Comparative Entrepreneurship Initiatives: Studies in China, Japan and the USA

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction to Comparative Entrepreneurship Initiatives....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
A Historical View of Chinese Entrepreneurship....Pages 15-35
Entrepreneurs and Managers in the Development of Japanese Business....Pages 36-73
Entrepreneurship and Social Change in the United States: Dynamic Stages, Historical Lessons....Pages 74-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Dancing with Change: An Co-evolutionary Perspective for Private Entrepreneurship during China’s Institutional Transitions....Pages 107-137
Academic Spin-offs in Japan: Institutional Revolution and Early Outcomes....Pages 138-163
The Social Context for High-Potential Entrepreneurship in the United States: An Historical-Institutional Perspective....Pages 164-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Does Stage Matter in Chinese New Ventures? The Roles of Learning, Network, and Corporate Entrepreneurship in Building Cultural Competitiveness....Pages 191-221
The Stigma of Failure and Limited Opportunities for Ex-failed Entrepreneurs’ Redemption in Japan....Pages 222-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Success Factors in Applying Co-creation of the Voice of the Customer as a Strategy of Social Innovation by Japanese Services Entrepreneurs: The Case of Takayuki Nakagawa (Take & Give Needs and Urban Funes)....Pages 247-275
Koots Green Tea....Pages 276-299
Back Matter....Pages 301-309