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Pokrajcic, Dragana. "The characteristics of successful entrepreneurs." Ekonomski anali 49, no. 162 (2004): 25–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/eka0462025p.
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This paper examines the economic, psychological and social-behavioral theories of the entrepreneur in order to determine the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur. The major contribution of economic theories of the entrepreneur is better understanding of the entrepreneur and his/her role in economic development. The psychological characteristic theory of entrepreneur argues that successful entrepreneurs possess certain personality traits that mark them out as special, and tries to determine and to evaluate these special traits. The social-behavioral theories stress the influence of experience, knowledge, social environment and ability to learn on the entrepreneur?s success as well as his/her personality traits. Neither of the examined theories of entrepreneur gives a satisfactory explanation of the entrepreneur?s success, but taken as a whole, they can explain key factors of entrepreneur?s success. The entrepreneur?s success comes about as a result of his/her personality traits, ability to learn from experience and ability to adjust to his/her environment.
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Lantuh, V., and I. Lantuh. "Psychological portrait of subjects of entrepreneur activity." Fundamental and applied researches in practice of leading scientific schools 32, no. 2 (April 30, 2019): 3–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.33531/farplss.2019.2.01.
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The article deals with the psychological characteristics of subjects of entrepreneur activity. It also identifies and describes their personal qualities, shows how the positive factors of the personality of entrepreneurs influence success in their professional activities. Particular attention is paid to such important qualities of entrepreneurs as leadership, style of behavior, quality of mind, organizational and administrative skills and attitudes towards oneself, to the team and professional activities. The psychological portrait of an entrepreneur highlights professional qualities that distinguish him from other professionals. This is a creative economic activity, taking risks, striving for self-realization, sociability, and stress resistance. At the same time, there are a number of differences that make it possible to distinguish the characteristics of a domestic Ukrainian entrepreneur: insufficient assessment of the entrepreneur's significance in modern society, weak legal protection and poor assessment of the society. All this reduces interest in entrepreneurship in society, especially in small and medium businesses. The development of a psychological portrait of a domestic entrepreneur contributes to the evaluation of the activities of a Ukrainian entrepreneur and promotes his personal development.
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Sari, Intan Tenisia Prawita, and Evi Sylvia. "Analisis Karakteristik Mahasiswa dan Motivasi Belajar terhadap Prestasi Akademik Mahasiswa Entrepreneur Kabupaten Garut." Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Journal 2, no. 1 (February 29, 2020): 28–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.35899/biej.v2i1.60.
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The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze how the characteristics of students and learning motivation of student entrepreneurs towards their academic achievement. While the object of this research is entrepreneurial students in universities throughout Garut Regency. The analytical method that used is descriptive analysis for respondent responses and path analysis for influence. research instruments that used are the test of validity and reliability, to change the data in the form of ordinal increased level of measurement into interval data using the Method of Successive Interval. Characteristics of students and Learning Motivation simultaneously able to explain changes in academic achievement of Higher Education entreprener Students in Garut Regency. Meanwhile, partially student characteristics and learning motivation also have an influence on student achievement in academic entrepreneur.
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji dan menganalisis bagaimana karakteristik mahasiswa dan motivasi belajar dari para mahasiswa entrepreneur terhadap peningkatan nilai akademinya. Sedangkan objek dari penelitian ini adalah para mahasiswa entrepreneur di perguruan tinggi se-Kabupaten Garut. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif untuk tanggapan responden dan analisis jalur untuk pengaruh. Pengujian yang digunakan terhadap instrumen penelitian menggunakan uji validitas dan reliabilitas, untuk mengubah data dalam bentuk ordinal dinaikan tingkat pengukurannya menjadi data interval dengan menggunakan Method of Successive Interval. Karakteristik mahasiswa dan Motivasi Belajar secara simultan mampu menjelaskan perubahan prestasi akademik Mahasiswa entreprener Perguruan Tinggi di Kabupaten Garut. Sementara itu, secara parsial karakteristik mahasiswa dan motivasi belajar juga memiliki pengaruh terhadap prestasi akademik mahasiswa entreprener.
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Hines, John L. "Characteristics of an entrepreneur." Surgical Neurology 61, no. 4 (April 2004): 407–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surneu.2003.05.004.
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Lee, Byungku. "Human capital and labor: the effect of entrepreneur characteristics on venture success." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 25, no. 1 (January 14, 2019): 29–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-10-2017-0384.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to offer a unique perspective on the role of entrepreneurs’ hard work for the relationship between entrepreneur human capital and venture success. To this end, this study examined whether entrepreneurs with high human capital work harder than entrepreneurs with low human capital, the effect of entrepreneurs’ hard work on venture performance, and whether entrepreneurs’ hard work mediates the relationship between entrepreneur human capital and venture performance.Design/methodology/approachIn this explorative study, the role of entrepreneurs’ hard work as a mediator that transfers entrepreneur human capital into venture success was examined in a sample of 2,648 single-founder startups in the USA and 21,184 observations during the period of 2004-2011.FindingsThe effect of entrepreneurs’ industry experience on entrepreneurs’ hard work was significantly positive, while the effect of entrepreneurs’ general education on entrepreneurs’ hard work was significantly negative. Moreover, entrepreneurs’ hard work was a significant predictor of venture success. Finally, the results showed that entrepreneurs’ hard work partially mediates the positive relationship between entrepreneurs’ industry experience and venture success.Originality/valueOn one hand, the link between human capital and firm performance has been studied thoroughly and findings so far support the positive link between them. On the other hand, there has been continuous criticism that human capital gained much of its attention at the expense of human labor. There is a paucity of research, however, that investigating the dynamics of the relationships between human capital and human labor. This study provides an empirical explanation of such dynamics of the relationships of human characteristics in the context of entrepreneurship.
