This important book identifies the current developments within entrepreneurship that are characterized by conceptual richness and methodological diversity. The contributors open the field for methodological renewal by introducing the current state of and opportunities for explorative research in entrepreneurship.

Contents: Foreword Helle Neergaard 1. Introduction: Entrepreneurial Research – Towards Conceptual Richness and Methodological Diversity Alain Fayolle, Paula Kyrö, Tõnis Mets and Urve Venesaar PART I: ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET, CULTURE AND VALUES 2. Personal Values and Entrepreneurial Intention: An Empirical Study Inmaculada Jaén, Juan A. Moriano and Francisco Liñán 3. The Role of Researchers’ Motivations in the Genesis of Academic Spin-off Companies Giancarlo Lauto, Massimo Bau’ and Cristiana Compagno 4. Could the Perception About Entrepreneurial Culture be Explained by Demographic Variables? José Carlos Márquez-López, Carmen Guzmán and Francisco Liñán PART II: ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION 5. An Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Scale with a Neutral Wording Kåre Moberg 6. Entrepreneurship Education and Metacognitive Awareness: Development of a Tool to Measure Metacognitive Awareness Hannes Ling, Paula Kyrö and Urve Venesaar 7. Differences in Students’ Understanding of Opportunity Process Matters for their Learning! Paula Kyrö, Agnieszka Kurczewska and Nana Osei-Bonsu 8. Teachers’ Reflections on Entrepreneurship Education: Their Understanding and Practices Jaana Seikkula-Leino, Elena Ruskovaara, Markku Ikävalko, Johanna Kolhinen and Tiina Rytkölä PART III: ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT 9. Cultural Values and Start-up Rates in the Spanish Provinces José Fernández, Francisco Liñán and Isidoro Romero 10. Entrepreneurial Orientation and Market Orientation in SMEs: An Explorative Study Angelo Riviezzo, Maria Rosaria Napolitano and Antonella Garofano 11. A Social Network Approach to a Better Understanding of the Survival–Growth Phase of Innovative New Ventures Alain Fayolle and Wadid Lamine 12. Corporate Venture Capital Choices Setting and Investment Behaviors: Analysis at Corporate, Venture and Business Environment Levels Luc Armel G. Da Gbadji and Benoit Gailly PART IV: CONCLUSION: OPENING NEW DOORS AND OFFERING ORIGINAL PERSPECTIVES IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH 13. Explorative Research: An Unexploited Opportunity for Entrepreneurship Research Paula Kyrö, Outi Hägg and Kati Peltonen Index

‘I can confidently say that I believe the chapters published in this volume are addressing interesting questions that we should care about. I can only applaud the series editors for their initiative, effort and time in producing yet another exceptional volume.’