Societal entrepreneurship and competitiveness / edited by Leo-Paul Dana (Montpellier Business School, France), Vanessa Ratten (La Trobe University, Australia).

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction: societal entrepreneurship and competitiveness / Vanessa Ratten and Leo-Paul Dana -- 2. The role of public entrepreneurship programmes in fostering technology-based entrepreneurship: a Turkish case study / Dilek Demirhan, Serdal Temel and Susanne Durst -- 3. Internationalization of firms and entrepreneur's motivations: a review and research agenda / Hai T. T. Ngo and Paul Agu Igwe -- 4. Managerial role as a resource for social innovation / Sumayya Rashid -- 5. Key drivers of student entrepreneurship: experiences from an Australian university / Andrew O'Loughlin -- 6. Entrepreneurship from a business incubator of a Mexican public university supported by a psychological program / Oscar Javier Montiel-Méndez and Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-Castañón -- 7. Knowledge creation in client-consultant interaction / Wendy Dubbeld and Robert J. Blomme -- 8. Internationalisation of social business: toward a comprehensive conceptual understanding / S.M. Misbauddin and Md. Noor Un Nabi -- 9. Shadow economy index - lessons from Hungary / Monika Galambosne Tiszberger -- 10. Microfinance and necessity entrepreneurship: the Ghanaian experience / Victor Yawo Atiase and Dennis Yao Dzansi -- 11. The impact of outsourcing on knowledge and learning in organisations / Ingi Runar Edvardsson and Susanne Durst -- 12. Entrepreneurs' responses to an economic crisis: evidence from a transitional economy / Abetare Domi and Besnik Krasniqi -- 13. SROI in social enterprises: a systematic literature review of recent trends and future agenda / Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Imran Qureshi and Ishamuddin Mustapha -- 14. "Making a difference. on my own terms": motivational factors of youth involvement in social entrepreneurship in Malaysia / Seyedali Ahrari, Steven Eric Krauss, Zaifunizam Ariffin and Lee Kwan Meng.

Societal Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness examines the role of society in the creation of entrepreneurial opportunities. As society undergoes demographic shifts, cultural change and technological advancement, the way individuals, companies and institutions see and react to entrepreneurship also diversifies. Chapters explore alternative dimensions of entrepreneurship by considering different societal components and assessing attitudes towards entrepreneurship, specifically in terms of competition. By focusing on competitiveness, the book provides new conceptual approaches to understanding societal entrepreneurship and considers future developments. Utilizing an international and interdisciplinary approach to examining contemporary societal entrepreneurship, the book includes research on areas such as student entrepreneurship within Australian Universities, technology-based entrepreneurship within Turkey, and microfinance and necessity entrepreneurship within Ghana. The book will benefit researchers working in the fields of sociology, anthropology and business management, and will develop practitioners' understanding of the impact society has on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behavior.

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