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Zheng, Haichao, Jui-Long Hung, Zihao Qi, and Bo Xu. "The role of trust management in reward-based crowdfunding." Online Information Review 40, no. 1 (February 8, 2016): 97–118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-04-2015-0099.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of trust management on the fundraising performance in reward-based crowdfunding. Design/methodology/approach – A research model was constructed based on elaboration likelihood model (ELM) and literatures with five hypotheses developed. Data were collected from www.demohour.com - the first and one of the largest reward-based crowdfunding platforms in China. In total, 829 reward-based crowdfunding projects were analyzed to test hypotheses. To test the hypotheses, partial least squares was used to analyze data of entrepreneur/sponsor profiles, entrepreneur/sponsor behaviors, and crowdfunding projects. Findings – Results indicated trust management significantly promoted fundraising performance via central (entrepreneur’s creditworthiness) and peripheral (entrepreneur-sponsor interactions) routes. The peripheral route (entrepreneur-sponsor interaction) showed significantly higher effects than the central route (entrepreneur’s creditworthiness). The finding aligns with authors’ assumptions derived from unique characteristics of reward-based crowdfunding – community and collaboration because personal, dynamic message interactions were more effective than static, historical success records on the trust establishment. In addition to the main effects, the results also showed entrepreneur’s prior success crowdfunding records positively moderated the effect of entrepreneur-sponsor interaction on fundraising performance. Originality/value – This study is the first paper that reveals the value of trust management in reward-based fundraising, especially the effect of dynamic entrepreneur-sponsor message interactions. Entrepreneur-sponsor interactions not only promoted community benefits in crowdfunding, but also cultivated trust relationships between entrepreneurs and sponsors. Previous studies mainly focussed on the entrepreneur’s popularity level on third-party social media (such as Facebook) toward fundraising performance. This study examines the effect of direct entrepreneur-sponsor interactions on the crowdfunding platform. Additionally, this study found one moderating effect from the central route to the peripheral route. It is a rare case in studies based on ELM. Finally, this study demonstrates how to incorporate a theoretical framework guiding the analysis of structured and unstructured data for in-depth analysis, result interpretation, and corresponding intervention strategy development.
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Gartner, William B. "“Who Is an Entrepreneur?” Is the Wrong Question." American Journal of Small Business 12, no. 4 (April 1988): 11–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104225878801200401.
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Entrepreneurship is the creation of organizations. What differentiates entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs is that entrepreneurs create organizations, while non-entrepreneurs do not. In behavioral approaches to the study of entrepreneurship an entrepreneur is seen as a set of activities involved in organization creation, while in trait approaches an entrepreneur is a set of personality traits and characteristics. This paper argues that trait approaches have been unfruitful and that behavioral approaches will be a more productive perspective for future research in entrepreneurship.
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Gartner, William B. "“Who Is an Entrepreneur?” Is the Wrong Question." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 13, no. 4 (July 1989): 47–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104225878901300406.
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Entrepreneurship is the creation of organizations. What differentiates entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs is that entrepreneurs create organizations, while non-entrepreneurs do not. In behavioral approaches to the study of entrepreneurship an entrepreneur is seen as a set of activities involved in organization creation, while in trait approaches an entrepreneur is a set of personality traits and characteristics. This paper argues that trait approaches have been unfruitful and that behavioral approaches will be a more productive perspective for future research in entrepreneurship.
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Filho, Cid Gonçalves, Mara Regina Veit, and Carlos Alberto Gonçalves. "MENSURAÇÃO DO PERFIL DO POTENCIAL EMPREENDEDOR E SEU IMPACTO NO DESEMPENHO DAS PEQUENAS EMPRESAS." Revista de Negócios 12, no. 3 (February 24, 2008): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.7867/1980-4431.2007v12n3p29-44.
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The entrepreneurship issue has been widely broadcasted among both academic and business environment by means of publications, practical cases and examples from entrepreneurs who are well succeeded in their business career. Several articles, seminars and conferences have addressed the issue and also have inspired researchers and scholars to identify which characteristics compose the entrepreneur’s profile. Small companies are considered to be one of the main agents of development and economic growth of a country as they contribute in two different ways: they create more job opportunities and technological innovations. In Brazil, for example, small companies represent 98% of the total running companies and 59% of the total workforce. Hence, small companies have a central importance for the social system in a capitalist society. Considering this scenario, the present research aims to build an instrument to identify which are the main factors that compose the entrepreneur’s profile. In order to achieve that objective, 965 questionnaires were collected. According to the results of the research, the EPP- Entrepreneur Potential Profile is composed by eight factors: strategic competence, risk, innovation, formal planning, relationship, analytical thinking, dedication and challenge. Through Structural Equation Modeling, it was verified that EPP (Entrepreneur Potential Profile) could explain 25% of performance of a small business. This study contributes with the development of a scale to measure Entrepreneur Potential Profile, with the proposal of a Entrepreneur Potential Profile Index - EPPI (using structural weights), associated with a typology of EPPI levels (low to high Entrepreneur Potential), that can help entrepreneurs to understand their profile and compare it with the population. Also, this work suggests that Entrepreneurship Profile Potential is an antecedent of business performance, and should be considered in new studies that aim to improve performance of small business firms. Key words: Search Terms. Entrepreneurship. Small business. Performance
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Huarng, Kun-Huang, and Tiffany Hui-Kuang Yu. "Complexity theory of entrepreneur characteristics." International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 17, no. 3 (January 14, 2021): 1037–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11365-020-00718-2.
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Tandelilin, Elsye, Dwi Ratmawati, and Tri Siwi Agustina. "An exploration of ethnic entrepreneurial values and characteristics in MSEs." BISMA (Bisnis dan Manajemen) 13, no. 2 (April 30, 2021): 148. http://dx.doi.org/10.26740/bisma.v13n2.p148-162.
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Entrepreneurship is one aspect that can encourage economic growth in a country through the creation of goods and services, it can improve the welfare of society. However, the survival of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) is still lower. Even though the number of MSEs in Indonesia has increased, the failure elevates. Variables that can increase the success of MSEs include the values and characteristics of the entrepreneur. This paper explores the entrepreneurial values and characteristics of Chinese, Javanese, and Madurese ethics in MSEs. This study uses a case study approach by using in-depth interviews to explore detailed information. The data source is primary data with six informants from three different ethnicities (Chinese, Javanese, and Madurese). The results demonstrate that Indonesian Chinese entrepreneurs uphold values and dominant perseverance, hard work, guanxi, honesty, personal trust, and confucianism values. Meanwhile, Javanese entrepreneur implements family values, spirituality, innate, paternalism, creativity, deliberation, and harmony. Finally, Madurese entrepreneur emphasizes obedience/surrender to parents, fraternity, and natural behaviour.
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Morawczyński, Rafał. "Venture Capitalists’ Investment Criteria in Poland: Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Entrepreneurs, and Founding Teams." Administrative Sciences 10, no. 4 (October 10, 2020): 77. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/admsci10040077.
