This comprehensive Handbook provides an essential analysis of new venture creation research. The eminent contributors critically discuss and explore the current literature as well as suggest improvements to the field. They reveal a strong sense of both the 'state-of-the-art' (what has and has not been done in new venture creation research) and the 'state-of-the-could-be' (future directions the field should take to improve knowledge). The Handbook comprises nineteen chapters divided into four main sections: setting the agenda; theoretical perspectives; data and measurements; and new venture creation through contextual lenses. This path-breaking Handbook has allowed experienced new venture researchers to tell the world not only where the field has been, but also where it should be going. Their responses have provided an insightful and stimulating resource that will be of great practical value to researchers working in this vital and rapidly expanding subject. Students and practitioners interested in understanding leading edge thinking in the field of new venture creation will also find this Handbook invaluable.

这本全面的手册提供了一个新的创业研究的基本分析。杰出的贡献者批判性地讨论和探索当前的文献，并提出该领域的改进建议。它们揭示了一种强烈的“最新技术”（在新企业创造研究中已经做过和没有做过的事情）和“可能的状态”（该领域应该采取的未来方向以提高知识水平）。该手册由十九章组成，分为四个主要部分：制定议程；理论观点；数据和测量；以及通过上下文视角创建新企业。这本开创性的手册让经验丰富的新风险研究人员不仅可以告诉世界该领域的发展方向，还可以告诉世界该领域的发展方向。他们的回答提供了一个有见地和刺激性的资源，对从事这一重要且迅速扩展的课题的研究人员具有极大的实用价值。有兴趣了解新创业领域前沿思维的学生和实践者也会发现本手册非常宝贵。