This volume presents some of the most important 'debates' that exist in the field of Entrepreneurship today. It brings together leading scholars, deriving contributions from special sessions designed by the Global Consortium of EntrepreneurshipCenters (GCEC) to discuss both sides of these 'great debates'. Topics include: “Is the Business Plan ReallyDead and Should It Be,” “Does the LeanStart up Deserve all the Hype?” “Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Weak Metaphor orGenuine Concept?” “Teaching vs. Doing – Is there a Role for Lecture and Contentin Entrepreneurship Education?” “Should Centers Be Controlled Centrally?” and “Is a Bachelor’s Degree inEntrepreneurship Worth It?”.
Introduction: TheGreat Debates in Entrepreneurship;
DonaldF. Kuratko, Indiana University & Sherry Hoskinson, University of Delaware Why Content andLecture Matter in Entrepreneurship Education; Michael H. Morris, University of Florida
Keeping It Real:The benefits of experiential teaching methods in meeting the objectives of entrepreneurship education; JaimeL. Williams & Richard J. Gentry; University of Mississippi
Is the Business Plan Really Dead and Should it Be?: ACase for the Lean Startup Approach; Alex F. DeNoble, SanDiego State University & Ted D. Zoller,University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill
EntrepreneurialEcosystems: Weak Metaphor or Genuine Concept?; Xaver Neumeyer, University of North Dakota & Andrew C. Corbett; Babson College
Gazelle Solutionvs. Portfolio Thinking; Donald F. Kuratko & Elise N. Hudson,Indiana University
Aspiring EntrepreneursShould Not Major in Entrepreneurship; AlexanderZorychta, University of Virginia
Valuing a BachelorDegree in Entrepreneurship – The LMU Experience; DavidY. Choi, Jason D’Mello,& Darlene Fukuji; LoyolaMarymount University
Should UniversityEntrepreneurship Centers be Controlled Centrally? Lessons Learned from Transitioning from aBusiness School to a Centralized Center; Jeanne M. Hossenlopp, Marquette University
B School, E School or D School: Does EntrepreneurshipProgram Location Matter or Is It the Ecosystem that Counts?; Jeffrey S.Hornsby, University of Missouri-Kansas City