{"product_id":"9781405116503","title":"The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, Entrepreneurship","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Encyclopaedia of Management The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management, Entrepreneurship\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael A. Hitt | R. Duane Ireland\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Entrepreneurship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis new volume in the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Encyclopedia of Management\u003c\/i\u003e volume set: \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship\u003c\/i\u003e, especially commissioned for the second edition from editors Michael A. Hitt and R. Duane Ireland, charts the key concepts and frameworks in the expanding field of Entrepreneurship. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA brand new, state-of-the-art volume in the growing field of Entrepreneurship;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures 90 important entrepreneurship concepts written by 110 international contributors;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the key concepts and frameworks of the field, covering: 'creative destruction'; competitive dynamics; real options; social capital; corporate entrepreneurship; risk management; franchising; succession planning; location effects; spinoffs; and product innovation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMichael A. Hitt\u003c\/b\u003e is a Distinguished Professor and holds the Joseph Foster Chair in Business Leadership and the C.W. and Dorothy Conn Chair in New Ventures at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has authored or coauthored several books and book chapters and numerous articles in such journals as the \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Management\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His recent publications include three books, \u003ci\u003eMergers and Acquisitions: A Guide to Creating Value for Stakeholder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu\u003es\u003c\/u\u003e (2001) (Oxford University Press) and \u003ci\u003eStrategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e, 5th Edition (2003) and \u003ci\u003eCompeting for Advantage\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) (SouthWestern Publishing Co.). He is Coeditor of several recent books, \u003ci\u003eManaging Strategically in an Interconnected World\u003c\/i\u003e (1998); \u003ci\u003eNew Managerial Mindsets: Organizational Transformation and Strategy Implementation\u003c\/i\u003e (1998); \u003ci\u003eDynamic Strategic Resources: Development, Diffusion and Integration\u003c\/i\u003e (1999); \u003ci\u003eWinning Strategies in a Deconstructing World\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) (John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons) \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Strategic Management\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eStrategic Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Integrated Mindset\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eCreating Value: Winners in the New Business Environment\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) (Blackwell Publishers) and \u003ci\u003eManaging Knowledge for Sustained Competitive Advantage\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) (Jossey Bass). He has served on the editorial review boards of multiple journals including the \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Executive, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of World Business\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Applied Behavioral Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e. Furthermore, he has served as Consulting Editor (1988-90) and Editor (1991-1993) of the \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a Coeditor for special issues of the \u003ci\u003eStrategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Executive\u003c\/i\u003e. He serves on the Board of the Strategic Management Society and is a Past President of the Academy of Management, a 13,000+ member international organization dedicated to the advancement of management knowledge and practice. He received the 1996 Award for Outstanding Academic Contributions to Competitiveness and the 1999 Award for Outstanding Intellectual Contributions to Competitiveness Research from the American Society for Competitiveness. He is a Fellow in the Academy of Management, a Research Fellow in the National Entrepreneurship Consortium and received an honorary doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid for his contributions to the field. He is a member of the Academy of Management Journals' Hall of Fame. He received awards for the best article published in the \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Executive\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). In 2001, he received the Irwin Outstanding Educator Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the Academy of Management.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. Duane Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Foreman R. and Ruby S. Bennett Chair in Business Administration in the Mays Business School at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. Previously, he held the W. David Robbins Chair in Strategic Management at the University of Richmond and the Curtis Hankamer Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University. His teaching responsibilities center on strategic management and entrepreneurship courses at the Executive MBA, MBA and undergraduate levels. Following terms as the Chair of the Management Department and as the Associate Dean for Research in Baylor's Hankamer School of Business, Duane served as the Director of the Entrepreneurship Studies Program at Baylor. Interested in research questions related to both the entrepreneurship and strategic management disciplines, Dr. Ireland's work has been published in an array of journals, including \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdministrative Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrategic Management Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Executive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Management\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Management Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDecision Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuman Relations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntrepreneurship: Theory \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Management\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Small Business Management\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Small Business\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Ireland has also served in various editorial capacities. He has been or is serving as a member of the Editorial Review Boards for \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Executive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Management\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntrepreneurship: Theory \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Leadership \u0026amp; Organizational Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. Additionally, he previously completed terms as an Associate Editor for \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Executive\u003c\/i\u003e and as Consulting Editor for \u003ci\u003eEntrepreneurship: Theory \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an in-coming Associate Editor for \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the co-author of more than 10 books, including the sixth edition of \u003ci\u003eStrategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMergers and Acquisitions\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eA Guide to Creating Value for Stakeholders\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press). Dr. Ireland is a Consulting Editor for a series of graduate level books on strategic management (Oxford University Press). Recently, he has served as a Guest Co-Editor for special issues of \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Executive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrategic Management Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Engineering and Technology Management\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Business Venturing\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e One of his co-authored papers was selected as the Best Paper in 1999's volume of \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Executive\u003c\/i\u003e while another of his publications received the Best Paper award in 2000 from \u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 July 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405116503\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e282\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380056780940,"sku":"9781405116503","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405116503_a6622e33-e150-4283-bdc3-71c5de4a1a9a.jpg?v=1780109810","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405116503","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}