For scholars and policy makers, Holmquist (entrepreneurship, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden) and Wiklund (management and entrepreneurship, Syracuse U. and J繹nk繹ping International
Business School, Sweden) bring together nine essays by economics, entrepreneurship, and business scholars from Sweden who examine new venture creation in the country, aiming to show the
contribution Swedish research can make. They use a variety of methodologies to investigate contemporary aspects such as the performance of new ventures, human capital, start-up firms among
patent holders, self-employment among the science and technology labor force, energetic resources, and internationalization. The book is a product of a program, The Dynamics of Entrepreneurship
(chaired by Holmquist and Wiklund), of the Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
