The illusions of entrepreneurship : the costly myths that entrepreneurs, investors, and policy makers live by / Scott A. Shane.
"There are far more entrepreneurs than most people realize. But the failure rate of new businesses is disappointingly high, and the economic impact of most of them disappointingly low, suggesting that enthusiastic would-be entrepreneurs and their investors all too often operate under a false se...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2008]
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| Summary: | "There are far more entrepreneurs than most people realize. But the failure rate of new businesses is disappointingly high, and the economic impact of most of them disappointingly low, suggesting that enthusiastic would-be entrepreneurs and their investors all too often operate under a false set of assumptions. This book shows that the reality of entrepreneurship is decidedly different from the myths that have come to surround it. Scott Shane, a leading expert in entrepreneurial activity in the United States and other countries, draws on the data from extensive research to provide accurate, useful information about who becomes an entrepreneur and why, how businesses are started, which factors lead to success, and which predict a likely failure."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-200) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300113310 0300113315 9780300158564 0300158564 |