High-Technology Entrepreneurship

Ray Oakey

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Routledge
01 June 2012

Entrepreneurship; Small businesses & self-employed; Hi-tech manufacturing industries

With the global economy in a precarious position, nurturing new entrepreneurial high technology firms is likely to comprise a key component of any policy to encourage economic growth, both in developed and developing countries. Recent high technology ventures -- such as retailing in the music industry -- have shown how entrepreneurs can radically change, or even replace, the structure of existing industries. High Technology Entrepreneurship introduces and analyzes all the major aspects of high technology small firm formation and growth. Locational and functional aspects of the process, as well as how contexts for development may vary between developed and developing economies are also discussed. Other key topics are also discussed, including: How high technology firms originate in theory and practice Entrepreneurship theory Incubators, science parks and clustering Entrepreneurial strategy and finance Students taking Masters level courses in entrepreneurship, technology, innovation, academic enterprise and industrial development will find this an essential textbook for completing their studies.

By: Ray Oakey
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9780415593922
ISBN 10: 0415593921
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ray Oakey is Professor of Business Development at the University of Manchester, UK. His research interests include the problems of innovation and growth in high technology industry in general, and high technology small firms in particular at both UK national and international scales. He is the author of High Technology New Firms: Variable Barriers to Growth (Paul Chapman Publishing, 1995)

Reviews for High-Technology Entrepreneurship

'Ray Oakey draws on economic, political, technological and behavioural perspectives to present a rich, theoretically and empirically-grounded analysis of high-technology sectors past and present. Arguing for the continued economic policy focus on high-technology small firms, this thought-provoking work is a 'must read, for academics, policy-makers, practitioners and honours/postgraduate students.' Sarah Cooper, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK 'Ray Oakey provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of high technology small firm formation and growth. Full of historical gems, this book provides a candid reflection on some of the attempts made by policy-makers to artificially replicate HTSF growth - including repeated attempts by European planners to recreate Silicon Valley.' Paul Trott, University of Portsmouth, UK and Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands