TY - BOOK AU - Shepherd, Dean A. TI - A psychological approach to entrepreneurship: selected essays of Dean A. Shepherd SN - 9781783479795 AV - HB 615 .S54 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Cheltenham, United Kingdom PB - Edward Edgar, KW - ENTREPRENEURSHIP N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: Acting entrepreneurially -- Part II: Identifying opportunity -- Part III: Decision making -- Part IV: Choosing and managing an entrepreneurial career -- Part V: Adapting and persisting -- Part VI: Recovering from entrepreneurial failure N2 - "The book explores major themes in entrepreneurial psychology, including acting entrepreneurially, identifying opportunity, making decisions, choosing and managing an entrepreneurial failure. The selected essays highlight Dean A. Shepherd's unique perspective on important issues in entrepreneurship, and offer insightful recommendations for future study. Scholars and students of entrepreneurship and business and management, particularly those with an interest in entrepreneurial thought and decision making, will find this book an invaluable resource." -- Back cover ER -