Comparative Entrepreneurship Initiatives

Introduction to Studies of Entrepreneurship Initiatives; C.Usui PART I: HISTORY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP A Historical View of Chinese Entrepreneurship; D.Faure Entrepreneurs and Managers in the Development of Japanese Business; T.Yui  & R.Colignon Entrepreneurship and Social Change in the United States: Dynamic Stages, Historical Lessons; D.Sicilia PART II: INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Dancing with Change: A Co-evolutionary Perspective for Private Entrepreneurship during China's Institutional Transition; Y.Zhang, B.Ren, G.Du,  & J.Yang Academic Spin-offs in Japan: Institutional Revolution and Early Outcomes; N.Harada  & H.Mitsuhashi The Social Context for High-Potential Entrepreneurship in the U.S.: An Historical-Institutional Perspective; D.Hart PART III: CULTURE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Does Stage Matter in Chinese New Ventures? The Roles of Learning, Network, and Corporate Entrepreneurship in Building Cultural Competitiveness; S.Zhao  & C.Jiang The Stigma of Failure and Limited Opportunities for Ex-failed Entrepreneurs' Redemption in Japan; H.Mitsuhashi  & A.Bird PART IV: CASE STUDIES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Success Factors in Applying Co-Creation of the Voice of the Customer as a Strategy of Social Innovation by Japanese Services Entrepreneurs: Case of Takayuki Nakagawa; C.Kay KOOTS Green Tea; A.Gilinsky Jr.  & W.Kusumoto