CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 MEANING The classic definition of an Entrepreneur is “a person who organizes and manages a business undertaking‚ assuming the risk for the sake of the profit.” The word ’entrepreneur’ is derived from the Old French word ’entreprendre’ which was first used by the economic ’theorist’ Richard Cantillon in 1755 in an essay where he used this term to describe a person who assumed the risk of buying goods in the belief that they could sell them at a higher price at a
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Contents Introduction 2 Short Summary 2 Common/different aspects of the paper 2 Conclusions 6 References 7 “Who is an entrepreneur?” Introduction “Who is an entrepreneur?” is a question that aroused many controversies and debates. Among many articles that talks about the entrepreneur and the process of entrepreneurship I will focus on three articles that tried to answer this question or demonstrated the uselessness of the question. Analyzing many different points
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WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: Women entrepreneurs may be defined as a woman or a group of women who initiate‚ organize and run a business enterprise. In terms of Schumpeterian concept of innovative entrepreneurs‚ women who innovate‚ initiate or adopt a business activity are called business entrepreneur. It is the group of women or single women running an enterprise or company in order to earn profit. Now days because of women empowerment women are stepping-stone into the industries and are taking the
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The Role of the Entrepreneur An entrepreneur is an owner of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative‚ this is applied to persons who are willing to help launch a new venture or enterprise and accept full responsibility for a company’s output. The entrepreneur shifts economic resources out of a lower and into a high productivity and greater economic yields. Occupying the central position in a market economy‚ entrepreneurs are instigators of growth and progress and are pivotal
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Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur 1. They are self-motivated Successful entrepreneurs do not need someone who holds them accountable or forces them to be efficient and productive. Unfortunately‚ without a manager‚ many people cannot take their business past the planning stages. It takes hard work to create your own business; most people need someone who forces them to keep working. Moreover‚ when people do not have someone to hold them accountable‚ they may let their work’s quality
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our government and corporations to create more entrepreneurs has showed the importance of growing entrepreneurship in Malaysia economy. In today’s globalized worlds‚ with a twist of creativity in entrepreneurial sector it will contribute significantly to its prosperity. To be a successful entrepreneurs‚ it should spot rich opportunities swiftly and make benefit from it. In Peter Drucker book Innovation and Entrepreneurship stated that: “Entrepreneurs see change as the norm and as healthy. He or she
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It is due to lack of awareness of entrepreneurship that how much it is important for our country. How it can help in improving economy of Pakistan. Many international surveys rank Pakistan was one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Entrepreneurs are cautioned. Although it has strong potential to be an entrepreneur’s efforts to become wealthy over might‚ without having to move up to the ladder gradually this overconfidence and lack of understanding for the proper business techniques causes
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central underlying dimensions: innovation‚ risk-taking and proactiveness. Entrepreneurship and creativity makes significant contribution to the success of firms and to the economic growth of the nation (Schumpter J.A‚ 1998). Creativity enables the entrepreneur to act on these opportunities in ways which can result in competitive advantage for the organization. It can provide the basis for innovation and business growth‚ as well as impacting positively on society generally (Bilton‚ 2007). I think
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Matters – But does Entrepreneurship Education? An Interview with David Birch”‚ Academy of Management Learning and Education‚ 3(3)‚ pp. 289-291. Baird‚ C. M. A. (2004). Conrad N. Hilton‚ Innkeeper Extraordinaire‚ Bass‚ B Baron‚ R. A. and Shane‚ S. A. (2008). Entrepreneurship: A process perspective‚ 2nd ed. Thomson South-Western. Burns‚ J. M. (1978). Leadership. New York: Harper and Row. Brockhaus‚ R. and Horwitz‚ P. (1986) ‘The Psychology of the Entrepreneur’ in Sexton‚ D. and Smilor‚ R. (eds.)‚ The Art
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What is an Entrepreneur? Debated for many years‚ this vital question to the study of entrepreneurship continues to be criticised and analysed by some of the worlds leading researchers. The term entrepreneur comes from the French word entreprendre‚ which means to under take or to go between. Entrepreneurship did not really emerge into the UK until the Thatcher years (1970s) after the de-regulation of many of the country ’s companies including gas‚ electricity‚ water and the railways. It was almost
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