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Entrepreneurship and business culture

Studies in the Economics of Trust: Volume One

9781858982298 Edward Elgar Publishing
Mark Casson, Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Economic Institutions and Business History, University of Reading, UK
Publication Date: 1995 ISBN: 978 1 85898 229 8 Extent: 293 pp
Entrepreneurship and Business Culture presents a state-of-the-art analysis of entrepreneurship and the social structures in which it is embedded. Together with its companion volume, The Organization of International Business, this topical and wide-ranging book offers a definitive analysis of the importance of trust in economic life as well as the related concepts of networking, consultation and empowerment.

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Trust is increasingly recognized as a crucial aspect of successful economic relationships, albeit a difficult one to define, and Mark Casson has been at the forefront of recent research in this area.

In this sequel to his classic work The Entrepreneur, Professor Casson examines how the entrepreneurial firm succeeds by synthesizing information from different sources. The quality of this information is just as important as the quantity and the cheapest way to ensure quality is through a moral obligation to tell the truth. The author argues that a nation needs to invest in social institutions, such as schools, families and organized religion, in order to instil a sense of moral obligation and so sustain entrepreneurial success. Themes raised in this important volume include cultural perspectives on economic issues, entrepreneurship in a cultural context and the political economy of national culture.

Entrepreneurship and Business Culture presents a state-of-the-art analysis of entrepreneurship and the social structures in which it is embedded. Together with its companion volume, The Organization of International Business, this topical and wide-ranging book offers a definitive analysis of the importance of trust in economic life as well as the related concepts of networking, consultation and empowerment.
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‘Business historians will benefit greatly from an exposure to Casson’s ideas.’
– Paul L. Robertson, Business History
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Contents: Preface Acknowledgement Part I: Cultural Issues in Economic Perspective Part II: Entrepreneurship in a Cultural Context Part III: The Political Economy of National Culture Index
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