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Book

Faith, family, and fortune : reformed upbringing and Calvinist values of highly successful Dutch-American entrepreneurs

Author

P Ester

Call Number

  • H 325.249 E797 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Holland, Mich. : Van Raalte Press, 2012.

Physical Description

xiv, 112 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents

  • Introduction: Remarkably successful Dutch-American entrepreneurs
  • The plan of the book
  • Dutch-American entrepreneurship: Blending Calvinism and capitalism: Dutch immigration, reformed faith, and entrepreneurship: Dutch immigration: Entrepreneurial reformed communities
  • Max Weber on Protestantism, entrepreneurship, and capitalism
  • The entrepreneurial mindset: Entrepreneurship and economic development: Joseph Schumpeter
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation: Peter Drucker
  • The entrepreneurial difference: Seizing opportunity
  • Calvinist entrepreneurs: Challenging questions: Religion and entrepreneurship: An underdeveloped research area
  • Main research issue: The linkage between reformed faith, Dutch heritage, and entrepreneurial success
  • Methodology: Methods: Interviewing outstanding Dutch-American entrepreneurs: CEO sample and interviews
  • The personal interview as oral history
  • Results: Youth years of Dutch-American entrepreneurs: Proud of Dutch heritage?
  • Upbringing and values
  • Formative period and the church
  • Norms, values, and entrepreneurial success: Features of successful entrepreneurs
  • Risk-taking
  • Values and corporate strategy
  • Values and customer orientation
  • Values and personnel policy
  • Lifestyle, charity, and politics: Personal lifestyle
  • Charity and community philanthropy
  • Politics and civic involvement
  • The Calvinist credo and the spirit of capitalism: Conclusions and perspective
  • Appendix: Dutch-American entrepreneurs questionnaire.

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