Entrepreneurship

Description

Hallmark features of this title

A step-by-step learning model

• A 4-part Entrepreneurial Process effectively organizes the material: 1) The Decision to Become an Entrepreneur, 2) Developing Successful Business Ideas, 3) Moving from an Idea to an Entrepreneurial Firm, and 4) Managing and Growing an Entrepreneurial Firm.
• A Barringer/Ireland Business Model Template helps students articulate a business model for their proposed firm.

Real-world examples

• Chapter-Opening Profiles spotlight an entrepreneurial firm and the individual(s) who started them when they were in college, inspiring students for an early start.
• End-of-Chapter You Be the VC sections give students a chance to pitch funding for a hypothetical business venture, exercising their knowledge and sparking classroom discussion.

About our authors

Bruce R. Barringer is a Professor and Department Head for the School of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. He also holds the N. Malone Mitchell Jr. and the Student Ventures chairs. Barringer received his PhD from the University of Missouri and his MBA from Iowa State University. His research interests include feasibility analysis, firm growth, corporate entrepreneurship, and the impact of interorganizational relationships on business organizations. Over the years, he has worked with a number of technology-based incubators and student-led entrepreneurship activities and clubs.

Barringer’s work has been published in Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, and several other outlets. He is the author or coauthor of 5 books, including Entrepreneurship Successfully Launching New Ventures (Pearson, 2019), Preparing Effective Business Plans (Pearson, 2015), Launching a Business The First 100 Days (Business Expert Press, 2013), The Truth About Starting a Business (FT Press, 2009) and What’s Stopping You? Shatter the 9 Most Common Myths Keeping You from Starting Your Own Business (FT Press, 2008). His outside interests include running, trail biking, and swimming.

Duane Ireland is a University Distinguished Professor and holds the Benton Cocanougher Chair in Business in the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. He also serves as the Executive Associate Dean for the Mays School. Previously, he served as a member of the faculties at University of Richmond, Baylor University, and Oklahoma State University. His research interests include strategic entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship in informal economies, corporate entrepreneurship, and the effective management of organizational resources.

Ireland’s research has been published in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Executive, Academy of Management Perspectives, Academy of Management Annals, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, among others. He is a co-author of both scholarly books and textbooks in the areas of entrepreneurship and strategic management.

Ireland has served as a member of editorial review boards for many journals including Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, and Journal of Business Venturing. He completed a 3-year term as editor of the Academy of Management Journal and was the 69th president of the Academy of Management. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and a Fellow of the Strategic Management Society. He has received a number of awards such as a Lifetime Achievement Award for Scholarship and Research from Mays Business School and a Distinguished Service Award from the Business Policy & Strategy Division of the Academy of Management. Ireland’s outside interests include running, reading, and spending time with his family.

NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Student Value Editions also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. For Student Value Editions that include MyLab™ or Mastering™, several versions may exist for each title — including customized versions for individual schools — and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a Course ID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use MyLab or Mastering platforms.

For courses in entrepreneurship.

 

Teach the entrepreneurial process through real-world examples

Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures explores the allure of entrepreneurship, teaching students how to successfully launch and grow their own business. Using real business profiles of inspiring young entrepreneurs, the text engages students through relevant examples they can easily relate to. The 6th Edition examines entrepreneurship through an easy, four-step process that clearly outlines both the excitement and difficulty of launching a new company. Careful to identify failures as well as successes, the text is a guide to starting a new business.

Also available with MyLab Entrepreneurship

By combining trusted authors’ content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. 

NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab™ Entrepreneurship does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab Entrepreneurship, ask your instructor to confirm the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

If you would like to purchase both the loose-leaf version of the text and MyLab Entrepreneurship, search for:

0134891503 / 9780134891507 Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Entrepreneurship with Pearson eText — Access Card Package, 6/e 

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NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Student Value Editions also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. For Student Value Editions that include MyLab™ or Mastering™, several versions may exist for each title — including customized versions for individual schools — and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a Course ID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use MyLab or Mastering platforms.

For courses in entrepreneurship.

 

Teach the entrepreneurial process through real-world examples

Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures explores the allure of entrepreneurship, teaching students how to successfully launch and grow their own business. Using real business profiles of inspiring young entrepreneurs, the text engages students through relevant examples they can easily relate to. The 6th Edition examines entrepreneurship through an easy, four-step process that clearly outlines both the excitement and difficulty of launching a new company. Careful to identify failures as well as successes, the text is a guide to starting a new business.

Also available with MyLab Entrepreneurship

MyLab™ is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Learn more about MyLab Entrepreneurship.

New and updated features of this title

Foundational knowledge

• NEW and UPDATED: Academic literature relays accurate and current descriptions of what researchers have learned about successful entrepreneurs and effective start-up firms.
• NEW: Industry insights from practicing entrepreneurs, firms and individuals are drawn from the latest podcasts, blogs, newspapers, company websites, and publications.

Real-world examples

• NEW and UPDATED: What Went Wrong?, Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm, and Partnering for Success boxes alert students to contemporary issues facing entrepreneurial firms and provide suggested courses of action. Topics include how firms can use collaborative software to reach their goals, using prototypes to determine how to meet customers’ needs, and how growing too quickly affected a firm’s ability to properly manage its cash flow.
• NEW and UPDATED: End-of-Chapter Cases relate major chapter concepts to real business cases and companies, like Kickstarter.

Additional information

Dimensions	0.85 × 8.45 × 10.85 in
Imprint	Pearson
Format	gen
ISBN-13	09780134729961
ISBN-10	013472996X
Author	Bruce R. Barringer, R Duane Ireland
BISAC	FOR007000
Subjects	entrepreneurship, higher education, FOR007000, business and economics, Qualitative Business