The 10th Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training Conference was held at Tampere University of Technology in Finland from 10th-12th July 2000. The programme featured keynote speeches, plenaries, workshops and concurrent presentations. The conference attracted 80 delegates from 19 countries both from Europe and overseas. More than 30 papers were presented during the conference covering a wide range of issues in the area of entrepreneurship education and training.
This book consists of a selection of papers presented in the conference. There are 18 contributions coming from three continents: Europe, North America and Africa. The writers represent 10 different nationalities. The general structure of the present book is divided into three parts as follows:
Part I: Entrepreneurship education and training: curriculum, pedagogical and didactic aspects
Part II: Entrepreneurship education and training: a theme and variations
Part III: Entrepreneurship education and training as a revitaliser of economies in transition.
Contents:
Part I: Entrepreneurship education and training: curriculum, pedagogical and didactic aspects
1. Barriers to entrepreneurship: educational opportunities: Jukka Vesalainen, Timo Pihkala
2. The evolution of Canadian university entrepreneurship education: curriculum over two decades: Kenneth E. Loucks, Teresa Menzies, Yvon Gasse
3. Entrepreneurial talent corporation: fostering entrepreneurship: Iris Vanaelst, Rosette S'Jegers
4. Entrepreneurship and learning: a stakeholder model of entrepreneurship research, education and training: Jay Mitra, Harry Matlay
5. Entrepreneurial education: a model for future development: Jon Udell
6. Is entrepreneurship a disease that can be caught via Internet? Ulla Hytti
Part II: Entrepreneurship education and training: a theme and variations
7. Corporate entrepreneurship at Nokia Corporation: Yrjö Neuvo
8. The state of ratio analysis predicting privately held firm financial performance: leading techniques for entrepreneurial firms: Boris Nenide, Robert Pricer
9. Laying the foundation for New Venture Creation: Assessing Regional Entrepreneurship Potential: Vesa Routamaa
10. Young, free and ... entrepreneur! Jan Sten
11. Learning from franchising: Chee Hee Hoe, Gerald Watts
12. Critique of the entrepreneurship movement: Terho Pursiainen
Part III: Entrepreneurship education and training as a revitaliser of economies
13. Does graduate programme in entrepreneurship matter? Miroslav Glas, Mateja Drnovsek
14. The challenge of integrating entrepreneurship in agricultural education: a South African experience: J. W. Jordaan
15. Supporting entrepreneurship in local business community through apprentice-ship training: the case of city district "Hermanni" in Helsinki: Sylva Lankinen, Kari Viinisalo, Asko Miettinen
16. Entrepreneurial education: from random fluctuation to the social purpose: Nihada Mujic, Ivana Barcovic
17. Knowledge-driven entrepreneurship: the case of Slovenia: Mira Richtaric, Erwin Mauric
18. The role of entrepreneurship education in business success. Education and entrepreneurship 10 years after the Velvet Revolution. Miroslav Pivoda
This book consists of a selection of papers presented in the conference. There are 18 contributions coming from three continents: Europe, North America and Africa. The writers represent 10 different nationalities. The general structure of the present book is divided into three parts as follows:
Part I: Entrepreneurship education and training: curriculum, pedagogical and didactic aspects
Part II: Entrepreneurship education and training: a theme and variations
Part III: Entrepreneurship education and training as a revitaliser of economies in transition.
Contents:
Part I: Entrepreneurship education and training: curriculum, pedagogical and didactic aspects
1. Barriers to entrepreneurship: educational opportunities: Jukka Vesalainen, Timo Pihkala
2. The evolution of Canadian university entrepreneurship education: curriculum over two decades: Kenneth E. Loucks, Teresa Menzies, Yvon Gasse
3. Entrepreneurial talent corporation: fostering entrepreneurship: Iris Vanaelst, Rosette S'Jegers
4. Entrepreneurship and learning: a stakeholder model of entrepreneurship research, education and training: Jay Mitra, Harry Matlay
5. Entrepreneurial education: a model for future development: Jon Udell
6. Is entrepreneurship a disease that can be caught via Internet? Ulla Hytti
Part II: Entrepreneurship education and training: a theme and variations
7. Corporate entrepreneurship at Nokia Corporation: Yrjö Neuvo
8. The state of ratio analysis predicting privately held firm financial performance: leading techniques for entrepreneurial firms: Boris Nenide, Robert Pricer
9. Laying the foundation for New Venture Creation: Assessing Regional Entrepreneurship Potential: Vesa Routamaa
10. Young, free and ... entrepreneur! Jan Sten
11. Learning from franchising: Chee Hee Hoe, Gerald Watts
12. Critique of the entrepreneurship movement: Terho Pursiainen
Part III: Entrepreneurship education and training as a revitaliser of economies
13. Does graduate programme in entrepreneurship matter? Miroslav Glas, Mateja Drnovsek
14. The challenge of integrating entrepreneurship in agricultural education: a South African experience: J. W. Jordaan
15. Supporting entrepreneurship in local business community through apprentice-ship training: the case of city district "Hermanni" in Helsinki: Sylva Lankinen, Kari Viinisalo, Asko Miettinen
16. Entrepreneurial education: from random fluctuation to the social purpose: Nihada Mujic, Ivana Barcovic
17. Knowledge-driven entrepreneurship: the case of Slovenia: Mira Richtaric, Erwin Mauric
18. The role of entrepreneurship education in business success. Education and entrepreneurship 10 years after the Velvet Revolution. Miroslav Pivoda