Entrepreneurship and SME Research: On its Way to the Next Millennium

Abstract

Part 1 Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship: are types of business owner-managers universal? a cross cultural study of the UK, New Zealand and Finland, Elizabeth Chell et al how to survive as the small fish in the pond - the case of Danish independent labels, Per Darmer and Per V. Freytag personal values and identity structures of entrepreneurs - a comparative study of Malay and Chinese entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Habrizah Hussin telling stories of entrepreneurship, Chris Steyaert and Rene Bouwen. Part 2 Start-ups: a typology of angels - a better way of examining the informal investment phenomena, Patrick Coveney and Karl Moore sector-related opportunities and threats for small business starters in Ukraine, Nina Isakova growth intentions and expansion plans of new entrepreneurs in the former Soviet bloc, David Pistrui et al portfolio entrepreneurs - some empirical evidence on the multiple ownership or control of SMEs, and its implications for our understanding of start-up and growth, Peter J. Rosa and Michael G. Scott the urban-rural dimension of new firm formation, Olav R. Spilling. Part 3 Growth and internationalization: entrepreneurial behaviour in the international development of small firms, Francesco Bifulco the impact of size, industry and nation on internationalization in small and medium-sized enterprises, Hakan Boter and Carin Holmquist the internationalization process of small and medium sized enterprises, Harold G.J. Gankema et al measuring growth - methodological considerations and empirical results, Frederic Delmar information use as counter-proof for the stochastic growth theories, Nadine Lybaert.