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The aim of this article is to explore the decision-making policies by Polish Venture Capital (VC) firms, with special focus on the perception of entrepreneurs. This paper presents the results of a conjoint analysis and assessment of the importance of select characteristics among entrepreneurs and the qualities of a team of founders comprising managers of VC firms. The data were collected via face-to-face interviews with 26 Venture Capitalists. In the conjoint experiment, six attributes were presented, among which three represented characteristics of the entrepreneur (his/her passion and experience) and the management team (experience and completeness) alongside three characteristics of the opportunity (readiness of the product/service, growth rate of the market, and innovativeness of the whole project). VC managers ranked the importance of eight characteristics of the entrepreneurs related to their decisions and assessed the functional composition of the team of founders. The results of the experiment show that venture capitalists (VCs) most strongly appreciate the readiness of the product and entrepreneur’s passion. However, their preferences varied across the sample. The results of the ranking also show that the VC managers highly value the honesty of the entrepreneur. VCs typically prefer a team of founders, rather than a single-person project, preferably consisting of persons at least familiar with the technology and the market. This study contributes significantly to the state-of-the-art, as research on VC investment policy (investment criteria) is relatively rare in Central and Eastern Europe, where the VC industry is starting to flourish.
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Zhang, Yongzhong, Yonghui Dai, and Haijian Chen. "Analysis of entrepreneur mental model and construction of its portrait." Computer Science and Information Systems, no. 00 (2021): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/csis210119023z.
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Previous studies have shown that the mental model of entrepreneurs has a significant impact on the growth of entrepreneurial enterprises. This paper explores a new method to analyze entrepreneur mental model and construct its portrait. Firstly, according to existing research results, this paper summarizes three key factors that affect entrepreneurial mental model: prior knowledge, personality characteristics and opportunity perception. Since then, the methods of entrepreneur mental portrait are introduced, which including cluster analysis method and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method. Based on the investigation and analysis of 277 entrepreneurs, our study shows that the above construction method of mental model can accurately describe the entrepreneur mental model. The contribution of this paper is to explore the mental division of different types of entrepreneurs, and give the method of mental portrait of entrepreneurs, which provides a meaningful reference for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship education and training.
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Van Ness, Raymond K., Charles F. Seifert, Janet H. Marler, William J. Wales, and Mark E. Hughes. "Proactive Entrepreneurs: Who Are They and How Are They Different?" Journal of Entrepreneurship 29, no. 1 (February 23, 2020): 148–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0971355719893504.
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The uniqueness of entrepreneurs is a common theme in academic literature and yet, scholars have expressed scepticism about the generalisability of any specific personal characteristic. We argue that the relationship between personal characteristics and entrepreneurial propensity is likely nuanced and will vary by type of entrepreneurial engagement. We compared a specific subset of entrepreneurs, those who willingly risk their personal finances, careers and reputations to pursue their business ventures on a full-time basis, to their non-entrepreneur counterparts. We found these entrepreneurs, termed proactive, differed significantly within four key psychological characteristics: openness to new experiences, work centrality, self-reliance and entrepreneurial self-efficacy.
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Trang, Tran Kieu. "Key Success Factors of SME Entrepreneurs: Empirical Study in Vietnam." International Journal of Business and Management 11, no. 1 (December 18, 2015): 136. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v11n1p136.
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In the current increasingly competitive environment, productivity and profitability of each organization are strictly associated with its leaders’ management capacity. For the SMEs, their growth and success depend mainly on the entrepreneur’s management capacity. Based on an empirical study of 206 SMEs in Vietnam, this article clarifies five groups of key success factors of SME entrepreneurs. According to results obtained, knowledge on business and management, management skills, certain personal characteristics (such as flexibility, adventurous and punctilious spirit) and experience of SME entrepreneur are the factors that significantly and positively influence the success of SMEs.
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Hoyte, Cherisse. "Artisan entrepreneurship: a question of personality structure?" International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 25, no. 4 (June 4, 2019): 615–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-02-2018-0099.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of culture in artisan entrepreneurship. It is argued that culture plays a critical role in entrepreneurial behaviour as culture is a key determinant of what it means to be a person. The concept of culture is explored from a micro level of analysis therefore, conceptualising culture from the perspective of the individual entrepreneur’s personality. The main research question being investigated within this paper is: whether artisan entrepreneurs share common personality traits with other entrepreneur groups, using the five factor model (FFM) of personality as the basis of the conceptual model presented herein. Design/methodology/approach A literature review on the emerging field of artisan entrepreneurship, followed by a review of the literature on personality theory and entrepreneurship. Then, drawing upon the FFM of personality, a conceptual framework is introduced which proposes a relationship between the Big Five personality traits and four dimensions of artisan entrepreneurship such as cultural heritage, community entrepreneurship, craftsmanship and innovation, developed from concepts derived from extant literature. Findings The theoretical contribution is in the form of propositions. Four propositions have been formulated around the entrepreneurial personality of artisan business owners for each of the four dimensions: cultural heritage, community entrepreneurship, craftsmanship and innovation. Originality/value The paper is the first to propose a relationship between the Big Five personality dimensions and the likelihood of starting and/or running a business among an entrepreneur group rather than explaining personality differences among entrepreneur and non-entrepreneur groups. The focus of the paper is specifically on artisan entrepreneurs and it has been proposed that the personality trait of agreeableness is important in the decision to start a cultural-based business. It has also been proposed that artisan entrepreneurs possess personal characteristics of openness to newness and openness to innovation that are integral to regional development.
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Kim, Jin-Soo, Myeong-Gil Choi, and Chang-Soo Sung. "A Study on the Effects of Senior Entrepreneurs Characteristics on the Entrepreneur ship." Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society 12, no. 4 (April 30, 2011): 1833–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/kais.2011.12.4.1833.
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Bouchikhi, Hamid. "A Constructivist Framework for Understanding Entrepreneurship Performance." Organization Studies 14, no. 4 (July 1993): 549–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/017084069301400405.
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This paper outlines a constructivist framework for understanding the outcomes of the entrepreneurial process. The core thesis of the paper is that, taken alone, neither the personality of the entrepreneur nor the structural characteristics of the environment determine the outcome. Rather, it is argued that the outcome of the entrepreneurial process is emergent from a complex interaction between the entrepreneur, the environment, chance events and prior performance. The framework is illustrated with evidence from biographies of six entrepreneurs involved in successful processes.
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Belás, J., and A. Ključnikov. "The Most Important Attributes of Entrepreneurs. Case Study of the Environment of Czech SMEs." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge 4, no. 1 (June 1, 2016): 104–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijek-2016-0008.
