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CHARACTERISTICS OF ENTREPRENEURS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SMALL SCALE ENTREPRENEURS OF SRILANKAN AND BANGLADESH Nimalathasan, B Ph.D Scholar (SAARC), Department of Management studies, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
Abstract
People are the most valuable resourcewithin any country. There appears to be a strong linkage between the training, attitudes and goals of people and the level of economic growth within a country. An essential ingredient in the economic growth of any country is the key individual who promotes change and development, these persons may be called entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneurs are playing a major role in acceleratingthe pace of economic development the world over by their innovative and creative approach to the process of production and product launching in the market. They have thus helped to guide a new economic order by perception of new opportunities and converting them into profitable ventures. Hence various studies have been done on the above theme, but no studies have been conducted in SriLankan and Bangladeshperspectives, especially in Small Scale Entrepreneurs.Presentstudy is initiated Characteristics of Entrepreneur, a comparativestudy of Small Scale Entrepreneursof SriLankan andBangladesh with the as samples of fifty (50). Factor analysis shows that SriLankan entrepreneurs have
CHARACTERISTICS OF ENTREPRENEURS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SMALL SCALE ENTREPRENEURS OF SRILANKAN AND BANGLADESH Nimalathasan, B Ph.D Scholar (SAARC), Department of Management studies, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
Abstract
People are the most valuable resourcewithin any country. There appears to be a strong linkage between the training, attitudes and goals of people and the level of economic growth within a country. An essential ingredient in the economic growth of any country is the key individual who promotes change and development, these persons may be called entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneurs are playing a major role in acceleratingthe pace of economic development the world over by their innovative and creative approach to the process of production and product launching in the market. They have thus helped to guide a new economic order by perception of new opportunities and converting them into profitable ventures. Hence various studies have been done on the above theme, but no studies have been conducted in SriLankan and Bangladeshperspectives, especially in Small Scale Entrepreneurs.Presentstudy is initiated Characteristics of Entrepreneur, a comparativestudy of Small Scale Entrepreneursof SriLankan andBangladesh with the as samples of fifty (50). Factor analysis shows that SriLankan entrepreneurs have