,
,“A great way to learn about entrepreneurship is to take a deep dive into
the real-life stories of the entrepreneurs through the struggles and
triumphs of their daily journeys as they build their businesses. This
book provides a wealth of case studies from around the world,
providing inspiration and insights.”
Ayman Ismail, Abdul Latif Jameel Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship, associate professor
at The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business and the founding director of
the AUC Venture Lab
“Cases in Contemporary Entrepreneurship is a much-needed and
timely contribution to the field of entrepreneurship that bridges theory
and practice through insightful stories and examples of entrepreneurs
and contexts in which entrepreneurship happens.”
Christoph Winkler, endowed professor and founding program director of the Hynes Institute
of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Iona University
“Entrepreneurship and the real-life stories and case studies in this book
share a common thread of resilience as evidenced by the entrepreneurs
themselves. The network of stories explores entrepreneurial
innovations at various intersections and offers a more practice-oriented
approach to entrepreneurship theory and research.”
Oscar Edwards, CEO, Higher Growth Strategies, LLC; Diversity Equity Inclusion Group,
LLC, USA
, Contemporary Entrepreneurship
This book dives deep into everyday entrepreneurial stories with an
engaging narrative, based on theory, while providing practical implications
by highlighting diverse entrepreneurial examples in emerging themes. It
provides a collection of concise authentic entrepreneurship case studies,
organized into three main themes: digital entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial
learning innovations, and challenging entrepreneurship. The featured case
studies are based mainly on primary data gathered from entrepreneurs and
active members within the entrepreneurship ecosystem all over the globe, at
different stages of the entrepreneurial process. Thus, it moves away from
the typical unicorns and flagship startup stories, which are abundant in
management literature, to dive deep into realistic everyday entrepreneurial
narratives. This edited collection will be of interest to researchers,
academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of entrepreneurship and
small business management, international business, and management
education.
Basel Hammoda is a PhD candidate and lecturer of entrepreneurship in the
Department of Business Administration at Tallinn University of
Technology, Estonia. He is a startup mentor and advisor with more than 10
years of experience, working with different ecosystem programs across the
world. He focuses his research on innovative approaches to entrepreneurial
learning and its intersections with other entrepreneurship subdomains.
Susanne Durst is a full professor of management at Reykjavik University,
Iceland, an adjunct professor in the Department of Business Administration
at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, and a full professor of
,“A great way to learn about entrepreneurship is to take a deep dive into
the real-life stories of the entrepreneurs through the struggles and
triumphs of their daily journeys as they build their businesses. This
book provides a wealth of case studies from around the world,
providing inspiration and insights.”
Ayman Ismail, Abdul Latif Jameel Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship, associate professor
at The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business and the founding director of
the AUC Venture Lab
“Cases in Contemporary Entrepreneurship is a much-needed and
timely contribution to the field of entrepreneurship that bridges theory
and practice through insightful stories and examples of entrepreneurs
and contexts in which entrepreneurship happens.”
Christoph Winkler, endowed professor and founding program director of the Hynes Institute
of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Iona University
“Entrepreneurship and the real-life stories and case studies in this book
share a common thread of resilience as evidenced by the entrepreneurs
themselves. The network of stories explores entrepreneurial
innovations at various intersections and offers a more practice-oriented
approach to entrepreneurship theory and research.”
Oscar Edwards, CEO, Higher Growth Strategies, LLC; Diversity Equity Inclusion Group,
LLC, USA
, Contemporary Entrepreneurship
This book dives deep into everyday entrepreneurial stories with an
engaging narrative, based on theory, while providing practical implications
by highlighting diverse entrepreneurial examples in emerging themes. It
provides a collection of concise authentic entrepreneurship case studies,
organized into three main themes: digital entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial
learning innovations, and challenging entrepreneurship. The featured case
studies are based mainly on primary data gathered from entrepreneurs and
active members within the entrepreneurship ecosystem all over the globe, at
different stages of the entrepreneurial process. Thus, it moves away from
the typical unicorns and flagship startup stories, which are abundant in
management literature, to dive deep into realistic everyday entrepreneurial
narratives. This edited collection will be of interest to researchers,
academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of entrepreneurship and
small business management, international business, and management
education.
Basel Hammoda is a PhD candidate and lecturer of entrepreneurship in the
Department of Business Administration at Tallinn University of
Technology, Estonia. He is a startup mentor and advisor with more than 10
years of experience, working with different ecosystem programs across the
world. He focuses his research on innovative approaches to entrepreneurial
learning and its intersections with other entrepreneurship subdomains.
Susanne Durst is a full professor of management at Reykjavik University,
Iceland, an adjunct professor in the Department of Business Administration
at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, and a full professor of
