Nick Williams, Tim Vorley, Colin Williams

Entrepreneurship and Institutions

The Causes and Consequences of Institutional Asymmetry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on 12 case studies across three global regions, this book examines how formal and informal institutions shape entrepreneurial activity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9781783486908
• ISBN-10: 1783486902
• Artikelnr.: 43488722

Autorenporträt

Nick Williams is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship at the University of Leeds.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - 1. Entrepreneurship and institutional asymmetry
Part I - Europe
2. Greece: The impact of crisis on institutional change
3. Bulgaria: How the interaction of formal and informal institutions affects entrepreneurship in transition economies
4. Croatia: The institutional environment and informal activity
5. Russia: How corruption serves to undermine the entrepreneurial culture
Part II- Asia
6. Hong Kong: Intermediaries and the entrepreneurial ecosystem
7. Malaysia: Promoting entrepreneurial cultures through cluster strategy
8. India: The role of social enterprise in overcoming institutional challenges
9. Pakistan: Determinants of the level of informality of micro-enterprises
Part III - Americas
10. USA: Entrepreneurial microcosms and institutions
11. Brazil: Explaining entrepreneurship in the informal sector in urban economies
12. Mexico: How family businesses navigate institutional challenges
13. Chile: Scaling up entrepreneurial activity
Part IV - 14. Conclusions: Implications for policy, theory and practice