01444nam a2200253Ia 4500 TVU_12308 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 0195131444 9780195131444 eng 658.11 A104 Bhidé, Amar V. The Amar V. Bhidé New York Oxford University Press 2000 xx, 412 p. 24 cm In a field dominated by anecdote and folklore, this landmark study integrates more than ten years of intensive research and modern theories of business and economics. The result is a comprehensive framework for understanding entrepreneurship that provides new and penetrating insights. Examining hundreds of successful ventures, the author finds that the typical business has humble, improvised origins. Well-planned start-ups, backed by substantial venture capital, are exceptional. Entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Sam Walton initially pursue small, uncertain opportunities, without much capital, market research, or breakthrough technologies. Coping with ambiguity and surprises, face-to-face selling, and making do with second-tier employees is more important than foresight, deal-making, or recruiting top-notch teams New business enterprises; Entrepreneurship Amar V. Bhidé Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh