The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship is a major reference work and the first of its kind to present a comprehensive overview of this vast and evolving field. Providing readers with reliable and up to date definitions and explanations of the key terms, definitions and concepts, it offers a critical understanding of entrepreneurial people, entrepreneurial organisations, process and the environment in which entrepreneurship happens.

Presenting an extensive range of issues drawn from both traditional literature as well as the varied new interpretations of entrepreneurship, the Encyclopedia draws on implications for business, work, the arts, economic development, social change society and critical issues of our time, such as inequality, poverty and climate change to name a few. Furthermore entries cover how these implications are manifested in all parts of the world.

International in scope and comprising over 200 entries, the Encyclopedia meets the scholarly and referential needs of students, academic researchers, reflective policy makers and practitioners.

Content is published online first, long before the static and print e-book editions are available, and therefore immediately citable. Our major reference works have extremely high access rates. Our bespoke online management system, Meteor, supports our editorial teams and authors with submission, review and eventual progress to publication.