Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Leadership : A Multidimensional Framework for Human Capital and Career Development in the 21st Century

This book updates the theory and brings together empirical research based on the multidimensional entrepreneurship–professionalism–leadership (EPL) framework for subjective career ‘space’. It also discusses the extension of the original ‘person-centred’ framework to other levels of analysis, for example, ways of considering the EPL (human capital) capacities of an organisation, city, or even nation.

By providing insights into the development of EPL motivations and efficacies over time, the book helps readers appreciate the application of the EPL framework in a wider range of contexts, such as research–innovation–enterprise, healthcare, and pre‐university settings. It also shows how EPL research contributes to a better understanding of leadership and entrepreneurial development.

Moon-ho Ringo Ho is Associate Professor in Psychology at the School of Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.  His research interests include the development and application of statistical methods for social sciences data, and understanding contemporary career orientations, lifelong learning mindsets and development in the 21st century.

Jeffrey C. Kennedy is senior lecturer at the Massey University’s School of Management, New Zealand. He has researched and taught leadership, human resources management, and cross-cultural management, with a current research focus on career aspirations.

Marilyn A. Uy is Associate Professor at the Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research spans the areas of psychology of entrepreneurship, work motivation, and emotional well-being.

Kim-Yin Chan is Associate Professor at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research expertise includes leadership and the study of careers in the 21^st century.