Entrepreneurship in a Global Context

This collection presents selected papers from the Fourth Annual Global Conference on Entrepreneurial Research, held in 1994 at INSEAD, France. Covering a wide selection of themes, methodological approaches and organization types, the papers cover all aspects of current entrepreneurship theory in economics, organizational sociology, marketing, leadership and finance. Other issues discussed include gender and networking, strategies in entrepreneurial growth, job satisfaction and franchising. Case studies highlight specific examples of entrepreneurship around the world, including the reform of state-owned enterprises in China and Vietnam, regional business creation in Quebec and the Italian tannery industry. Contributors include:Howard Aldrich, Amanda Elam Brickman, William Bygrave, Richard N. Cardozo, Paul Severn, Anne Sickels, Gilles Roy, Rita Gunther McGrath, Steven Spinelli, Benoit Leleux, S. Venkataraman, Luc Vallee.

List of figures

vii

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List of tables

ix

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List of contributors

x

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Introduction

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1 STRONG TIES, WEAK TIES AND STRANGERS: DO WOMEN OWNERS DIFFER FROM MEN IN THEIR USE OF NETWORKING TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE?

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Howard E. Aldrich

Amanda Brickman Elam

Pat Ray Reese

2 THE DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL MARKETING EXPENDITURES: AN APPLICATION OF OPTION THEORY

26

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Saugata Banerjee

William D. Bygrave

Benoit F. Leleux

3 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: OBSTACLES TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE REFORM OF STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES IN CHINA AND VIETNAM

37

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Max Boisot

4 CREATING VALUE ON THE BALANCE SHEET: CAPITAL STRUCTURES OF NEW BUSINESSES

56

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Richard N. Cardozo

Paul Severn

Anne Sickels

Alexander Ardishvili

5 COPING WITH INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION: THE CASE OF THE ITALIAN TANNERY INDUSTRY

70

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Paola Dubini

Umberto Lago

6 EXTRAORDINARY FEATS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ENTERPRISE: STRATEGIES FOR RAPID, SUSTAINED GROWTH

82

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Thomas D. Kraemer

S. Venkataraman

7 TEAM PROCESSES AND PROGRESS IN INNOVATION: THE ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION AT PROJECT LEVEL

108

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Atul A. Nerkar

Rita Gunther McGrath

Ian C. MacMillan

8 REGIONAL BUSINESS CREATION AND `PUSH' FACTORS: THE CASE OF QUEBEC

139

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Gilles Roy

Jean-Marie Toulouse

Luc Vallee

9 AN INVESTIGATION OF CONFLICT IN THE FRANCHISEE-FRANCHISOR RELATIONSHIPS: FINDINGS OF THE PILOT STUDY

162

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Steven Spinelli Jr.

Sue Birley

Appendix I

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Appendix II

180

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Appendix III

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Index

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