This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the essential issues in effective entrepreneurial management. It first introduces readers to the fundamentals of entrepreneurial management, the nature of entrepreneurial managers and business planning, before exploring the specific topics of creativity and innovation, risk management, entrepreneurial marketing and organization as well as financing. The authors then move to contemporary topics such as entrepreneurial growth strategies, e-commerce challenges, ethical and socially responsible entrepreneurial management, franchising, and managing entrepreneurial family ventures. Each chapter provides a case study and several practice-based examples to help explain the concepts.

By providing a truly international approach, this text offers ample theoretical and empirical insights into entrepreneurship and small business management. It is a valuable and up-to-date resource for teachers and students of entrepreneurship.

 

“A brilliant and inspiring masterpiece — long-awaited contribution to the literature.” (Léo-Paul Dana, Professor, Montpellier Business School, France, Marie Curie Fellow, Princeton University, US, Editor of Int. J. Entrepreneurship and Small Business)

“In Effective Entrepreneurial Management, Hisrich and Ramadani explain what those terms mean and how to carry them out ... . This book takes readers through the startup process as well as what happens next. ... This book helps you to avoid the mistakes others have made, and introduces you to the steps that are more likely to help you achieve your goals ... .” (Frank Hoy, Professor, Director of the Collaborative for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US)

“This book is a long awaited addition to the entrepreneurship field as it provides a succinct understanding about effective entrepreneurial management. The book covers the challenges and business planning that managers face to how creativityand risk management is conducted. It then explores finance and growth to e-commerce and ethics implications. The last section about family business and succession management highlights how important it is for managers to think entrepreneurial in their businesses. I highly recommend this book for entrepreneurs and managers who want a good understanding about the issues they face in their firms.” (Vanessa Ratten, Assoc. Professor, Management and Marketing Department, La Trobe University, Australia)

"A brilliant and inspiring masterpiece - long-awaited contribution to the literature." (Leo-Paul Dana, Professor, Montpellier Business School, France, Marie Curie Fellow, Princeton University, US, Editor of Int. J. Entrepreneurship and Small Business) "In Effective Entrepreneurial Management, Hisrich and Ramadani explain what those terms mean and how to carry them out ... . This book takes readers through the startup process as well as what happens next. ... This book helps you to avoid the mistakes others have made, and introduces you to the steps that are more likely to help you achieve your goals ... ." (Frank Hoy, Professor, Director of the Collaborative for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US) "This book is a long awaited addition to the entrepreneurship field as it provides a succinct understanding about effective entrepreneurial management. The book covers the challenges and business planning that managers face to how creativity and risk management is conducted. It then explores finance and growth to e-commerce and ethics implications. The last section about family business and succession management highlights how important it is for managers to think entrepreneurial in their businesses. I highly recommend this book for entrepreneurs and managers who want a good understanding about the issues they face in their firms." (Vanessa Ratten, Assoc. Professor, Management and Marketing Department, La Trobe University, Australia)

Provides state-of-the-art knowledge from entrepreneurship planning to corporate social responsibility Includes case studies for each chapter and concept, ranging from financing approaches to family business ventures Easily adaptable as a textbook for entrepreneurship courses

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