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Abstract The aim of this paper was to define and quantify the most important attributes of entrepreneurs in the segment of small and medium-sized enterprises. The partial objective was to compare the opinions of the entrepreneurs in relation to their gender, age and level of education. Scientific questions, defined in this paper, were verified through empirical research conducted in the Czech Republic in 2015 on a sample of 1,141 entrepreneurs. In our research, we found that entrepreneurs consider expertise, responsibility and perseverance to be the most important personal characteristics and skills. Propensity to risk and decisiveness are ranked right after them. The same group of three most important attributes is presented by all defined groups of entrepreneurs, which means that the assessment of the importance of these attributes remains the same regardless of gender, age and level of education of the entrepreneur. It is interesting that the weight of the expertise increases with the age of the entrepreneur. This trend is caused by the fact that men significantly more intensively presented this opinion. When evaluating the attitudes of entrepreneurs to other characteristics and skills no significant differences in relation to gender, age and education were identified.
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Erogul, Murat Sakir, and Fanny Adams Quagrainie. "Motivation, Networking and Business Growth: Perspectives of Ghanaian Female Entrepreneurs." Journal of Enterprising Culture 25, no. 03 (September 2017): 297–316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s021849581750011x.
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This paper explores the experiences of Ghanaian female entrepreneur’s motivation for establishing their own business and the level of support they receive from their personal social network. Findings indicate that both push and pull factors motivate Ghanaian women to start their own business; however, initial motivation for becoming an entrepreneur does not appear to determine characteristics of the dichotomous labelling in relation to networking activity engagement or business growth relationship. This paper seeks to enable decision makers in Ghana to better formulate policy and support programs aimed at creating an environment more accepting of female Ghanaian entrepreneurs, regardless of what may trigger them into pursuing entrepreneurship as a career.
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Raposo, Mário, Arminda do Paço, and João Ferreira. "Entrepreneur's profile: a taxonomy of attribu tes and motivations of university students." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 15, no. 2 (May 16, 2008): 405–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14626000810871763.
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PurposeThis paper aims to identify the profile of the potential entrepreneur student in what concerns the personal attributes and motivations for start‐ups' creation.Design/methodology/approachA review of literature related to the entrepreneur profile is made in order to justify the importance of the theme. Through some studies it was possible to identify a diversity of works and authors that present some aspects which contribute to the characterisation of entrepreneur individuals. The present research uses primary data obtained by means of a questionnaire, involving a sample of students, which were currently engaged in a graduation course at the University of Beira Interior. The questionnaire was administrated by interviews conducted in the classrooms of the University's faculties. The collected data were submitted to a multivariate statistical analysis.FindingsResearch findings include the existence of a typology of two distinct groups of students, respectively designated by “The accommodated independents” and “The confidents”, according to the most outstanding characteristics related with several attributes and motivations presented by each of them.Practical implicationsThe identification of the entrepreneurs' characteristics and the knowledge of the potential business creator students' profile may be important for the development of an adequate educational programme directed to the entrepreneurship education and start‐up processes.Originality/valueThe paper identifies some important characteristics that are common in entrepreneurs. The findings could be used both to promote entrepreneurship in our education systems and to identify the best practices.
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Smith, Robert. "Examining the characteristics, philosophies, operating practices and growth strategies of village entrepreneurs." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 23, no. 4 (December 6, 2017): 708–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-10-2016-0350.
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Purpose The literature of entrepreneurship has an urban focus and despite the emergence of the rural entrepreneurship literature, we know little about the characteristics, philosophies, operating practices and growth strategies of ordinary village entrepreneurs’ in a UK context. As a concept, the “village entrepreneur” is contentious as theoretically there should be little difference between urban and rural entrepreneurs. Nevertheless, there is! The concept is important because many villages are in decline and are marginal places in terms of entrepreneurial opportunity. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach A review of the fragmented literature is conducted to synthesise and develop greater understanding. Drawing on a “life-story” approach the empirical strand comprises of an analysis of five ethnographic interviews with village entrepreneurs. Findings The respondents did not consider themselves entrepreneurs whom they characterised as flash, rogues and even crooked. Their embedded village entrepreneur persona was constructed around tales-of-character, hard work and perseverance. They prided themselves in making “slow-money” which they retain over their lifetime. Embeddedness, self-efficacy, character and morality were key themes encountered. Research limitations/implications From a research perspective the findings are based on a limited sample and the study was not specifically designed to capture data on characteristics, philosophies and operating practices. Further research on a larger scale is necessary to validate the findings. Practical implications From a practical perspective policy makers require to consider the notions of embeddedness, self-efficacy, character and morality when considering implementing growth strategies in rural areas. Originality/value This study contributes to the growing literature of rural entrepreneurship by expanding the typology of rural entrepreneurs and by detailing philosophies, operating practices, and growth strategies suitable and appropriate for small village and rural businesses.
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Holub, Dušan, and Hana Magurová. "Legal Regulation of Entrepreneur’s Conduct in Slovakia." Studia Commercialia Bratislavensia 10, no. 37 (June 1, 2017): 5–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/stcb-2017-0001.
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Abstract The article provides characteristics of legal regulation of the conduct of entrepreneurs, including the analysis of a new element of the Slovak law – so-called “disqualification”. It consists in a prohibition (by a court order) to perform functions of a member of the statutory or supervisory body in a company or co-operative, as well as in a prohibition to act as a director of the organisational unit of an enterprise, as a director of an enterprise of a foreign party, or as a procurator. Entrepreneurs are entitled to act on their own name. We distinguish direct and indirect (mediated) acts of entrepreneurs. When acting directly, the entrepreneur acts personally (for individuals) or through the statutory body (for legal entities). Indirect (mediated) acts of entrepreneurs consist in manifestation of the will through a third person, who acts on behalf of the entrepreneur (so-called statutory representation).
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Sidgel, Minu. "Women Entrepreneurs in Kathmandu Valley." PYC Nepal Journal of Management 10, no. 1 (August 31, 2017): 31–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/pycnjm.v10i1.36065.
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Women entrepreneurship entails business ownership and business creation that empowers women economically. It increases their economic strength as well as position in the society. Women entrepreneurs face number of problems to start and sustain business enterprises. They lack access to capital, training, technical and financial knowledge. This research looks at the personnel characteristics of women entrepreneur in Kathmandu valley and their motivational factor to start a business. It also looks at some of the problems faced by women entrepreneur in relation to capital formation and technical knowhow. This study used primary data and it was collected through a set of questionnaire and interviews of women entrepreneurs registered with the DSCI, FNCCI, FWEAN and Nepal Chamber of Commerce within Kathmandu valley.
