Entrepreneurial Complexity: Methods and Applications

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Entrepreneurial Complexity: Methods and Applications deals with theoretical and practical results of Entrepreneurial Sciences and Management (ESM), emphasising qualitative and quantitative methods. ESM has been a modern and exciting research field in which methods from various disciplines have been applied. However, the existing body of literature lacks the proper use of mathematical and formal models; individuals who perform research in this broad interdisciplinary area have been trained differently. In particular, they are not used to solving business-oriented problems mathematically. This book utilises formal techniques in ESM as an advantage for developing theories and models which are falsifiable. Features Discusses methods for defining and measuring complexity in entrepreneurial sciences Summarises new technologies and innovation-based techniques in entrepreneurial sciences Outlines new formal methods and complexity-models for entrepreneurship To date no book has been dedicated exclusively to use formal models in Entrepreneurial Sciences and Management  Read more... Abstract: Entrepreneurial Complexity: Methods and Applications deals with theoretical and practical results of Entrepreneurial Sciences and Management (ESM), emphasising qualitative and quantitative methods. ESM has been a modern and exciting research field in which methods from various disciplines have been applied. However, the existing body of literature lacks the proper use of mathematical and formal models; individuals who perform research in this broad interdisciplinary area have been trained differently. In particular, they are not used to solving business-oriented problems mathematically. This book utilises formal techniques in ESM as an advantage for developing theories and models which are falsifiable. Features Discusses methods for defining and measuring complexity in entrepreneurial sciences Summarises new technologies and innovation-based techniques in entrepreneurial sciences Outlines new formal methods and complexity-models for entrepreneurship To date no book has been dedicated exclusively to use formal models in Entrepreneurial Sciences and Management Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface Editors Contributors 1. Entrepreneurs for Renewables: Emergence of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Complex Social Systems 1 Introduction 2 Exploring Conceptual Convergences: Complex Social Systems, Innovation Theory and Ideas of Entrepreneurship 3 Case Study of aRenewable Energy Transition in the Northern German Municipality of Reußenköge 4 Methodological Requirements: A Mixed-Methods Approach for Analysing Complex Social Systems 5 Empirical Findings: Grassroots Innovation and Energy-Preneurs for a Community-Based Energy Transition6 Discussion 7 Conclusion References 2. Entrepreneurial Network Effects: Empirical Observations of Entrepreneurial Networks in a World of Complexity 1 Introduction: The Context for Entrepreneurial Networks 2 Firm, Industry, and Entrepreneurial Network Effects. Dimensions of Behavior and Performance 3 Identifying Entrepreneurial Networks. AProbabilistic Method 4 Testing Hypotheses about Entrepreneurial Networks. Examples 5 Conclusion: Implications and Agenda for Future Research Notes 5. Integration Opportunities of Stability-Oriented Processes for Real Estate Transaction Entities1 Introduction 2 Direct and Indirect Influences on Real Estate Transaction Entities (Economic Focus) 3 Integration of Stability-Oriented Aspects for Real Estate Transaction Entities 4 Sector Analysis 5 Conclusion References 6. Entrepreneurial Dispositions Personality Inventory: Development and Validation 1 Introduction 2 Study 1- Development of the EDPI 3 Study 2- Convergent Validity of the EDPI 4 Study 3- Criterion Validity of the EDPI 5 Results 6 Discussion Acknowledgements