Public Entrepreneurship

Toward a theory of public entrepreneurship

This paper explores innovation, experimentation, and creativity in the public domain and in the public interest. Researchers in various disciplines have studied public entrepreneurship, but there is little work in management and economics on the nature, incentives, constraints, and boundaries of entrepreneurship directed to public ends. We identify a framework for analyzing public entrepreneurs...

Capabilities and Strategic Entrepreneurship in Public Organizations

ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS PETER G. KLEIN, JOSEPH T. MAHONEY*, ANITA M. MCGAHAN, and CHRISTOS N. PITELIS Division of Applied Social Sciences, and Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A. Department of Business Administration, College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A. Rotman School of Mana...

Papers on Entrepreneurship , Growth and Public Policy # 1805 The Economics of Entrepreneurship :

This introductory, non-technical, article offers a reflective overview of what Economics adds to our understanding of entrepreneurship. It is designed primarily to showcase to young entrepreneurship scholars several interesting research questions and a toolbox of methods to answer them. First, I will illustrate the kinds of questions that can be posed and answered using Economics. Then I will p...

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Values, and Public Policy in Argentina

Papers on Entrepreneurship , Growth and Public Policy # 2105