Creating Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship

This book proposes a comprehensive analysis of the existing schools ofthought on technology-driven entrepreneurship to point out the process-based nature of this phenomenon. It explores whether entrepreneurship can belearned and examines the main processes that help influence entrepreneurialmind-sets. In the current economic landscape, technology-drivenentrepreneurship is the driving force behind national economies and entrepreneurialsocieties. It is the engine of innovation, job creation, productivity andeconomic growth, bringing benefits both at the level of the individual and ofthe society and promoting sustainable smart growth and development. Thisbook provides a comprehensive view of "how" entrepreneurs and futureentrepreneurs learn and develop their business ventures in a wider environment.Moreover, it discussesissues concerning setting up thesuitable entrepreneurial environments, processes, values and policies toencourage and foster individual entrepreneurial aptitudes. It also explores practices fordeveloping technology-driven entrepreneurship in a European context as well asin emerging regions.