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  • Time: 20 hours
    Level: Advanced

 
 

Introduction

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  • There are literally dozens and dozens of different definitions of ‘the entrepreneur’ and the concept of ‘entrepreneurship’. Researchers and writers often seem to pick the definition that best fits the...
 

1 Economic function of the entrepreneur

  • 1 Economic function of the entrepreneur Resource
  • Broadly, entrepreneurs have two vital roles to play in the economy (1) to introduce new ideas and (2) to energise business processes. Strictly speaking, the term entrepreneur, which derives from the French...
 

2 Entrepreneurial qualities

  • 2 Entrepreneurial qualities Resource
  • It is now widely accepted that, apart from the start up phase, most small firms in Europe are more concerned about survival rather than growth and relatively few are especially entrepreneurial (Gray 1998)....
 

3 Entrepreneurial work style

  • 3 Entrepreneurial work style Resource
  • The need for supportive, open and communicative policies, structures and cultures in effective entrepreneurial firms as the optimal crucible for successful innovations comes through very strongly from...
 

4 Key points

 

References and Acknowledgements

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