Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and LeadershipAuthor(s): Richard T. Harrison, Claire LeitchFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United KingdomImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing LtdISBN-13: 9781789906493, 978-1789906493Synopsis
Most leadership research has been undertaken in corporate contexts and little attention has been given to leadership development in entrepreneurial and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This book argues that the study of entrepreneurs as leaders is a gap in both the leadership and the entrepreneurship literatures. The impact of leaders is a crucial factor in the success or failure of smaller entrepreneurial firms and has implications for our understanding of new venture viability and growth.
Featuring conceptual and empirical chapters from a wide range of cultures and entrepreneurship and leadership ecosystems, this Research Handbook is the first of its kind to present a systematic overview of the entrepreneurial leadership field, providing a state-of-the-art perspective and highlighting unanswered questions and opportunities for further research. It consolidates existing theory development, stimulates new conceptual thinking and includes path-breaking empirical explorations.
With its international perspective illustrating the practice of entrepreneurial leadership in a wide range of organizational contexts, the Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and Leadership offers an essential reference to students and researchers in entrepreneurship and leadership alike.
Contributors: A. Bagheri, S. Barnes, [url] Bell, M. Brannback, A. Carsrud, M.-H. Chen, [url] Cone, J. Croad, A. Gibb, E. Hamilton, P. Harrison, R. Harrison, G. Haskins, [url] Hatem, S. Kempster, [url] Kuratko, C. Leitch, A. Lincoln, M. McAdam, S. Mueller, [url] Pihie, D. Rae, M. Renko, [url] Roomi, A. Roeschke, L. Schjoedt, C. Skaveniti, R. Smith, S. Smith, V. Stead, V. Tzoumpa, [url] Valencia, T. Volery, [url] Whittington, H. Zhang