The Theory of Entrepreneurship Creating and Sustaining Entrepreneurial Value [Hardcover]

The Theory of Entrepreneurship examines the interiors of the entrepreneurial value creation process, and offers a new unified and comprehensive theory to afford empirical investigations as well as delineate a broader view of the entrepreneurial contextual milieu.Table of Contents Dedication and Inspiration  The Ode to the Entrepreneur Executive Summary List of Figures Acknowledgements PART I: STARTING UP: INTRODUCTION 1. The Imperative and Missing Crux of Entrepreneurship Research PART II: FROM EXTERNAL INTENTION AND OPPORTUNITY TO ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCE 2. The Theory of Entrepreneurial Intentionality 3. Entrepreneurial Opportunity and Cognition 4. Entrepreneurial Capital Resources 5. The Theory of Entrepreneurial Competence PART III: FROM ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCE TO ENTREPRENEURIAL REWARD 6. Venture Financing, Adverse Selection, and Risk and Return 7. Moral Hazard, Entrepreneurial Incentives, and Risk Mitigation 8. Venture Investment and Dynamic Complementary Capabilities 9. Business Model Theory PART IV: SUMMING UP: THE THEORY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Chapter 10: The Entrepreneurial Value Creation Theory Index

This book is an important contribution to understanding the phenomenon of entrepreneurship in its entirety. It is thorough and comprehensive in its exploration of current research and knowledge in the entrepreneurship field and offers a framework for combining the many disparate threads of evidence on entrepreneurship that have been generated over the past 40 years. The book offers critical insights about entrepreneurial processes that have significant implications for practice, theory, and future research efforts. - William Gartner, Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Art of Innovation, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

By recombining bits of knowledge about entrepreneurship, Mishra and Zachary have created a cohesive whole that is worth more lci