BOOK TIPS | How to learn to run successful businesses

As with learning in general, entrepreneurial learning is affected by individual, organizational and environmental circumstances. In the Handbook of research on entrepreneurial learning , researchers from around the world provide a comprehensive understanding of how entrepreneurs develop the skills and mindsets needed to run successful businesses.

The book includes several Nordic contributions. For example, a Norwegian-Finnish team studied five tourism start-ups and identified how new entrepreneurs deal with the challenges of starting a business. In another chapter, Sarah Jack (Stockholm School of Economics and Lancaster University), among others, describes how entrepreneurs use their networks to learn new things, survive competition and develop their businesses. And a Norwegian contribution highlights the importance of caution and reflection as key factors in making wise and thoughtful decisions in different situations.

The book also illustrates how entrepreneurial skills and mindsets are important in other professions that are not traditionally associated with entrepreneurship, such as the healthcare profession.

The handbook is aimed at academics in business administration, entrepreneurship and organizational innovation. Teachers, business advisors, entrepreneurs and policy makers can also learn something from the practical parts of the book.