Entrepreneurship sustainable growth and performance : frontiers in European entrepreneurship research pt. 1. Introduction pt. 2. Entrepreneurs and their role pt. 3. Entrepreneurship in family firms pt. 4. Performance of new ventures pt. 5. Processes and entrepreneurship This book provides an invaluable state of the art overview of current European research in the field of entrepreneurship. It focuses on four themes each of which illustrates a key dimension in the overall theme: entrepreneurs and their role in entrepreneurship entrepreneurship in family businesses performance of new ventures and entrepreneurial processes