Entrepreneurship and Leadership (The International Library of Entrepreneurship series, 27)

'Kuratko and Morris provide an insightful and compelling compilation of the factors and forces that shape entrepreneurial leaders and that directly impact their ability to start, build and lead their ventures.'
- Raymond Smilor, Texas Christian University, US

'A very thoughtfully chosen collection of excellent articles focused on key issues in the field of entrepreneurship. This book will be a very useful reference source for entrepreneurship faculty and graduate student alike, and I, personally, look forward to having a copy in my bookcase.'
- Robert Baron, Oklahoma State University, US

A complex mix of attitudes, traits, motives, skills, capabilities, styles and mental mindsets contributes to entrepreneurial leadership. The current volume brings together perspectives from leading scholars in the entrepreneurship and management disciplines that inform our understanding of the nature of, requirements for, and implications resulting from entrepreneurial leadership. This important book is organized into eight key leadership imperatives: igniting entrepreneurial action; establishing entrepreneurial control; understanding entrepreneurial motivation; encouraging entrepreneurial ethics; formulating entrepreneurial strategy; dealing with entrepreneurial failure; creating entrepreneurial environments and demonstrating leadership and vision. This collection will serve as a vital reference for scholars, teachers and doctoral students who wish to read and examine the most significant literature in the entrepreneurial leadership domain.

53 articles, dating from 1996 to 2012
Contributors include: M. Cardon, A. Corbett, J. Covin, K. Eisenhardt, R. Duane Ireland, M. Hitt, E. Locke, R. McGrath, J. McMullen, S. Sarasvathy, D. Shepherd