The Immigrant Exodus : Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent.

Many of the United States' most innovative entrepreneurs have been immigrants, from Andrew Carnegie, Alexander Graham Bell, and Charles Pfizer to Sergey Brin, Vinod Khosla, and Elon Musk. Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies and one-quarter of all new small businesses were founded by immigrants...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wadhwa, Vivek
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Wharton Digital Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Success in business.
Businesspeople.
Entrepreneurship.
Succès dans les affaires.
Gens d'affaires.
Entrepreneuriat.
entrepreneurs.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.
Businesspeople
Emigration and immigration
Entrepreneurship
Success in business
United States > Emigration and immigration.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; [Contents]; Introduction; 1. Why the Future of America Depends on Skilled Immigrants; 2. The Rise and Decline of the Immigrant-Powered Startup Machine; 3. The Innovator's Dilemma: Leaving America for Greener Pastures; 4. H-1B Visas and Immigration Limbo; 5. How the World Is Trying to Steal Silicon Valley's Thunder; 6. Seven Fixes to Slow the Immigrant Exodus; Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author.

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