A Brief History of Entrepreneurship: The Pioneers, Profiteers, and Racketeers Who Shaped Our World

by Joe Carlen

Book Overview

A Brief History of Entrepreneurship charts how the pursuit of profit by private individuals has been a prime mover in revolutionizing civilization. Entrepreneurs often butt up against processes, technologies, social conventions, and even laws. So they circumvent, innovate, and violate to obtain what they want. This creative destruction has brought about overland and overseas trade, colonization, and a host of revolutionary technologies--from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231173040
• ISBN13: 9780231173049
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Columbia Business School Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher