Entrepreneurship: The Social Science View Edited By Richard Swedberg, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp 403. Price: Rs 545

Authors

• Puneet Arora, Superintendant of Police, District Ti rap, Arunachal Pradesh

Document Type

Book Review

Abstract

Entrepreneurship: A Social Science View explores entrepreneurship through social, cultural, organizational, and economic perspectives. The essays challenge the belief that entrepreneurship flourishes only under favorable conditions, with Gerschenkron’s theory of substitution showing how societies can compensate for missing elements. Rose Kanter highlights the role of organizational culture in fostering innovation through idea generation, support, implementation, and diffusion. Ronald Burt emphasizes social capital and networks as valuable entrepreneurial resources. Other contributors examine culture, ethnicity, industrial networks, market timing, and public policy. Overall, the book demonstrates that entrepreneurship is deeply influenced by social structures and relationships, making it a rich interdisciplinary field.

Recommended Citation

Arora, Puneet (2002) "Entrepreneurship: The Social Science View Edited By Richard Swedberg, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp 403. Price: Rs 545," IIMB Management Review: Vol. 14: Iss. 4, Article 23.
Available at: https://research.iimb.ac.in/imr/vol14/iss4/23

Publication Date

12-1-2002

First Page

118

Last Page

119