The Human Factor in Entrepreneurship

Scholars of entrepreneurship dedicated a great deal of research to define entrepreneurship. Highlighting the current thinking about entrepreneurship is valuable to our work. First, we will present our literature research by integrating it into a framework. Second, we will use the inspiration we obtained by doing this literature research, to build a model for approaching the 60 cases which are the main part of this book. Among the positive developments in entrepreneurship is the tendency to define the field by building a theoretical framework, and our case studies are part of this tendency. In the discussion that follows we will elaborate more on the conceptual entrepreneurial framework of our research approach, yet first we begin with a review of existing theory.