Entrepreneurial Challenges in the 21st Century

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Perspectives of Entrepreneurship and Its Impact on Stakeholders’ Co-Creation

   • Ridhi Arora

   Pages 1-11

3. The Future of Entrepreneurship: Concept and Context

   • Kristin Wallevik

   Pages 12-23

4. Entrepreneurship: Practice-Based Theorizing

   • Teboho Pitso, Malefane Lebusa

   Pages 24-46

5. Value Co-Creation and Entrepreneurial Challenges in Business Networks: What Factors Impact Upon the Performance of Firms in Networks?

   • Silvia Cantele, Silvia Vernizzi

   Pages 47-68

6. Dynamic Capabilities and Value Co-Creation in Low-Tech Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurial Ventures

   • Glykeria Karagouni, Aimilia Protogerou

   Pages 69-93

7. Enterprising Culture: Innovation and Value-Network

   • Alexandros Antonaras, Paraskevi (Evi) Dekoulou

   Pages 94-106

8. The Impact of an Enterprising Culture on Innovation and Value Networks: The Case of Cypriot Companies

   • Ria Nicoletti Morphitou

   Pages 107-119

9. Entrepreneurial Innovation and Stakeholder Relationship Management

   • Zhanna Belyaeva

   Pages 120-132

10. Entrepreneurial Initiatives and Competitive Advantage in Technology-Based Companies: The Role of the Founding Team

    • Mònica Cerdán-Chiscano, Antoni Olive, Ana Isabel Jiménez-Zarco, Joan Torrent-Sellens

    Pages 133-154

11. Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Organizational Performance and Value Co-Creation: Evidence from a Business-to-Business Context

    • Nicola Cobelli, Ilenia Confente, Ivan Russo

    Pages 155-177

12. Opportunities for Entrepreneurial Development and Growth through Online Communities, Collaboration, and Value Creating and Co-Creating Activities

    • Rotem Shneor, Bjørn-Tore Flåten

    Pages 178-199

13. Entrepreneurial Co-Creation and Cross-Border Manifestos

    • Suja R. Nair

    Pages 200-221

14. Analysis of the Impact of the Cultural and Institutional Characteristics of the Gulf Cooperation Council States on Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges

    • Mhamed Biygautane

    Pages 222-234

15. Open Design in Advanced Manufacturing Production

    • Alessandro Ruggieri, Enrico Maria Mosconi, Stefano Poponi, Cecilia Silvestri

    Pages 235-250

16. Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurial Co-Creation: An Analysis of Brand Identity and Virtual Brand Communities

    • Héla Benmiled-Cherif

    Pages 251-263

17. Back Matter

    Pages 265-268

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Entrepreneurial Challenges in the 21st Century analyses the traditional and contemporary issues of entrepreneurial innovation potentials for stakeholder value co-creation, and structures the entrepreneurial co-creation concept to reinforce co-creation.

• University of Nicosia, Cyprus

  Hans Ruediger Kaufmann

• International Business School, Vilnius University, Lithuania

  Hans Ruediger Kaufmann

• University of Newcastle, Australia

  S M Riad Shams

Hans Ruediger Kaufmann is Professor of Marketing at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, and Visiting Professor at the International Business School, Vilnius University, Lithuania. He was previously President of CIRCLE and is currently Vice-President of EMBRI and a board member of the AMA Global Marketing SIG. He is member of the editorial board of various journals and an Associate Editor of the WREMSD.

Riad Shams is Associate Fellow at the EuroMed Academy of Business, Cyprus. Currently, he is pursuing his sponsored PhD at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, value co-creation, relationship marketing, corporate reputation, image and brand positioning. He has an emerging publication record, with papers in top-tier journals and conferences.

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