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Burbar, Maisa Y., and Suzan J. Shkukani. "An Exploration of Determinants of Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Motivation, and Challenges in Palestine." International Business Research 14, no. 9 (August 9, 2021): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v14n9p53.
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Being an entrepreneur is becoming an anabranch in the business world. In addition, many young adults are preparing to be entrepreneurs in the future. Worldwide, many intellectuals view entrepreneurship as necessary to small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in general because it is critical to development. Micro, small-medium enterprises (MSMEs) are crucial in Palestine because MSMEs dominate the Palestinian economy.
This study highlights the specific characteristics of entrepreneurship and the factors motivating and challenging people when starting up their enterprises in Palestine and dealing with these challenges and obstacles.
The research method combines qualitative and quantitative tools, each of which was used to study relevant aspects. The qualitative tools used are interviews with the entrepreneurs in Palestine, while the quantitative tool included a designed questionnaire. The collected data was then analyzed using SPSS v 23.
Findings indicated that entrepreneurs in Palestine are self-confident, passionately seeking new opportunities with a good network of professionals, patient, persistent, and determinant, and can adapt to change. The results further highlighted that the most motivational factors behind being an entrepreneur in Palestine include being their boss and increasing income to have a better financial future. However, Lack of savings, political situation, competition, and the fear of risk associated with starting a business is the significant challenges and obstacles they face., Finally, Results indicate that gaining experience, developing business plans, managing financial resources, and motivating employees are the critical factors they have to consider. At the same time, they deal with these challenges and obstacles.
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Pawęta, Elena, and Przemysław Zbierowski. "Individual-Level Determinants of International Orientation of a Firm: A Study Based on Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Data." Journal of Intercultural Management 7, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 43–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/joim-2015-0003.
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AbstractIn recent decades economic integration and globalization processes facilitate the firms’ internationalization. The main determinants of that process are divided into three categories - internal factors, external factors and personal characteristics of an entrepreneur. The latter is considered to be the most important and will be the research subject in this article. The objective of this paper is to analyze the determinants of firm internationalization on the individual level and to verify whether entrepreneurial traits of the founder are indeed important for the internationalization. The research is based on the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data, using which we employ independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA analyses to test the hypotheses. The results show that the only variable which determines international orientation of a company is the level of education of an entrepreneur. All other characteristics of an entrepreneur do not correlate with international orientation of a firm. Results obtained make important contribution to entrepreneurship research - they show significant shift in international entrepreneurship trends - internationalization is getting more available, less risky and more natural for entrepreneurs of different ages, backgrounds and individual characteristics. Findings may be useful for further international entrepreneurship research.
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Markov, Slobodanka. "Female entrepreneurs in Serbia at the beginning of the 2000s." Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke, no. 118-119 (2005): 161–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/zmsdn0519161m.
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This paper discusses the topics related to the personal and social characteristics of a group of female entrepreneurs from several towns in Serbia, their motives and main reasons for entering the entrepreneur activities in the unstable social conditions, prerequisites to start one's own business, opinions about personal characteristics significant for the success in business activities, problems and social circumstances which impede the individual entrepreneur activity of women, satisfaction with their business activities, ways to harmonize family and business obligations. 183 As a whole, the results of this qualitative study indicate that the female entrepreneurs in Serbia are well educated, that they belong to different professional groups, that they have significant previous work experience that their social background stretches along the entire scale of social stratification, that they are rather equally divided into married and divorced, as a rule with children. They developed their own businesses within the range of typical female fields - retail trade and usual services, with the tendency to enter the area of intellectual services. It was established that there are specific problems and limitations for the entrepreneur activities of women in the unstable work conditions and in still rather patriarchally organized environment in our country. These problems also imply the lack of suitable credits and stimulative programmes for this type of business activities of women, skepticism of the environment toward women in business, double work of women (job, as well as family and children), lack of self-confidence. Envisaged personal characteristics necessary for the success in business include: work and diligence, professional knowledge and readiness for permanent education, persistence and perseverance responsibility and punctuality, communication skills, which are all characteristics quite realistically depicting the demands for the participants in business activities in market economy. As advantages of women over men in running a business, the interviewed female entrepreneurs pointed out: responsibility, persistence, consistency, realism, seriousness diligence and efficiency. It was established that there was a significant satisfaction with their own business activities through which their initial tendencies and motives were mainly realized. Family obligations make a circle which still stifles female entrepreneurs in business activities, which is one of the differentiating characteristics ("differences") in private business in comparison with men.
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Ndinguri, Erastus, Krisanna Machtmes, Ryan J. Machtmes, and Jessica Hill. "Exploring How Women Entrepreneurs Use Technology for Idea Generation." International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation 5, no. 2 (July 2015): 24–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijeei.2015070102.
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The study explores the relationship between the extent of use and access to emerging technology in business by women entrepreneurs and the different characteristics that may trigger generation of business ideas. The study was conducted through use of an interpretive scale of how women entrepreneurs use emerging technology. Several research questions were answered, including: “Do demographic characteristics play a role in knowing and using emerging technology?”; “Are there differences between the extent of use of emerging technologies and different entrepreneur women characteristics?” and “Is there a possible predictive model of idea generation and business formation, as measured by use of technology overall item mean score?”
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Nacu, Cosmin Mihai, and Silvia Avasilcăi. "Technological Entrepreneurship: Success Factors as Perceived by Potential Young Entrepreneurs." Advanced Materials Research 837 (November 2013): 639–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.837.639.
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This research paper aims to propose and empirically test a theoretical model, positing relationships among entrepreneur, technology and resources. The applied methodology was completing a questionnaire survey by a random sample of undergraduate management and engineering students across five Romanian faculties. The results were based on structural equation modeling analysis. Results provide strong support for the proposition that the success of a good business idea strongly depends on some factors, including the capabilities of an entrepreneur, on the technology used to implement the idea and on the necessary resources. The paper demonstrates that the success of an idea in technological entrepreneurship, based on the potential young entrepreneurs point of view is influenced by the characteristics of the young entrepreneur, by his capabilities and his knowledge. The success is also influenced in some proportions by the innovation of technology, its development and globalization. The third category of the success factors is resources, which includes temporal resources, material resources, financial resources and informational resources. The conclusion of this research is that the most important factor for a successful business idea is the entrepreneur.
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Green, R., J. David, M. Dent, and A. Tyshkovsky. "The Russian entrepreneur: a study of psychological characteristics." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 2, no. 1 (April 1996): 49–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13552559610110718.
