Entrepreneurship in the Mastering Business in Asia Series - Softcover

Boulton, Chris; Turner, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470821388 ISBN 13: 9780470821381

Publisher: Wiley, 2005

Synopsis

Entrepreneurial processes are relevant not only to start up businesses but also to every stage of business development and growth. Mastering Business in Asia: Entrepreneurship is designed to provide insight into issues and themes in Asian businesses which are relevant not only to Asian entrepreneurs of all stages of business development, but also to those doing business with Asian companies. The combination of in-depth discussions with Asian entrepreneurs, together with the insight provided by the authors and their advisers, provides a new approach to understanding the key issues of this important subject.

About this title

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Asias high  growth rates, growing industries, huge foreign investment, and seemingly endless new opportunities are providing a potentially, rich environment for entrepreneurs to flourish – a situation that is increasingly grabbing the attention of business people and student of business worldwide.

Entrepreneurship provides a unique and timely insight into this situation by examining the major issues and themes that are relevant to entrepreneurs in Asia. Themes covered in the book include not only those concerning early stage development, such as the innovation process and raising start up capital, but also issues faced by Asian entrepreneurs as their businesses grow, such as managing cash, and expanding overseas. Finally, the authors take a look at later stage themes that are becoming more and more relevant in Asia today, such as succession and management buyouts.

The carefully researched insight provided by the authors offers a new approach to understanding these key themes in an Asian context and is characterized by:

• macro overview of the themes
• the extensive use of specific case studies and examples
• information and findings from recent surveys and studies
• challenging and thought-provoking discussion.

Entrepreneurship vibrantly brings to life the issues that are important to entrepreneurs throughout Asia today, while also providing a fascinating look at the state of entrepreneurship in the various countries that comprise this dynamic and surprising continent. It is a compelling read not only for entrepreneurs and students of Asian business, but also for the general reader interested in learning entrepreneurship in Asia today.

About the Author

Chris Boulton has over 10 years of experience in venture capital and private equity spanning from the UK to Japan and South East Asia. He has experience of working closely with management teams in a broad range of situations including technology and non-technology management start-ups, expansion, succession, and restructuring. He now has his own company based in Singapore where he takes a keen interest in issues facing SME management teams as they plan to expand and restructure their businesses ? working on venture capital and private equity projects as well as being involved in government initiatives on SME development and financing.

Professor Turner's career includes seven years with the UK chemical company, ICI and ten years with Levi Strauss Europe. He left Levi's in order to launch his own clothing marketing company, after which he subsequently acquired and managed another small company, both in Spain. Since 1999 he has been Adjunct Professor at INSEAD in the area of entrepreneurship, specifically teaching MBA courses on acquisitions and new business creation. He also acts as Programme Director for two executive education programmes: the Owner-Directors' Programme, and a programme specially developed for the Singapore Venture Capital Association. In January 2003 he launched the new International Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Singapore campus.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0470821388
• ISBN 13: 9780470821381
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 220