Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. The Genesis of Firms – Internal Markets, Markets and Hierarchies (Bob Ryan)pp,1-26

2. Perception and Reality: Organisational Risk Taking, Choice of Strategy and Success under Ordinary Conditions and in Times of Crisis
(Anna Kadi and Klara Farago, Psychology Institute, Budapest, Izabella U. Hungary)pp,27-54

3. Performance and Optimality for High Technology Firms: An Empirical Analysis of Growth and Innovation
(Gavin C. Reid and Vandana Ujjual)pp,55-72

4. Fairness Norms and Self-Interest in Venture Capital/Entrepreneur Contracting and Performance
(Richard Fairchild, School of Management, University of Bath, UK)
pp,73-90
5. Entrepreneurial Choice with Respect to U.S. Microentrepreneurs and Access to Microloans
(Caroline E.W. Glackin, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, USA)pp,91-110

6. Family Entrepreneuship: Opportunity or Threat to Network Formation? Lessons Learned from Agri-Tourism
(Antonia Rosa Gurrieri and Luca Petruzzellis, University of Foggia, Italy, and others)pp,111-124

7. Small Business Social Responsibility and the Missing Link: The Local Context
(Mara Del Baldo, Paola Demartini)pp,125-150

8. Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Social Capital: Economic Effects
(María-Soledad Castaño Martínez, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain)pp,151-166

9. Business Motivation and Work-Family Balance among Urban and Rural Women Entrepreneurs in Portugal Carla Marques
(Gina Santos, Chris Gerry, and Gil Gomes, University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal)pp,167-192

Index pp,193-204