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02530aam a2200409 i 4500 001 EC60029252CB11E58F6690D3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150904011213 008 130610s2013 enka b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2013942448 020 $a 0199670544 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780199670543 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)858310086 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d DLC $d OCLCO $d S8J $d CHVBK $d RST $d AU@ $d YDXCP $d YOU $d CUT $d IUL $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d HL6 $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 050 00 $a HB615 $b .W472 2013 082 04 $a 338.04 $2 23 100 1 $a Westhead, Paul, $d 1962- $e author. 245 10 $a Entrepreneurship : $b a very short introduction / $c Paul Westhead and Mike Wright. 250 $a First Edition 264 1 $a Oxford : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2013. 300 $a xviii, 154 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 18 cm. 490 1 $a Very short introductions ; $v 372 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and index. 505 0 $a The importance of entrepreneurship -- Discovering and creating opportunities -- Exploiting opportunities -- Entrepreneurs' context -- Entrepreneurial thinking and learning -- Forms of entrepreneurial venture -- The future. 520 $a There has been an explosion of interest in entrepreneurs in the popular media, as well as in business, policy, and education. But what do entrepreneurs do? What is entrepreneurship and why is it important? What is distinctive about entrepreneurs? And where do they come from? This book weaves a pathway through the debates about entrepreneurship, providing a guide to the entrepreneurial process. It looks at how the actions of entrepreneurs are shaped by the external environment and availability of resources, consider the types of organizations in which entrepreneurs can be found, and look at the diversity in their backgrounds, experience, and how they think and learn. Lastly, it considers the impact that entrepreneurs have on modern market economies and look at the future of entrepreneurship in our increasingly globalized world. 650 0 $a Entrepreneurship. 650 7 $a Entrepreneurship. $2 gnd 650 7 $a Entrepreneurship. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00912787 700 1 $a Wright, Mike, $d 1952- $e author. 830 0 $a Very short introductions ; $v 372. 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240517011655.0 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508021246.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20150904011856.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EC60029252CB11E58F6690D3DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b HL6Initiate Another SILO Locator Search