for?
Stuart Read is a Professor of Marketing at IMD. Saras Sarasvathy is the Isadore Horween Research Associate Professor at The Darden School, University of Virginia. Nick Dew is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management in the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School. Robert Wiltbank is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Atkinson School of Management, Willamette University. Anne-Valérie Ohlsson is an independent writer, researcher, and creator.
Part I: I want to be an entrepreneur but… 1. Entrepreneurs are visionaries 2. I don’t have a good idea 3. Entrepreneurs are risk takers 4. I don’t have enough money 5. Entrepreneurs are better at forecasting 6. I don’t know where to start 7. Entrepreneurs are not like the rest of us 8. I’m human, I’m afraid of failing Part II: The nuts and bolts of venturing: Effectuation in action 9. The bird-in-hand principle: Start with what you have 10. Worldmaking: Understand transformation techniques 11. The affordable loss principle: Bootstrap 12. Financing: Understand resources 13. The crazy quilt principle: Form partnerships 14. Ownership and control: Understand equity 15. The lemonade principle: Leverage surprises 16. Business plans and business models: Understand pitches 17. Brand, marketing and identity in a new venture: Understand mindspace 18. The pilot-on-the-plane principle: Non-predictive control Part III: I am an entrepreneur now: How far can I go ? 19. When the venture grows up 20. Beyond the for-profit firm Conclusion: Entrepreneurship as technology
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.12.2010 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 22 Line drawings, color; 127 Halftones, color; 22 Tables, color; 149 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 219 x 276 mm |
| Gewicht | 1066 g |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-58643-7 / 0415586437 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-58643-6 / 9780415586436 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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