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Avilés Hernández, Manuela, and Carmina Pérez Pérez. "Psychological characteristics analysis that define a disabled entrepreneur." Suma de Negocios 10, no. 22 (April 15, 2019): 9–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.14349/sumneg/2019.v10.n22.a2.
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Hisrich, Robert D., and Mikhail V. Grachev. "The Russian entrepreneur: characteristics and prescriptions for success." Journal of Managerial Psychology 10, no. 2 (March 1995): 3–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02683949510075506.
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Thompson, Pat. "CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR IN CANADA." Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship 4, no. 3 (January 1987): 5–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08276331.1987.10600265.
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Ramezani, Ebrahim, Mohadese Montazeri, and Zinalabidin Montazeri. "A study on prioritizing typical women’s entrepreneur characteristics." Management Science Letters 4, no. 6 (2014): 1271–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.5267/j.msl.2014.4.017.
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Permatasari, Anggraeni, Wawan Dhewanto, and Dina Dellyana. "An agent based model of Creative Social Entrepreneurship Behaviour in the context of creative economy." Jurnal Manajemen Indonesia 21, no. 1 (April 26, 2021): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.25124/jmi.v21i1.2536.
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This paper presents an agent-based model that illustrates creative-social entrepreneurial behaviour and its impact on socio-economic development and local resources sustainability. This study conducted an agent-based model simulation test to demonstrate the potential of the model developed through a literature review. The model approach assumes the interactions between agents are influenced by three purposes, which are profit entrepreneur, social entrepreneur and hybrid entrepreneur. The process is captured from the ability of entrepreneurial creativity in exploiting and conserving local resources. The results show the success of a dynamic model in integrating characteristics and creative-social entrepreneurial behaviour. The final model used as a reference to validate the impact and the relationship of creative-social entrepreneurial action on the socio-economic development and sustainability of a region's local resources.
Keywords—Creative-social Entrepreneurship, Agent Based Model, Hybrid Entrepreneurs, Socio-Economic Development Local Resources Sustainability
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Anuyahong, Bundit, Wipanee Pengnate, Kanjana Punoiam, Supaporn Phatratkul, and Chatchawal Sangthongluan. "Desired characteristics of successful start-up entrepreneurs in Prachuap Kirikhan province." International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478) 10, no. 4 (June 14, 2021): 37–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v10i4.1167.
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This study aims to (i) analyze desired characteristics of successful start-up entrepreneurs in Prachuap Kirikhan province, (ii) compare desired characteristics of successful start-up entrepreneurs in Prachuap Kirikhan province according to gender, age, educational background, investment, budget capital, entrepreneur experience, and a number of staff, and (iii) study additional suggestions. The research samples were 140- start-up entrepreneurs in Prachuap Kirikhan province derived through the Simple Random Sampling technique. The instruments used for collecting the data were the rating scale and open-ended questionnaire. Frequency, mean scores, Standard Deviation, t-Test, F-test, and content analysis were used for data analysis. The findings were (i) Desired characteristics of successful start-up entrepreneurs were at a high level (ii) Success of start-up business were ranked according to gender, educational background and number of staff and (iii) the additional suggestions were remarkably emphasized on using past and present experiences to adapt with the business; using technological advancement to reach a wider target group, and using new creativity and risk-taking to make a brand uniqueness.
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Ratno, Ratno, Adri Wihananto, and Sjarief Gerald Prasetya. "The development of social entrepreneur through family empowerment (Posdaya) in the Bogor City." Management Journal of Binaniaga 5, no. 02 (December 30, 2020): 179. http://dx.doi.org/10.33062/mjb.v5i2.401.
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Unemployment in urban areas is a social problem that must be resolved immediately. One way to overcome these social problems is community empowerment through social entrepreneurship or better known as social entrepreneur. The purpose of this research is to provide input in policy making related to handling economic and social problems and also as a medium for increasing knowledge as well as a reference source for further research related to Posdaya. The research method uses Qualitative Interactive analysis, namely the process of searching, compiling and analyzing data obtained from interviews in a systematic manner so that it is easy to understand and of course can be informed to others. Research results: the characteristics of Posdaya cadres in Bogor City based on individual characteristics are mostly female, aged 25 to 45 years, have the highest education equivalent to SMU (Senior High School), work as entrepreneurs and have been administrators for 4 to 6 years. In a qualitative analysis, it is found that sociopreuner and social innovation have a relationship with the success of the Posdaya (Social Entrepreneur), where sociopreneurs and social innovation tend to have a positive relationship with Social Entrepreneurs.Keywords: Social Entrepreneur and Family Empowerment
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Handaru, Agung Wahyu, Magdalena Prita Pagita, and Widya Parimita. "KARAKTERISTIK ENTREPRENEUR MELALUI MULTIPLE DISKRIMINAN ANALISIS (Studi Pada Etnis Tionghoa, Jawa dan Minang di Bekasi Utara)." JRMSI - Jurnal Riset Manajemen Sains Indonesia 6, no. 1 (March 31, 2015): 351. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/jrmsi.006.1.02.
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KARAKTERISTIK ENTREPRENEUR MELALUI MULTIPLEDISKRIMINAN ANALISIS(Studi Pada Etnis Tionghoa, Jawa dan Minang di Bekasi Utara)Agung Wahyu HandaruFakultas Ekonomi Universitas Negeri JakartaEmail: agung_1178@yahoo.comMagdalena Prita PagitaFakultas Ekonomi Universitas Negeri JakartaEmail: magdalenapritapagita@gmail.comWidya ParimitaFakultas Ekonomi Universitas Negeri JakartaEmail: widya_parimita@yahoo.comABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is : 1) To find a description about demographic ofChinese ethnic, Javanese ethnic and Minang ethnic. 2) To discriminant testbetween Chinese ethnic and Javanese ethnic. 3) To discriminant test betweenChinese ethnic and Minang ethnic. 4) To discriminant test between Javaneseethnic and Minang ethnic. 5) To discriminant test between Chinese, Javanese andMinang ethnic. The analysis conducted in this research is descriptive anddiscriminant analysis. The study was conducted of 60 entrepreneurs in BekasiUtara especially in 2 area that is Wisma Asri and Pondok Ungu Permai usingconvenience sampling method. While the techniques of data collection is done bydistributing questionnaires, which are then processed using SPSS 21. The resultsshows that 1) Entrepreneur dominated by men with less than 30 years old withhigh school education level, have 10 years business with its own capital resourcesthat is less than 50 million and a gross monthly income of less than 10 million.2)The variable characteristics entrepreneurs who make different ethnic Chineseand Javanese is Tuna Satak Bathi Sanak with strength classification accuracy. 3)The variable characteristics entrepreneurs who make different ethnic Chinese andMinang is Hongsui with strength classification accuracy. 4) The variablecharacteristics entrepreneurs who make different ethnic Javanese and Minang arePanggautan Gelaring Pambudi and Tuna Satak Bathi Sanak with strengthclassification accuracy. 5) The variable characteristics entrepreneurs who makedifferent ethnic Chinese, Javanese and Minang are Hopeng and Tuna Satak BathiSanak with strength classification accuracy.Keywords : Characteristicsof Entrepreneurs, Discriminant Analysis.
