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.

Introduction

Culture and the Individual Entrepreneur: The Entrepreneurial Spirit and What the Law Can Do About It
The Entrepreneurial Culture: Guiding Principles of Self-Employment
Culture, Political Institutions and the Regulation of Entry
Prior Knowledge and Innovative Success
Regional Cultural Aspects and the Entrepreneur: Public Research in Regional Networks of Innovators
Entrepreneurial Cutlture, 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
Entrepreneurial Culture and Its Effects on the Rate of Nascent Entrepreneurship
Explaining Cross-National Variations in Entrepreneurship
Development Over Time: Uncertainty Avoidance and the Rate of Business Ownership Across 21 OECD Countries
Postmaterialism Influencing Total Entrepreneurial Activity Across Nations.