Entrepreneurship in BRICS, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 Policy and Research to Support Entrepreneurs

This book presents selected articles that discuss important issues related to entrepreneurship in Brazil, Russia, India and China as well as contributions from authors whose countries have a tradition on entrepreneurship support, such as Italy and the UK. The articles were presented and discussed in a conference on Entrepreneurship in Brazil in November 2013 organized by the Institute of Economics of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and IBMEC Business School. This book covers four essential themes: financing entrepreneurs, innovation environments, social entrepreneurship and e-entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurial Environments: The Brazilian Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of Startups: An Analysis of Entrepreneurship Determinants in Brazil and the Perceptions Around the Brazilian Regulatory Framework.- Financing Innovation in Brazil: Recent Achievements and Future Challenges.- Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation in Brazil: Key Policy Issues.- Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation: Key Elements of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Facilitating the Growth of ICT Entrepreneurs in Russia.- Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation in China: Focusing on ICT sectors.- Perception of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in India: Influence of Industrial versus Personal Context of Entrepreneurship.- Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation in Italy: Key Issues and Policy.- Social Entrepreneurship: Business Model Innovation in Emerging Economies: Leveraging Institutional Voids.- Entrepreneurship in Rocinha: A Non Goal-Driven Activity.- Innovation Environments: A Literature Review of E-entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies.- A Study on Entrepreneurial Support Environment in Educational (Technical) Institutions.- Resource Endowment from Parent Organization to Academic Spin-Offs: The Case of the COPPE/UFRJ.- Development, Entrepreneurial Activity and Industrial Extension.

A unique volume on entrepreneurial perceptions of support policies in BRICS countries Expert contributions on experiences in supporting entrepreneurship State-of-the-art research connecting innovation environments and entrepreneurship support Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras