Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership: Preparing for a Digital Future - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3319717367 ISBN 13: 9783319717364

Publisher: Palgrave Pivot, 2018

Synopsis

Taking the themes of entrepreneurship, start-ups, innovation and collaboration, this book seeks to answer the urgent question of how countries and companies can stay competitive in an ever-changing digital environment. The authors determine which entrepreneurial processes will work for whom and under what circumstances, presenting methodological implications for business research, start-ups and policy making. Examining the success of Germany as an innovation powerhouse, and comparing this with the USA, this edited collection provides valuable ideas for improving practice, facilitating start-up activity, and ultimately ensuring a country’s competitive edge.

About this title

About the Author

Nancy Richter is an Associate Researcher in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Germany.

Paul Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University, Australia, and Associate Researcher at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Germany.

Thomas Schildhauer is an Executive Director of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Germany. 

From the Back Cover

 ‘Drawing on current experiences of start-ups, supporting institutions and established firms, the cross-disciplinary team of contributors provides a challenge for academics, practitioners and policymakers seeking to create an environment supportive of both incremental and radical innovation.’

Stephen E. Little, Asia Pacific Technology Network UK

 ‘This is an interesting and timely text concerning entrepreneurial behaviour in relation to the increasingly important areas of radical and disruptive innovation in the rapidly expanding digital market space.’

Ian Chaston, Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Taking the themes of entrepreneurship, start-ups, innovation and collaboration, this book seeks to answer the urgent question of how countries and companies can stay competitive in an ever-changing digital environment. The authors determine which entrepreneurial processes will work for whom and under what circumstances, presenting methodological implications for business research, start-ups and policy making. Examining the success of Germany as an innovation powerhouse, and comparing this with the USA, this edited collection provides valuable ideas for improving practice, facilitating start-up activity, and ultimately ensuring a country’s competitive edge.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319717367
• ISBN 13: 9783319717364
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 127
• Editor: Richter Nancy, Jackson Paul, Schildhauer Thomas