ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMERGENT TRENDS

Neeta Baporikar is currently on an academic assignment with Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of Higher Education, Salalah. A Professor in the area of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, she is PhD-Guide Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Pune. A Qualified Trainer she is also Board Member of Academic/Advisory Councils of accredited B-Schools.

Today, in all the wonderful diversity of human race, are tomorrow's entrepreneurs. They are the hope of 21st century. The field of entrepreneurship has also grown into an interdisciplinary area of study and found a secure niche in education, yet it is emerging. The globe in this new era will be vastly different and demanding. New values and management approaches are appearing; the nature of work and organizations are changing. Entrepreneurship Emergent Trends Text & Cases presents the essentials of entrepreneurship and throws light on the emergent trends. The subject matter has been carefully chosen to kindle entrepreneurial spirit so as to create new breed of entrepreneurs. The book begins with an Introduction followed by Background of Entrepreneurship. Then emerging areas namely, Local, Women, Social, Strategic, Sustainable and Corporate - Entrepreneurship are dealt with. Knowledge Management is the next chapter to get a holistic perspective of knowledge management and strategies thereto. Finally, Global Cases from the emergent areas of Entrepreneurship are given to grasp practicality. Further readings given at the end facilitates reference.