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Dottore, Antonio, and Suleiman K. Kassicieh. "Predicting Future Technopreneurs Among Inventors." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 14, no. 03 (May 8, 2017): 1750008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219877017500080.
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High-technology new firms are an important source of strong economic value and spillovers. It is therefore theoretically and practically important to understand the antecedents to their creation. This study focuses on understanding attitudinal, situational and personal characteristics associated with entrepreneurial activity by academic inventors. We surveyed patent holders and examined differences between entrepreneur inventors (EIs) and non-entrepreneur inventors (NEIs) in many dimensions. In demographic variables, EIs are more likely male, who have had a career in academic institutions. They were actively involved in technology development with grants used to validate the commercial potential of the technology and in a large number of contacts in the industry. They were also involved in business activities outside of their employment that required technical skills. EIs who had commercialization support from their regions were more likely to become entrepreneurs. The ones who exhibited innovative behavior were also more likely to become entrepreneurs. We used these differences to predict inventors who were more likely to become entrepreneurs using these demographic, personal characteristics, situational and attitudinal descriptors using discriminant functions with very good success. The model to forecast the inventors’ likely path to commercializing their technologies can have practical implications for universities and public policy-makers.
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Barnard, Brian, and Derrick Herbst. "A Resource-based Paradigm of Entrepreneurship: The Optimal Organization of Entrepreneurs as Resource." Business and Management Studies 3, no. 2 (May 31, 2017): 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/bms.v3i2.2375.
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The study examines entrepreneurs as resource, with emphasis on the entrepreneur as professional. It concludes that entrepreneurs are reliable – they are able to repeatedly innovate and venture; universal – they are not necessarily bound by industry; and experts and professionals that specialize in an area of expertise. The factors that contribute to their reliability, universality, and expertise are noted. In addition, the necessary qualifications of an entrepreneur, their development, and the factors that impact their efficiency were also investigated. It is found that entrepreneurs develop with time. By considering what motivates them, and their area of speciality, the extent by which entrepreneurs can be managed, and their authority and sphere of influence are examined.The possible ways of organizing entrepreneurs were considered, contrasting between the objectives of the entrepreneur and that of his organization. In this regard, the key aspects were: i) funding, ii) resources, iii) risk and reward sharing, and iv) opportunity recognition and development.The results raise investment culture, together with policies towards failure. The resources important for entrepreneurship are listed, as well as the factors relevant to venture success, and how this influences the organization of entrepreneurs. The benefits and also the hinderances of institutions, collaborative groups and entrepreneurs as individuals were considered. The informal and humanistic nature of networks surfaced, together with their competing method of opportunity appraisal, with more emphasis on the entrepreneur and other humanistic factors. Large organizations enabling entrepreneurship in small organizations (corporate venturing) surfaced as one of the optimal ways to organize entrepreneurs. Furthermore, given their characteristics, entrepreneurs can be readily exploited as economical and societal resource, with perhaps less cost than believed. It is found that the relationship between entrepreneurial throughput and risk and reward may be overlooked, lacking substance, and subject to stereotypical thinking. Entrepreneurial reward ignores entrepreneurial throughput, or assumes that entrepreneurial throughput is maximized through maximizing entrepreneurs' rewards. Risk minimization, particularly for the entrepreneur, is also not necessarily related to entrepreneurial throughput.The study raises a number of factors and deficiencies that impact entrepreneurial output. In view of this, a number of constructs and measures pertaining to entrepreneurship are suggested: i) entrepreneurial emergence – the method used to identify entrepreneurs, and the rate at which new entrepreneurs are identified; ii) entrepreneurial development – the growth and development of known entrepreneurs; iii) entrepreneurial longevity – the reuse and lifespan of entrepreneurs; and iv) the evaluation of entrepreneurs.The interaction between entrepreneurs and the needs of entrepreneurs also surfaced – most notably unbiased support, which they source through support networks or “entrepreneurial fraternities”. Motivation and encouragement may be as valuable advice as professional views and opinions. The study ends by raising the question whether it would indeed be possible to institutionalize entrepreneurship, mostly through legislation that require organizations to spend a percentage on entrepreneurship. A number of points support this line of thinking.
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Valliere, Dave, and Norm O'Reilly. "Seeking the Summit: Exploring the Entrepreneur–Mountaineer Analogy." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 8, no. 4 (November 2007): 293–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000007782433213.
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Entrepreneurs and mountaineers face challenges that share many characteristics distinct from mainstream society and managerial activity: lofty goals, individualistic efforts, risky and highly uncertain environments, and severe resource constraints. A qualitative explication of this analogy is extended with a comparative quantitative examination of shared individual traits (risk avoidance, optimism, flexibility and overconfidence) among mountaineers, entrepreneurs and control subjects. The findings provide support for an entrepreneur–mountaineer analogy, suggesting common themes for the roles of both groups. These results are integrated with previous research on the mountaineering personality to suggest ways by which the two groups could learn from each other. The analogy is then extended beyond the individual level by explicit mapping between entrepreneurs and mountaineers in terms of objectives, strategies, resources and risks faced. This mapping is used to suggest areas of entrepreneurship research that may benefit from the adoption of the analogy perspective.
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Bawakyillenuo, Simon, and Innocent Sefa Komla Agbelie. "Environmental Consciousness of Entrepreneurs in Ghana: How Do Entrepreneur Types, Demographic Characteristics and Product Competitiveness Count?" Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 16, 2021): 9139. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13169139.
