tailieunhanh - Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs and their Businesses

Small firms drive economic growth. Research in the OECD countries consistently shows that job growth in the entrepreneurial sector is substantially higher than it is among established (corporate) incumbents (Audretsch and Thurik, 2001). More recently, the international buzz about entrepreneurship has become even more pronounced with the explosion of new technology, rise in the availability and use of equity capital and breaking down of economic and trade barriers. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) studies find that entrepreneurship is a central source for employment creation (Reynolds et al., 2001; Acs et al., 2005) | Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs and their Businesses NEW HORIZONS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP Series Editor Sankaran Venkataraman Darden Graduate School of Business Administration University of Virginia This important series is designed to make a significant contribution to the development of Entrepreneurship Studies. As this field has expanded dramatically in recent years the series will provide an invaluable forum for the publication of high-quality works of scholarship and show the diversity of issues and practices around the world. The main emphasis of the series is on the development and application of new and original ideas in Entrepreneurship. Global in its approach it includes some of the best theoretical and empirical work with contributions to fundamental principles rigorous evaluations of existing concepts and competing theories historical surveys and future visions. Titles include original monographs edited collections and texts. Titles in the series include A General Theory of Entrepreneurship The Individual-Opportunity Nexus Scott Shane Academic Entrepreneurship University Spinoffs and Wealth Creation Scott Shane Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship Government University and Business Linkages Edited by Scott Shane Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs and their Businesses A Global Research Perspective Edited by Candida G. Brush Nancy M. Carter Elizabeth J. Gatewood Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs and their Businesses A Global Research Perspective Edited by Candida G. Brush Babson College USA Nancy M. Carter University of St. Thomas USA Elizabeth J. Gatewood Wake Forest University USA Patricia G. Greene Babson College USA Myra M. Hart Harvard Business School USA NEW HORIZONS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP Edward Elgar Cheltenham UK Northampton MA .