International Review of Entrepreneurship: Complete Collection, 2003 –: Recent submissions

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    • Photonica: Growing a Spin-Out 

      Cross, Adam; Handscombe, Bob (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      This case invites students to consider the challenges associated with establishing and growing an entrepreneurial, technology-driven, university 'spin-out' firm. Drawing heavily, though by no means exclusively, on the ...

    • From Classroom to Community of Practice: The Case of HotAir Sounds 

      Warren, Lorraine (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      Two strategies for using the case are presented. Taking a traditional approach, the focus could be on business planning for start-up and early stage growth, supported by the use of stage models. An alternative scenario ...

    • On Being a Knowledge Angel 

      Hague, Douglas (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      This article gives an unashamedly autobiographical view of entrepreneurs, knowledge angels and the relationships between them, being based on the author's direct experience of five start-up companies. It first distinguishes ...

    • Educational Entrepreneurship and Covisionary Multisectorism 

      Kourilsky, Marily L.; Hentschke, Guilbert (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      This paper introduces the concept of "educational multisectorism" among the private not-for-profit, private for profit, and public/government sectors. Multisectorism leverages the opportunities presented by the contrasting ...

    • Teacher-Ownership as Entrepreneurship in Public Education 

      Kolderie, Ted (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      Teacher ownership is a form of entrepreneurship with considerable potential to change the practices and performance of the K-12 institution. The idea is not now a part of the discussion: everywhere the 'given' has been ...

    • Potential of For-Profit Schools for Educational Reform 

      Levin, Henry M. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      The rise of a for-profit industry in elementary and secondary schools is a relatively recent phenomenon in American education. In the past, a small number of independent schools - probably 2 percent or less - were for-profit ...

    • Entrepreneurship in K-12 Public Education 

      Hill, Paul T. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      The thesis of this paper is that American public education is sorely hurt by false certainty, and that greater openness to entrepreneurship could lead to more adaptable and effective schools. Educators like to say 'we ...

    • The Multiple Effects of Entrepreneurship on Philanthropy, Society, and Education 

      Walstad, William B. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      Entrepreneurship has unexpected effects on philanthropy, society, and education. Entrepreneurs do not start out to become philanthropists but they often assume that role when a business becomes successful (direct effect). ...

    • Social Capital, Social Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Education 

      Kent, Calvin; Anderson, Lorraine P. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      This paper integrates the concepts of "social capital" and "social entrepreneurship" into the study of entrepreneurship. It contends that understanding the role that social organizations play in the process of innovation ...

    • For-Profit Social Ventures 

      Dees, L. Gregrory; Battle Anderson, Beth (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      Traditional sector boundaries are breaking down as societies search for more innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable ways to solve social problems and provide socially important goods, such as education and health care. ...

    • Introduction: New Perspectives on Social and Educational Entrepreneurship 

      Kourilsky, Marilyn L.; Walstad, William B. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2004)
      This publication is both an edited volume and a special issue that is the product of a highly selective refereeing process. The rationale for the International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education (IJEE) Special Issue on ...

    • GoTradeSeafood.com: Reeling in the Big Catch 

      Stoller, Gregory L. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2003)
      In December, 2000, the father-and-son team of Jerry and Joshua ten Brink are contemplating the future for their 17-month old venture, GoTradeSeafood.com. Funded up to now primarily by family funds, GoTradeSeafood.com ...

    • Whitesmith Consulting: Untangling Service-for-Equity Arrangements 

      Henderson, James; Leleux, Benoit; White, Ian (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2003)
      Many service organizations over the last few years have attempted to migrate, sometimes reluctantly and experimentally, from their traditional modus operandi (fee-for-service) to various forms of equity-for-service ...

    • The Contribution of Entrepreneurship Education: an Analysis of the Berger Program 

      Charney, Albert H.; Libecap, Gary D. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2003)
      Analysis of the surveys of 406 non-entrepreneurship and 105 entrepreneurship business school alumni from the Eller College of Business and Public Administration, University of Arizona, indicates conclusively that ...

    • Venture Capital and Private Equity: a Course Overview 

      Lerner, Josh (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2003)
      This paper describes a course exploring the private equity industry, "Venture Capital and Private Equity". The goals of this article are two-fold: to make the structure and content of the class available to a broader ...

    • Bringing Technology to Market: a Macro View of Technology Transfer and Commercialization 

      Allen, Kathleen (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2003)
      In the past decade, a number of diverse factors converged to propel the issue of technology commercialization and the role of innovation in stimulating economic growth to the forefront of attention in both industry and ...

    • Towards an Integrative Theory of Organizational Success and Failure: Previous Research and Future Issues 

      Flamholtz, Eric G. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2003)
      This paper provides a survey of research to develop and empirically test of a holistic model of organizational success and failure in entrepreneurial organizations at different stages of growth. It builds upon previous ...

    • Success Factors in Technology-Based Entrepreneurship: an MIT Perspective 

      Preston, John T. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2003)
      The paper focuses on intellectual property, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. It is an analysis of the authors own experience of new venture spin outs from MIT. He has founded, directed, and invested in several high-tech ...

    • Building the Professional Firm: McKinsey & Co.: 1939-1968 

      Bhide, Amar V. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2003)
      Returns from investments made in a professional firm's capabilities and resources are not easily appropriable. Firm owners therefore tend to under invest in crucial intangible assets such as reputations and knowledge. This ...

    • The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy 

      Cox, Larry W.; Mueller, Stephen L.; Moss, Sherry E. (Senate Hall, Dublin, 2003)
      This exploratory study was undertaken to assess the effect of an introductory entrepreneurship course on the level of entrepreneurial self-efficacy among undergraduate business students enrolled in the course. The study ...