Paul D Reynolds

New Business Creation: An International Overview - International Studies in Entrepreneurship Paul D Reynolds 2011 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction / Paul D. Reynolds, Richard T. Curtin -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Entrepreneurship and Firm Creation -- 1.3. Conceptualization of the Entrepreneurial Process -- 1.4. Global Comparisons of Stages in the Business Life Course -- 1.5. Overview of the Country Studies -- 1.6. Conceptual and Operational Definitions -- 1.7. Chapter Overviews -- 1.8. Commentary -- References -- 2. Comprehensive Australian Study of Entrepreneurial Emergence (CAUSEE): Project Presentation and Early Results / Per Davidsson, Paul Steffens -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Context and Research Team -- 2.3. Definitions of Critical Events -- 2.4. Methodological Overview -- 2.5. Sample Characteristics and Early Results -- 2.6. Additional Process Observations -- 2.7. A Brief Look at Outcomes -- 2.8. Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3. The Canadian Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics / Monica Diochon, Yvon Gasse, Teresa Menzies -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Research Collaboration -- 3.3. Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Critical Events -- 3.4. Methodological Overview -- 3.5. Data Collection -- 3.6. Description of the Sample -- 3.7. Who Are Canadian Nascent Entrepreneurs? -- 3.8. Team Structures -- 3.9. Nascent Entrepreneurs and Gender Issues -- 3.10. Process -- 3.11. Outcome Overview -- 3.12. Exploring the Factors Associated with Outcomes -- 3.13. Impact of the Project on Policy and Scholarship -- 3.14. Appendix -- References -- 4. Anatomy of Business Creation in China: Initial Assessment of the Chinese Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics / Yuli Zhang, Jun Yang, Kevin Au, Paul D. Reynolds -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Research Context and Team -- 4.3. Previous Research and Design Considerations -- 4.4. Methodology -- 4.5. Entrepreneurs: Number and Characteristics -- 4.6. The Start-up Process: What Nascent Entrepreneurs Do? -- 4.7. The Outcome: What Types of Firms Are Started? -- 4.8. Conclusion -- References -- 5. German Panel of Nascent Entrepreneurs / Udo Brixy, Rolf Sternberg -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Project Development -- 5.3. Intellectual Background and Framework -- 5.4. Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Critical Events -- 5.5. Methodological Overview -- 5.6. Entrepreneurs: How Many and What They Are Like? -- 5.7. The Start-up Process -- 5.8. Conclusions -- References -- 6. Latvia: Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics Overview / Vyacheslav Dombrovsky, Anders Paalzow, Olga Rastrigina -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Project Development and Research Team -- 6.3. Methodological Overview -- 6.4. Characteristics of Nascent Entrepreneurs and their Business Ventures -- 6.5. The Start-up Process -- 6.6. Outcome Overview -- 6.7. Conclusion -- References -- 7. New Business Creation in the Netherlands / Jolanda Hessels, Marco van Gelderen -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Program Development and Background -- 7.3. Operational Definitions and Methodology -- 7.4. Nascent Entrepreneurs in the Netherlands -- 7.5. Outcome Overview -- 7.6. Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 8. Business Start-up Processes in Norway / Gry Agnete Alsos, Lars Kolvereid -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Project Development -- 8.3. Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Critical Events -- 8.4. Methodological Overview -- 8.5. Entrepreneurs: How Many Are They and What Are They Like? -- 8.6. The Start-up Process and Outcome Overview -- 8.7. Conclusions -- References -- 9. The Swedish PSED: Performance in the Nascent Venturing Process and Beyond / Mikael Samuelsson -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Project Development and Background -- 9.3. Conceptual and Operational Definitions and Critical Events -- 9.4. Method -- 9.5. The Longitudinal Study -- 9.6. Swedish Entrepreneurs -- 9.7. Who Becomes a Nascent Entrepreneur in Sweden? -- 9.8. Gender Differences -- 9.9. Nascent Enterprise Profile -- 9.10. The Start-up Process -- 9.11. Outcomes from the Nascent Venturing Process and Beyond -- 9.12. Conclusions from the Swedish PSED -- References -- 10. United States: Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics I, II Overview / Paul D. Reynolds, Richard T. Curtin -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Program Development and Background -- 10.3. Conceptual and Operational Definitions of Critical Events -- 10.4. Methodological Overview -- 10.5. Nascent Entrepreneurs: How Many and What They Are