Entrepreneur
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMPARISON OF ENTREPRENEUR
1. Introduction
Entrepreneur are one unique individuals that establishes and manages a business for the principal purpose of profit and growth. The entrepreneur is characterized by innovative behavior and implement strategic management practices in the business (Gartner, 1989). It is very important for any business students to know how entrepreneurs act and behave in order to learn and become successfull entrepreneurs in the future. Therefore, in this paper, we will discuss about two entrepreneurs in the business world. One is local entrepreneur, which is Mr Dahlan Iskan, former-CEO of Jawa Post Group while the other is iconic entrepreneur that has been very famous in the world, Steve Jobs. Although Steve Jobs has passed away, but his spirit and efforts are legendary and it will provide good comparison with local entrepreneur such as Mr Dahlan Iskan. Therefore, this can be used as a learning process about understanding how entrepreneur can be success in today’s business world.
2. Profile of Entrepreneur
2.1 Dahlan Iskan
The local entrepreneur that is chosen in this paper is Mr Dahlan Iskan, the former-CEO of Jawa Post Group and now is chosen as State Minister for State-Owned Enterprises. Jawa Post Group is one of newspaper agency in Indonesia that has headquarter in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Dahlan Iskan is very phenomenom because of his performances to build Jawa Post from scratch and turning Jawa Post from newspaper with 6,000 exemplars into 300,000 exemplars turnover in only five years. Moreover, Dahlan Iskan is also the one that build Jawa Pos News Network (JPNN), one of the largest newspaper networks that has 134 newspaper, and magazine, with over 40 printing facility in aoround Indonesia. (JPNN, 2014; Amazon, 2014)
Figure 1. Logo of Jawa Post Group
(Source: Tempo, 2012)
Figure 2. Dahlan Iskan
(Source: BTD, 2011)
2.2 Steve Jobs
The second chosen entrepreneur is Steve
COMPARISON OF ENTREPRENEUR
1. Introduction
Entrepreneur are one unique individuals that establishes and manages a business for the principal purpose of profit and growth. The entrepreneur is characterized by innovative behavior and implement strategic management practices in the business (Gartner, 1989). It is very important for any business students to know how entrepreneurs act and behave in order to learn and become successfull entrepreneurs in the future. Therefore, in this paper, we will discuss about two entrepreneurs in the business world. One is local entrepreneur, which is Mr Dahlan Iskan, former-CEO of Jawa Post Group while the other is iconic entrepreneur that has been very famous in the world, Steve Jobs. Although Steve Jobs has passed away, but his spirit and efforts are legendary and it will provide good comparison with local entrepreneur such as Mr Dahlan Iskan. Therefore, this can be used as a learning process about understanding how entrepreneur can be success in today’s business world.
2. Profile of Entrepreneur
2.1 Dahlan Iskan
The local entrepreneur that is chosen in this paper is Mr Dahlan Iskan, the former-CEO of Jawa Post Group and now is chosen as State Minister for State-Owned Enterprises. Jawa Post Group is one of newspaper agency in Indonesia that has headquarter in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Dahlan Iskan is very phenomenom because of his performances to build Jawa Post from scratch and turning Jawa Post from newspaper with 6,000 exemplars into 300,000 exemplars turnover in only five years. Moreover, Dahlan Iskan is also the one that build Jawa Pos News Network (JPNN), one of the largest newspaper networks that has 134 newspaper, and magazine, with over 40 printing facility in aoround Indonesia. (JPNN, 2014; Amazon, 2014)
Figure 1. Logo of Jawa Post Group
(Source: Tempo, 2012)
Figure 2. Dahlan Iskan
(Source: BTD, 2011)
2.2 Steve Jobs
The second chosen entrepreneur is Steve
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