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Businesses are believed to be partly responsible for upsetting the balance of local biodiversity through activities that degrade the environment. Critically, entrepreneurship is increasingly being cited as a key sector that can bring about sustainable transformation in production and distribution. Ghana’s total entrepreneurial activity rate is estimated at 37%, with businesses operating unsustainably. Meanwhile, little has been explored empirically on the factors that influence businesses’ sensitivity to the environment in Ghana. Using the 2013 GEM data in estimating seven different logic regression models coupled with a qualitative analysis, this paper fills the gap by investigating how the demographic and entrepreneurial characteristics of entrepreneurs in Ghana influence their environmental consciousness. The empirical evidence suggests that education fosters environmental consciousness, while owner-manager and female entrepreneurs as well as rural locality entrepreneurs in Ghana tend to be more environmentally sensitive. The qualitative data also revealed general concerns for the environment as motivating factors for entrepreneurs to be more environmentally conscious. The findings therefore draw attention to the inadequate focus on green entrepreneurship in Ghana. Embarking on educational campaigns to promote the adherence to environmental regulations by all businesses, especially those in urban areas, could help build a robust eco-preneurship landscape in Ghana.
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Wach, Krzysztof, and Agnieszka Głodowska. "How do demographics and basic traits of an entrepreneur impact the internationalization of firms?" Oeconomia Copernicana 12, no. 2 (June 30, 2021): 399–424. http://dx.doi.org/10.24136/oc.2021.014.
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Research background: The theoretical basis of the study derives from the assumptions of international entrepreneurship combining theories of entrepreneurship and theories of international business. The identification of entrepreneurship determinants and attributes was based on the economic, socio ? cultural, as well as psychological approach to entrepreneurship.
Purpose of the article: The aim of the article is to verify how demographic and basic traits of an entrepreneur affect the pace of the internationalization of firms from Poland.
Methods: The study was based on CATI method. The article uses data collected on the basis of a study conducted on a sample of 355 companies from Poland. The research methods applied are a critical analysis of prior research, which allowed to identify the research gap and develop research hypotheses. In the empirical part, statistical methods were applied, including descriptive statistics and multidimensional regression.
Findings & value added: The logistic regression estimation allows to confirm three hypotheses. With the age of the entrepreneur, the pace of internationalization of the firm increases. The pace of internationalization of the firm increases with the level of education of the entrepreneur. The fact that an entrepreneur belongs to a national minority increases the pace of the internationalization of the firm. Results of two-sample t-test confirm that firms whose entrepreneurs have higher entrepreneurial competences internationalize faster and earlier. The added value of the article is the combination of socio-demographic and psycho-cognitive characteristics of the entrepreneur with internationalisation. Applying this approach to a sample of firms from Poland (CEE market) contributes to research on international entrepreneurship in a thematic and geographical sense. The results of the study are of an applied nature. They can be addressed to many recipients: entrepreneurs, policymakers, educators, entities responsible for shaping and promoting entrepreneurship on both the micro and macro levels.
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Starr, Jennifer A., and Nanette Fondas. "A Model of Entrepreneurial Socialization and Organization Formation." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 17, no. 1 (October 1992): 67–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104225879201700108.
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This model applies theories of organizational socialization to characterize the aspiring entrepreneur's journey from neophyte to firm founder and to Identify factors that may Influence the transition from a pre-organization to the formation of a new organization. The model distinguishes two identifiable stages which shape organization formation—Anticipatory Socialization and New Entrepreneur Socialization. Anticipatory Socialization characterizes the predisposing characteristics and experiences that precede the cognitive choice to become an entrepreneur. New Entrepreneur Socialization specifies the critical variables that Influence the new recruit once the decision Is made to start a firm. Three factors determine the transition into the entrepreneurial role: Motivational Bases for Adaptation, Socializing Agents and the Structural Context of the Entrepreneurial Setting. The eventual outcome of entrepreneurial socialization, Organization Formation, Is the survival or discontinuance of the venture. A model of entrepreneurial socialization focuses attention on the adaptive Intra-personal and Inter-personal processes that shape the new venture creation process.
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YONG, Shao-Hong, and Juan WANG. "A Theory on the National Characteristics of Entrepreneur Behavior." Advances in Psychological Science 20, no. 11 (June 14, 2013): 1735–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.3724/sp.j.1042.2012.01735.
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SAYGIN, Muhammet. "THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR COUNCILS: A PHENOMENO." International Journal Of Eurasia Social Sciences 11, no. 39 (January 1, 2020): 203–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.35826/ijoess.2707.
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Owaihan, Abdullah Al, Rashed Sh Al Ajmi, and C. P. Rao. "Entrepreneur characteristics and management practices: implications for SMEs' development." J. for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development 4, no. 4 (2009): 243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/jibed.2009.033739.
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Santamaria-Alvarez, Sandra Milena, Maria Angélica Sarmiento-González, and Luis Carlos Arango-Vieira. "Transnational migrant entrepreneur characteristics and the transnational business nexus." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 25, no. 5 (August 13, 2019): 1014–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-02-2018-0092.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the characteristics of Colombian migrants’ transnational businesses (TBs) and their operations. To this end, the characteristics of the entrepreneurs, their businesses and the patterns of their international operations are discussed and compared. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyses 14 cases developed from data from in-depth interviews with the same number of Colombian entrepreneurs who migrated to the USA. Similarly, the analysis includes secondary data sources. Findings TBs created by Colombian transnational entrepreneurs (TEs) aim to be successful through the best use of the resources of each market, allowing them to produce with lower costs and better quality in their country of origin while selling in more developed countries, such as the USA (their country of destination). The operations of those businesses are limited by their financial resources, small and fragmented networks, and their organic growth. The personal characteristics of the TE and their business comprise a nexus that helps to overcome business shortcomings. Originality/value The paper contributes to entrepreneurship, migration and international business literature by illuminating the nexus between the personal characteristics of the TE and the unique characteristics of their business, including the analysis of their international operations. Likewise, considering the characteristics of the context under study, the paper presents findings that are interesting for countries with similar social and economic difficulties.
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Khan, Arshad M. "Entrepreneur characteristics and the prediction of new venture success." Omega 14, no. 5 (January 1986): 365–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0305-0483(86)90077-0.
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SWIERCZEK, FREDRIC WILLIAM, and SOMKID JATUSRIPATAK. "EXPLORING ENTREPRENEURSHIP CULTURES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA." Journal of Enterprising Culture 02, no. 02 (July 1994): 687–708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218495894000215.
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This paper explores the cultural features of entrepreneurship in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. A survey approach is used to assess differences in Entrepreneurial Cultures among managers in these four countries. The findings indicate strong similarities between the samples of managers from the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore. Entrepreneurs in these countries emphasize more the personality characteristics of the entrepreneur such as, risk taking, whereas those from Thailand emphasises on innovation.