Richard K. Blundel is Professor of Enterprise and Organisation in the Department for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise at The Open University. He has been involved in creating and leading several new undergraduate and postgraduate courses in entrepreneurship and innovation. Richard’s current research focuses on promoting environmental sustainability in SMEs. He also examines growth and innovation in craft-based firms such as cheesemakers small boat builders furniture designer-makers and brass musical instrument manufacturers. His work has been published in journals such as Business & Society Business Strategy and the Environment Entrepreneurship & Regional Development Enterprise & Society and The Journal of Small Business Management. He has also contributed two articles on artisan production and industrialisation to The Oxford Companion to Cheese (Oxford University Press 2016).Nigel Lockett is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde. He is a senior academic experienced manager serial entrepreneur and community leader. In 2015 he was awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship for outstanding contribution to enterprise in higher education. Nigel also has over 25 years’ experience as a company director with a track record in managing start-up joint venture and social enterprises. His current research interests focus on academic entrepreneurship entrepreneurial learning and the use of customer relationship management (CRM) technologies by SMEs. Recently he was a Co-Investigator on the £7m GCRF RECIRCULATE project: ‘Driving eco-innovation in Africa: capacity-building for a safe circular water economy. Nigel is a Fellow and Past President of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Catherine L. Wang is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the Brunel Business School Brunel University London. She has been involved in creating the undergraduate programme in entrepreneurship and innovation. Catherine’s research interests are at the intersection of entrepreneurship innovation and strategy and in particular how firms can turn strategic and entrepreneurial resources and capabilities into successful innovation and firm performance in both commercial and social enterprises. Her work has been published in journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice British Journal of Management International Journal of Management Reviews Journal of Business Research International Small Business Journal and Journal of Small Business Management. Catherine has also co-edited books on entrepreneurial learning and cross-cultural research methods.Suzanne Mawson is a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde where she teaches creativity and entrepreneurial thinking at Masters and MBA level. She is an expert in business development and growth with particular expertise in programming and interventions to support ambitious and growth-oriented firms. Suzanne’s research interests also cover alternative entrepreneurial finance such as crowdfunding as well as start-up and growth-oriented entrepreneurship in migrant and refugee communities. Her research has been published in a range of leading entrepreneurship and management journals including International Small Business Journal Entrepreneurship & Regional Development and Industrial Marketing Management. She also co-authored the social enterprise textbook Social Entrepreneurs: Can they change the world? (Macmillan 2017).
<p>A detailed and critical analysis of the multiple types of entrepreneurship helping students to understand the practical skills and theoretical concepts needed to create their very own entrepreneurial venture. <span style="font-size: 1rem;">Split into two parts the book provides an even balance between theory and practice. Part 1 covers the practical activities involved in new entrepreneurial ventures and Part 2 uses the latest research to explore entrepreneurship from different perspectives. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The expanded third edition of Exploring Entra preneurship includes: </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">• Additional coverage of entrepreneurship and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) corporate entrepreneurship variety and diversity in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial approaches to the delivery of public services </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">New and updated Case Studies that tackle cutting-edge practical issues </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;"> New and updated Researcher Profiles from leading international scholars </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Enhanced Recommended Reading sections in each chapter with concise introductions to the latest research findings </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Essential online resources for students including selected SAGE journal articles pre-reading suggestions self-assessment questions and revision tips plus a range of lecturer resources are available. </span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Suitable reading for students taking modules in Entrepreneurship or Small Business Management at upper undergraduate and postgraduate levels.</span></p>
