Peter G Klein

Baylor University, Management & Entrepreneurship, Faculty Member

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Papers by Peter G Klein

Why There? Decomposing the Choice of Target Industry

SSRN Electronic Journal

The Fortunes of Liberalism

Analyzing government decision making in the South African biofuels industry: a game theoretic approach

Biofuels

The Effects of Academic Incubators on University Innovation

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal

Reflections on the 2016 Nobel Memorial Prize for contract theory (Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström)

Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics

We briefly summarize the contributions of Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström, two key founders of mo... more We briefly summarize the contributions of Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström, two key founders of modern contract theory, and describe their significance for the analysis of organizations and institutions. We then discuss the foundations of modern contract theory and review some criticisms related to modeling strategy, assumptions about knowledge and cognition, and relevance. We conclude with some suggestions for advancing contract theory in a world of uncertainty, complexity, and entrepreneurship.

Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Is entrepreneurship an innate ability or an acquired skill? Can entrepreneurial acumen be achieve... more Is entrepreneurship an innate ability or an acquired skill? Can entrepreneurial acumen be achieved and enhanced through education and training, or are certain people “born” to be entrepreneurs or to act entrepreneurially? Economists and management theorists give widely divergent answers to these questions. This paper reviews the major approaches to teaching entrepreneurship, primarily at the undergraduate level, and relates them to economic theories of entrepreneurship. Surprisingly, we find little connection between the leading approaches to entrepreneurship education and economists' understanding of the entrepreneurial function. We assess likely explanations for the lack of contact between these two groups of scholars and suggest possible improvements.