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Chapter 6: Toward a Theory of Entrepreneurial CompetencyThreshold Versus Success Competencies; Entrepreneurial Competency is a Practical Tool; Entrepreneurial Competency Provides a Theoretical Linchpin; Existing Research on Entrepreneurial Competencies; An Expanded Concept of Competencies; Methods of Assessing Competencies; How Competencies Develop; The Role of Experience; Learning From Experience; Implications; Future Directions; References; Chapter 7: Reflection on Entrepreneurial Competency; A Competent Career; Entrepreneurial Competency Reflection; Learning as a Competency
Intro; Seminal Ideas for the Next Twenty-Five Years of Advances; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; References; Chapter 1: The Distinctive Domain of Entrepreneurship Research; Central Premises; Opportunities and Individuals; The Nonexistence of markets and the Existence of Entrepreneurship; Modes of Organization; The Relevant Performance Yardstick; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: The Distinctive Domain as a Durable Way Forward; Introduction; The Context; Foundational Principles; Market Focused; Discrete Components; Opportunity; Individuals
Implications of the Discrete ComponentsConceptual Clarity; Motivation; Perception; The Creation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities; Methodology; The Three Core Questions; The Case for Actionable Research; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Is it Worth It? The Relevant Performance Yardstick for the Entrepreneur; 1. Introduction; 2. The Costs; 2.1. Risk Premium; 2.2. Uncertainty Premium; 2.3. Liquidity Premium; 2.4. Opportunity Costs; 3. The Surpluses; 3.1. Financial Rewards and the Compensatory Differential; 3.2. Psychological Rewards of Entrepreneurship; 4. Break-Even in The DDE; 5. Conclusion
Seminal Ideas for the Next Twenty-Five Years of Advancesis the second of two volumes exploring and celebrating some of the most long-lasting and influential contributions to Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth
Types of Relations between PopulationsSources of Capital; Community Succession; Summary; Institutional Processes; Politics and Governmental Policies; Spatial Complexes: Location and the Spatial Dimension of Founding Rates; Culture; Educational Institutions and the Media; Summary; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Revisiting "Traits to Rates" After 25 Years: Organizational Ecology's Limited Impact on Entrepreneurship Research; Introduction; The Ecological Perspective on Organizational Foundings; The Influence of OE, Post 1993; Analytic Approach; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References