The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

How the Internet Became Commercial: Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of a New Network Shane Greenstein

In less than a decade, the Internet went from being a series of loosely connected networks used by universities and the military to the powerful commercial engine it is today. This book describes how many of the key innovations that...

Experimental Capitalism: The Nanoeconomics of American High-Tech Industries Steven Klepper
Edited by Serguey Braguinsky, David A. Hounshell, and John H. Miller

For much of the twentieth century, American corporations led the world in terms of technological progress. Why did certain industries have such great success? Experimental Capitalism examines six key industries—automobiles, pneumatic...

The Entrepreneurial Group: Social Identities, Relations, and Collective Action Martin Ruef

Recent surveys show that more than half of American entrepreneurs share ownership in their business startups rather than going it alone. Yet the media and many scholars continue to perpetuate the myth of the lone visionary who...

Solomon's Knot: How Law Can End the Poverty of Nations Robert D. Cooter and Hans-Bernd Schäfer

Sustained growth depends on innovation, whether it's cutting-edge software from Silicon Valley, an improved assembly line in Sichuan, or a new export market for Swaziland's leather. Developing a new idea requires money, which poses a...

The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup Noam Wasserman

Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face: should they go it alone, or bring in cofounders, hires, and investors to help build the business?...

Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed--and What to Do about It Josh Lerner

Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tel Aviv—the global hubs of entrepreneurial activity—all bear the marks of government investment. Yet, for every public intervention that spurs entrepreneurial activity, there are many failed efforts that...

The Invention of Enterprise: Entrepreneurship from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Times Edited by David S. Landes, Joel Mokyr, and William J. Baumol

Whether hailed as heroes or cast as threats to social order, entrepreneurs—and their innovations—have had an enormous influence on the growth and prosperity of nations. The Invention of Enterprise gathers together, for the first...

The Microtheory of Innovative Entrepreneurship William J. Baumol

Entrepreneurs are widely recognized for the vital contributions they make to economic growth and general welfare, yet until fairly recently entrepreneurship was not considered worthy of serious economic study. Today, progress has been...

The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World Amar Bhidé

Many warn that the next stage of globalization--the offshoring of research and development to China and India--threatens the foundations of Western prosperity. But in The Venturesome Economy, acclaimed business and economics scholar...