Title: The eye-patch of the beholder: introduction to entrepreneurship and piracy

Authors: Steffen Roth

Addresses: ESC Rennes School of Business, 2 Rue Robert d'Abrissel, 35000 Rennes, France

Abstract: This introduction to entrepreneurship and piracy presents a collection of articles that responds to an identified need to light the darker sides of entrepreneurship, which appear clearer in the mirror of piracy. It first makes a claim for a dismoralised view of piracy. It then presents the cases the individual members of our expedition make for an explorative research program in entrepreneurship and piracy, which is finally outlined in the lookout of this article.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; piracy; piratology; dark side; outlaw; outsmart; ethics.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2014.064271

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2014 Vol.22 No.4, pp.399 - 407

Published online: 06 Sep 2014 *

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