Creating Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship: Foundations, Processes and Environments

Editors: Giuseppina Passiante, Aldo Romano



This book proposes a comprehensive analysis of the existing schools of thought on technology-driven entrepreneurship to point out the process-based nature of this phenomenon. It explores whether entrepreneurship can be learned and examines the main processes that help influence entrepreneurial mind-sets.

In the current economic landscape, technology-driven entrepreneurship is the driving force behind national economies and entrepreneurial societies. It is the engine of innovation, job creation, productivity and economic growth, bringing benefits both at the level of the individual and of the society and promoting sustainable smart growth and development. This book provides a comprehensive view of “how” entrepreneurs and future entrepreneurs learn and develop their business ventures in a wider environment. Moreover, it discusses issues concerning setting up the suitable entrepreneurial environments, processes, values and policies to encourage and foster individual entrepreneurial aptitudes. It also explores practices for developing technology-driven entrepreneurship in a European context as well as in emerging regions.

Table of contents (10 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

The Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship in the Knowledge Economy

Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Antecedents at Individual and Organisational Levels in Technology-Based Firms

Entrepreneurial Learning Processes for Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship: Assumptions and Behavioural Dynamics for an Integrative Framework

Rethinking the University System: A Strategic Roadmap Towards the Entrepreneurial University Model

A Process-Based Model for Inspiring Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship: An Education Perspective

A Collective Intelligence Platform for Developing Technology Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

Entrepreneurial Learning in a Network: The Role of Cultural Values

Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship in Emerging Regions

Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship Within the Framework of Regional Development Policies

Back Matter