Like -- 10.6. Who Becomes a Nascent Entrepreneur? -- 10.7. Nascent Entrepreneur Profile -- 10.8. Nascent Enterprise Profile -- 10.9. The Start-up Process -- 10.10. Outcome Overview -- 10.11. Factors Affecting the Outcome -- 10.12. Conclusion -- References -- 11. Overview and Commentary / Paul D. Reynolds, Richard T. Curtin -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. National Longitudinal Studies of Business Creation -- 11.3. Selected Empirical Patterns -- 11.4. Start-Up Process Outcomes -- 11.5. The Impact of National Context -- 11.6. Implications for Entrepreneurs and Policy Makers -- 11.7. Implications for Future Research -- References -- Authors' Biographies -- Index. Jacket Description/Back: Understanding the origins of new businesses the firm creation process has been dramatically affected by the development of longitudinal studies of business start-ups. Several projects have been implemented to track the development of new firms, from the emergence of a business idea and organization of a start-up team through the birth of an operational business. The U. S. projects (the first and second Panel Studies of Entrepreneurial Dynamics, known as PSED I and II) have counterparts in a number of other countries: Australia, Canada, China, Latvia, Netherlands (two projects), Norway, and Sweden. These eleven projects in nine countries, implemented over the past decade, are at different stages of development and have been utilized for a wide range of assessments of entrepreneurial and business creation phenomena. This volume presents the state of the art of these international research projects, providing the first in-depth comparison of the firm creation data across a wide range of national contexts. The work will be of great interest to the research community, particularly those developing such projects in their own countries, as well as policy makers and scholars interested in the effect of national context on the business creation process."Publisher Marketing: Understanding the origins of new businesses the firm creation process has been dramatically affected by the development of longitudinal studies of business start-ups. A number of projects have been implemented to track the development of new firms, starting with the emergence of a business idea and organization of a start-up team through the birth of an operational business. The U. S. projects, the first and second Panel Studies of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED I, II), have counterparts in a number of other countries, Australia, Canada, China, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. These eight projects, implemented over the past decade, are at different stages of development and have been utilized for a wide range of assessments of entrepreneurial and business creation phenomena. This volume presents the state of the art of these international research projects, providing the first in-depth comparison of the firm creation data across a wide range of contexts, including developing countries (China), central European countries (Latvia) as well as advanced Anglo countries (Australia, Canada, and the United States) and advanced Western European countries (Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden). The work will be of great interest to the research community, particularly those developing such projects in their own countries, as well as policy makers and scholars interested in the effect of national context on the business creation process. "

Contributor Bio:  Reynolds, Paul D Paul D. Reynolds is the Paul T. Babson Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies at Babson College (Wellesley, Massachusetts), a Visiting Professor in Entrepreneurship at the London Business School, and the director of the annual Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference (1996-1999). He was the Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies at Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) for five years (1990-1995). Reynolds is now coordinator of the Entrepreneurial Research Consortium (ERC), an international collaboration of 31 university units, government agencies and foundations implementing national longitudinal studies of business start-ups in the U. S. and eight other countries. As coordinating principal investigator of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project, he is coordinating 10 national teams in the first analysis of the contributions of the entrepreneurial sector to national economic growth. He is the author or co-author of three conference proceedings, four books, four data sets in the University of Michigan ICPSR public archives, 25 project reports and research monographs, 60 peer review journal articles or conference proceeding reports, and several hundred professional conference presentations.