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Entrepreneurship, Finance and Management: Essays in Honor of Mike Wright

Edited by David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, USA, daudrets@indiana.edu | Donald F. Kuratko, Indiana University, USA, dkuratko@indiana.edu | Albert N. Link, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, USA, anlink@uncg.edu

 
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David B. Audretsch (ed.), Donald F. Kuratko (ed.) and Albert N. Link (ed.) (2021), "Entrepreneurship, Finance and Management: Essays in Honor of Mike Wright", Foundations and Trends® in Entrepreneurship: Vol. 17: No. 7, pp 651-765. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/0300000110

Publication Date: 07 Oct 2021
© 2021 David B. Audretsch, Donald F. Kuratko and Albert N. Link (eds.)
 
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Business formation,  Management structure, governance and performance,  New business financing,  High technology,  Managerial characteristics and behavior of entrepreneurs
 

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In this article:
Mission of the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellows
1. An Appreciation of the Research Career of Mike Wright (1952–2019) by Saul Estrin, Tomasz Mickiewicz, and Nicholas Wilson
2. The 21st Century Entrepreneurship Fellows Tribute to Mike Wright by David B. Audretsch, Donald F. Kuratko, and Albert N. Link
3. The Legacy of Mike Wright by David B. Audretsch
4. Tribute to Mike Wright: Lessons from Birdwatching by Candida Brush
5. Tribute to Mike Wright by Melissa Cardon
6. Mike Wright Tribute Essay by Jeffrey G. Covin
7. Mike Wright: A Special Issue by Per Davidsson
8. Mike Wright—An Academic Entrepreneur: Excellent Scholar and Outstanding Colleague by Michael A. Hitt
9. Tribute for Michael (Mike) Wright by R. Duane Ireland
10. Professor Mike Wright: A 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow for the Ages by Donald F. Kuratko
11. Memories of Mike by Tom Lumpkin
12. An Ode to Mike Wright by Jeffery S. McMullen
13. Reflections on Mike Wright by Michael H. Morris
14. Mike Wright: The Gentleman Scholar by Dean A. Shepherd
15. A Personal Letter to Mike Wright by Friederike Welter
16. Mike Wright: Reflections on a Great Institutional Builder by Shaker A. Zahra
Biographies of Contributors

Abstract

This is a special tribute to Professor Mike Wright (1952–2019). It contains essays prepared by the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellows, edited by David B. Audretsch, Donald F. Kuratko, and Albert N. Link, with a special introductory dedication to Mike Wright’s research career by Saul Estrin, Tomasz Mickiewicz, and Nicholas Wilson.

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Table of contents:
Mission of the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellows
1. An Appreciation of the Research Career of Mike Wright (1952–2019) by Saul Estrin, Tomasz Mickiewicz, and Nicholas Wilson
2. The 21st Century Entrepreneurship Fellows Tribute to Mike Wright by David B. Audretsch, Donald F. Kuratko, and Albert N. Link
3. The Legacy of Mike Wright by David B. Audretsch
4. Tribute to Mike Wright: Lessons from Birdwatching by Candida Brush
5. Tribute to Mike Wright by Melissa Cardon
6. Mike Wright Tribute Essay by Jeffrey G. Covin
7. Mike Wright: A Special Issue by Per Davidsson
8. Mike Wright—An Academic Entrepreneur: Excellent Scholar and Outstanding Colleague by Michael A. Hitt
9. Tribute for Michael (Mike) Wright by R. Duane Ireland
10. Professor Mike Wright: A 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow for the Ages by Donald F. Kuratko
11. Memories of Mike by Tom Lumpkin
12. An Ode to Mike Wright by Jeffery S. McMullen
13. Reflections on Mike Wright by Michael H. Morris
14. Mike Wright: The Gentleman Scholar by Dean A. Shepherd
15. A Personal Letter to Mike Wright by Friederike Welter
16. Mike Wright: Reflections on a Great Institutional Builder by Shaker A. Zahra
Biographies of Contributors

Entrepreneurship, Finance and Management: Essays in Honor of Mike Wright

Mike Wright passed on November 25, 2019. His scholarship, contributions and academic leadership spanned a plethora of scholarly disciplines and research fields, ranging from entrepreneurship to finance, management, economics, and international business. Among his many scholarly accomplishments, aside for defining multiple areas within entrepreneurship, Mike served as Editor of this journal, Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship, and was an elected member of the 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellows.

Entrepreneurship, Finance and Management: Essays in Honor of Mike Wright reflects the respect, affection and high esteem that his colleagues held for him. Herein is a collection of reflections paying tribute to Mike Wright, as a scholar, as an academic leader and scholarly innovator, and as a special person.

 
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