The book is an innovative compilation of papers that explore the relationship between cultural features and entrepreneurship. The relative stability of differences in entrepreneurial activity across countries suggests that other than economic factors are at play. The contributions to this edited volume deal with the foundations of entrepreneurship and with the effects of different cultural settings on the incidence and success of entrepreneurs. Topics are individual decision making in a cultural context, regional aspects of entrepreneurship, cross-country differences, and the influence of culture on entrepreneurial activity.

Culture and the Individual Entrepreneur

Introducing Entrepreneurship and Culture
Entrepreneurial Motivations, Culture, and the Law
The Entrepreneurial Culture: Guiding Principles of the Self-Employed
Culture, Political Institutions and the Regulation of Entry
Prior Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Innovative Success
Regional Cultural Aspects and the Entrepreneur
Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators: A Comparative Study of Four East-German Regions
Entrepreneurial Culture, Regional Innovativeness and Economic Growth
Transnational Cultural Differences
Entrepreneurship and its Determinants in a Cross-Country Setting
Scenario-Based Scales Measuring Cultural Orientations of Business Owners
Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurial Activity: Some Cross-Country Evidence
Entrepreneurial Culture and its Effect on the Rate of Nascent Entrepreneurship
Explaining Cross-National Variations in Entrepreneurship: The Role of Social Protection and Political Culture
Development Over Time
Uncertainty Avoidance and the Rate of Business Ownership Across 21 OECD Countries, 1976-2004
Postmaterialism Influencing Total Entrepreneurial Activity Across Nations.