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Entrepreneurship in the global economy : engine for economic growth
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Entrepreneurship in the global economy : engine for economic growth

Author: Henry Kressel; Thomas V Lento
Publisher: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2012, ©2012.
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"Entrepreneurs have long been drivers of innovation in developed countries. They start companies and create new industries that keep economies strong and prosperous. Today, however, in developing nations such as China, state-controlled economies are building robust industries at stunning speed and siphoning off jobs from the West. How can entrepreneurs function in the face of this challenge? Can they continue to  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Kressel, Henry.
Entrepreneurship in the global economy
Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2012, c2012
[electronic resource].
(OCoLC)804845597
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Henry Kressel; Thomas V Lento
ISBN: 9781107019768 1107019761
OCLC Number: 784577110
Description: xii, 266 pages ; 24 cm
Contents: Government: boss, financial partner, regulator --
entrepreneurs in mixed economies --
Standing still is not an option: on promoting entrepreneurship and economic growth --
Electronic innovation and the government: David Sarnoff creates the RCA empire --
Global problem, golden opportunity: Ron Stanton profits from market disruption --
Speeding voice and data traffic worldwide: network microprocessors from RMI --
A world leader emerges: SanDisk and flash memories --
Implementing information technology across the globe --
Three startups in China: entrepreneurs in a controlled economy --
Connecting the wireless networks of the world --
Building an economy: government planning vs. entrepreneurial innovation.
Responsibility: Henry Kressel, Thomas V. Lento.

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Examines problems surrounding entrepreneurship in the global economy through nine case histories of entrepreneurial companies.  Read more...
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