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Ulijn (innovation, entrepreneurship, and culture, Eindhoven U. of Technology, The Netherlands) et al. assemble 12 research studies that examine issues linked to the emergence, cooperation, and survival of European start-ups, specifically those in the high-tech sector. European and American scholars, practitioners, and members of public institutions consider aspects relating to the firm; technology and innovation; sustainability at the institutional level; the role of the individual, including national culture and diversity; and the European context. The book does not deal with the pre-founding stage of a company. Many of the studies were drawn from papers given at a meeting presented at Montpellier Business School in France in March 2005 that was part of the research group SURVIE (Start Up Research and Valorization/Valuation of Intra- and Entrepreneurship in Europe). The book is aimed at innovation and entrepreneurship policy makers at government levels, those in research programs on entrepreneurship, innovation, and organizational change, and academics, researchers, and practitioners. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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'The book you are about to read offers some very powerful insights into the Presenting original and innovative research studies with a focus on new business development in science and technology, this book highlights the role and challenge of European cooperation to create new techno-ventures and encourage them to survive and even flourish. The book is an exceptional result of a distinctive network of European and American scholars, practitioners, and members of public institutions interested in the critical issues of emergence and survival of technology and knowledge based firms. The contributors study examples from both the old EU-member states such as France, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands, as well as newer countries such as Slovenia and Estonia. The book is unique in bringing culture and psychology together in the particular context of the nascent technopreneur.Using a plethora of different approaches, Entrepreneurship, Cooperation and the Firm will be of great interest to innovation and entrepreneurship policy makers at governmental levels, and also to those involved in research programs on entrepreneurship, innovation and organizational change. In addition, this book will be a stimulating read for academics, researchers and practitioners both inside and outside of the classroom.
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