Experience

Publications

• Intellectual Roots of Entrepreneurship Research

  Edward Elgar (UK)

  "Landstrom and Lohrke have compiled the seminal works that have shaped the field of entrepreneurial inquiry. This book should be mandatory reading for every doctoral student." Andrew Zacharakis, Babson College This single volume includes classic works comprising the theoretical foundations of entrepreneurship research and provides important groundwork for future investigations. Professors Landström and Lohrke have carefully selected seminal, currently relevant and, in many cases, difficult-to-access studies within the field, covering the entrepreneurial processes of opportunity recognition, evaluation, and exploitation. Reflecting the heavily interdisciplinary nature of entrepreneurship research, many papers have a basis in the spheres of economics, social sciences or strategic management. With an informative original introduction by the editors, the volume offers a broad overview of the field that should prove invaluable to scholars and students by providing a strong historical grounding in entrepreneurship research.

• Intellectual Roots of Entrepreneurship Research

  Edward Elgar (UK)

  "Landstrom and Lohrke have compiled the seminal works that have shaped the field of entrepreneurial inquiry. This book should be mandatory reading for every doctoral student." Andrew Zacharakis, Babson College This single volume includes classic works comprising the theoretical foundations of entrepreneurship research and provides important groundwork for future investigations. Professors Landström and Lohrke have carefully selected seminal, currently relevant and, in many cases, difficult-to-access studies within the field, covering the entrepreneurial processes of opportunity recognition, evaluation, and exploitation. Reflecting the heavily interdisciplinary nature of entrepreneurship research, many papers have a basis in the spheres of economics, social sciences or strategic management. With an informative original introduction by the editors, the volume offers a broad overview of the field that should prove invaluable to scholars and students by providing a strong historical grounding in entrepreneurship research.

• Historical Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research

  Edward Elgar (UK)

  This book historicizes entrepreneurship research, its primary thesis being ‘history matters’. Expert contributors discuss the field’s long history and explore whether it has developed a mature and comprehensive knowledge base. The intellectual roots of several important theories are then examined in depth because, as entrepreneurship research has become more theory driven, and scholars have borrowed theories from many different fields, it becomes increasingly important to understand their origin. Finally, the book demonstrates how economic history research (for example, the historical and institutional context of entrepreneurial behavior) can contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurship. Providing a broad overview of myriad theories and both their development and utilization in extant entrepreneurship research, this book will prove a fascinating and illuminating read for students, researchers and academics in the field of entrepreneurship. ‘I am delighted to see what a fine job Hans Landström and Franz Lohrke have done in giving us an historical perspective on the development of empirical research into entrepreneurship. They have recruited a stellar cast of authors and organized their contributions such that it is easy to grasp the intellectual roots of our profession. I believe that graduate students, junior scholars, and even seasoned veterans will benefit from understanding where our “big ideas” come from, so that they may set their own work in historical context. I highly recommend this volume.’ – Howard Aldrich, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US