Samli International Entrepreneurship

Innovative Solutions for a Fragile Planet
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-387-88597-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 131 Seiten

Despite the accelerating pace of globalization, it is impossible to ignore the marginalization of the developing world, as billions of people continue to slip deeper into poverty. While many theories, policies, and practices have been proposed to help redress the disparities between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots,' only recently have proponents of sustainable economic development and entrepreneurship discovered each other. In this provocative and timely book, A. Coskun Samli fills the gap by making the connections explicit and arguing that entrepreneurship may be the only hope for countries that have fallen into the trap of relying on foreign aid and bowing to the pressures of multinational conglomerates driven by short-term profit-maximizing goals. Samli builds the case that some cultures are more entrepreneurial than others, and demonstrates the importance of creating the right conditions, infrastructure, policies, and educational systems that inspire and support new business creation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Samli, A. Coskun

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;International Entrepreneurship;2
1.1;Preface;6
1.1.1;The Problems of the Fragile Planet;6
1.1.2;Private vs. Public Dichotomy;7
1.1.3;The Use of Technology;7
1.1.4;Infrastructure Deficiency;8
1.1.5;Limited Access to Education;9
1.1.6;Environmental Degradation;9
1.1.7;Increasing Militarism;9
1.1.8;Top-Down Globalization;10
1.1.9;Management Pay and Company Performance;10
1.1.10;The Rich Are Getting Richer;11
1.1.11;The Greed Factor Is Everywhere;11
1.1.12;Greed and Privatization;12
1.1.13;The Need for Entrepreneurs;13
1.1.14;References;13
1.2;Acknowledgments;14
1.3;Contents;16
1.4;Introduction;20
1.4.1;Globalization – Past;21
1.4.2;Globalization – Present;21
1.4.3;Globalization – Future;22
1.4.4;From Greed to Prosperity;22
1.4.5;A Brief Historic Observation;23
1.4.6;The Dichotomy of Exogenous vs. Indogenous;24
1.4.7;The Magic of Entrepreneurship;25
1.4.8;The Need for Entrepreneurship;27
1.4.9;The Key Parameters of Entrepreneurship;28
1.4.10;Two Examples;28
1.4.11;Reading Through This Book;29
1.4.12;References;30
2;What Does the World Need?;32
2.1;Innovations;32
2.2;Value Creation;33
2.3;Economic Growth;33
2.4;The Dismal Impact of External Factors;36
2.5;Endogenous Economic Development;37
2.6;Starting the Endogenous Development;37
2.7;Social Process;37
2.8;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;38
2.9;References;38
3;Not a Moment Too Soon;39
3.1;The Traps That Poor Countries Face;39
3.2;Exogenous Development Opportunities;40
3.3;Endogenous Economic Development Opportunities;40
3.4;The Case for Endogenous Development;42
3.5;Putting Emphasis on Human Resources;43
3.6;Cultural Characteristics;44
3.7;Negative Traditions for Leadership;44
3.8;More on Endogenous Development;45
3.9;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;46
3.10;References;47
4;Characteristics of Entrepreneurial Ventures;48
4.1;Introduction;48
4.2;Detecting Entrepreneurial Opportunities;48
4.3;Current Economic Conditions;49
4.4;Knowledge Management;51
4.5;Active Desperation;53
4.6;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;54
4.7;References;54
5;Personal Characteristics of Entrepreneurs;55
5.1;Critical Personal Traits;56
5.2;Some Considerations About Educational Inputs;59
5.3;An Example;60
5.4;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;61
5.5;References;61
6;Research Support for Entrepreneurs;62
6.1;Opportunity Identification;62
6.2;Opportunity Assessment;65
6.3;Conceptualization;67
6.4;Operationalization;68
6.5;Core Competencies Current and Needed;70
6.6;Initiating the Business;70
6.7;Community of Knowledge Sharing;70
6.8;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;71
6.9;References;71
7;Cultural Elements of Entrepreneurship;73
7.1;Cultural Differences;74
7.2;Implication of Cultural Differences;75
7.3;Cultural Backgrounds and Entrepreneurial Learning;76
7.4;Knowledge Sharing;78
7.5;Developing the Silicon Valley Facsimiles;78
7.6;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;79
7.7;References;79
8;Developing and Maintaining an Entrepreneurial Culture;81
8.1;Enterprise Culture;81
8.2;Nothing Happens All by Itself;82
8.3;The Chinese Experience;84
8.4;The Singapore Experience;85
8.4.1;Entrepreneurial Support Era;86
8.4.2;Creating Suitable General Conditions;87
8.5;Targeting Forgotten Markets;87
8.6;Infrastructure and Entrepreneurial Activity;88
8.7;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;89
8.8;References;89
9;Developing an Entrepreneurial Culture (Continued);91
9.1;Competitive Advantage is Always Important;91
9.2;Partnering with Domestic and International Entrepreneurs;92
9.3;Strategic Alliances - The Core of Partnering;93
9.4;Searching for a Partner;94
9.5;Functional Arrangements;96
9.6;Entering the Market Where the Partner Is;97
9.7;Entering New Markets Jointly;97
9.8;Knowledge Sharing;98
9.9;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;99
9.10;References;100
10;Partner Alliances and Networks;101
10.1;Networks Create Security;102
10.2;Networking for Market Power;104
10.3;Managing the Network;104
10.4;More on the Network Performance;105
10.5;From Networks to Trading Blocs;105
10.6;From Pocket Size to Global Size;108
10.7;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;109
10.8;References;109
10.9;Appendix: The Trust Factor;111
10.9.1;The Need for Trust;104
10.9.2;Cultural Parameters;104
10.9.3;Risk Avoidance;105
10.9.4;Partners’ Expectations;105
10.9.5;Coopetition;108
10.9.6;Benefits (Motives) and Risks (Costs);109
10.9.7;International Matchmaking;115
10.9.8;References;109
11;Entrepreneurship Needs;117
11.1;In Come the Action Learning Programs;118
11.2;Silicon Valley Facsimiles;119
11.3;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;122
11.4;References;122
12;Cultural, Regional, and Global Changes;124
12.1;Accelerating the Entrepreneurial Activity;124
12.2;A Case to Consider: Ulker;126
12.3;Marketing Capabilities;126
12.4;An Example;128
12.5;The Impact of the Flattening of the World;128
12.6;Information and Communication Technologies (ICT);130
12.7;Negotiations for Flat World Interaction;131
12.8;International Matchmaking;131
12.9;Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;131
12.10;References;132
13;The Future of International Entrepreneurship;133
13.1;The General Picture;134
13.2;Problems and Challenges;135
13.3;Can There Be a Critical Research Agenda?;137
13.4;The Administrative Category;138
13.5;The Operational Category;139
13.6;The Strategy Category;139
13.7;The External Category;139
13.8;The Structural Category;140
13.9;The General Category;140
13.10;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;140
13.11;References;140
14;Tracking Down the Entrepreneurial Talent;142
14.1;Once Again Human Resources;142
14.2;Major Sources of Entrepreneurial Talent;143
14.3;Starting from Scratch;144
14.4;Second Career;145
14.5;Picking the Promising Young Business People;145
14.6;Forced Out of Power;146
14.7;Being Fond of Smallness;146
14.8;The Key Entrepreneurial Lessons;147
14.9;References;147
15; Epilogue;148
15.1;A Special Note to the Serious Reader of This Book;148
16; About the Author;150
17;Index;152