Ronald Wirtz‚ (2008) makes the statement‚ “All the world loves an entrepreneur”. They are role models for kids‚ they are perceived as being honest‚ bright‚ hard-working and successful. People want to be entrepreneurs; policymakers are busy trying to find‚ encourage and grow entrepreneurs because of their positive effect on jobs and productivity. Greg Watson (2011) writes‚ “The entrepreneurial mind thrives in environments of uncertainty‚ diversity of culture‚ talent and opportunity. These three
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instead of survival‚ and more importantly‚ driven by people. 2 Identification of the entrepreneurial team The section of Management Team in the business plan contains description of the roles and explicit functions of the members represented by an organizational chart that include the present force‚ or otherwise numbered order of people who are anticipated to join or hire with realistic allocated budget (Timmons and Spinelli‚ p.243). Prudent entrepreneurs will examine during the business plan process
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Journal of Small Business Management 2008 46(1)‚ pp. 99–112 The Evolution and Development of Entrepreneurial Marketing by Gerald E. Hills‚ Claes M. Hultman‚ and Morgan P. Miles The purpose of this paper is to discuss the evolution of entrepreneurial marketing (EM). First an historical perspective of the evolution of EM is offered and some central incidents are identified. Further‚ empirical indications of small and medium-sized firm marketing behavior are reported and analyzed. Some distinctive
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Self-Efficacy: Is an individual’s cognitive estimate of his or her “capabilities to mobilize the motivation‚ cognitive resources‚ and courses of actions needed to exercise control over events in their lives”. (Wood and Bandura 1989) Some conceptual and Measurement Issues of Self-Efficacy - Reciprocal Causation of Self-Efficacy and Performance When trying to distinguish the social learning theory from many traditional psychological theories by emphasizing reciprocal causation among
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Academy of Management Review 2006‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 1‚ 132–152. ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTION AND THE ROLE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE THEORY OF THE ENTREPRENEUR JEFFERY S. MCMULLEN Baylor University DEAN A. SHEPHERD Indiana University By considering the amount of uncertainty perceived and the willingness to bear uncertainty concomitantly‚ we provide a more complete conceptual model of entrepreneurial action that allows for examination of entrepreneurial action at the individual level of analysis while remaining consistent
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Entrepreneurial Leadership Hybrid theory/philosophy which combines the common elements found in the thinking of Case‚ Kouzes‚ and Drucker. The common elements described in all three men’s strategies of becoming successful leader are: • Showing genuine interest in people. This involve recruiting the right staff‚ directing‚ inspiring and motivating others‚ fostering collaboration‚ strengthening individual capacities‚ and recognizing individuals for their contribution to success. • Living up to
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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT HOW ENTREPRENEURIAL AM I Subject Lecturer: Eric Hwang Tutorial Group: B01A Full Name Student Number Lau Cheuk Hin 13620804S Word Count: 1179 words Reflections from Self-Assessment Questionnaire For the answer that am I entrepreneurial‚ to complete the questionnaire would give a basic picture that which type of myself I belongs to. Questionnaire divided into few parts and focus on different traits. For part one‚ which is focus on entrepreneurial attributes and also test how
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Influences and characteristics of entrepreneurial behavior Management skill and strong team building abilities are often perceived as essential leadership attributes[3] for successful entrepreneurs. Robert B. Reich considers leadership‚ management ability‚ and team-building as essential qualities of an entrepreneur. This concept has its origins in the work of Richard Cantillon in his Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en (1755) and Jean-Baptiste Say[4] in his Treatise on Political Economy. Psychological
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Authors: Armin Schwienbacher & Benjamin Larralde CROWDFUNDING OF SMALL ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES Book chapter forthcoming in Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance (Oxford University Press) Date: September 28‚ 2010 (final version) Armin Schwienbacher‚ Professor of finance‚ Université Lille Nord de France‚ Faculté de Finance‚ Banque et Comptabilité‚ Rue de Mulhouse 2 - BP 381‚ F - 59020 Lille Cédex (France); +33 3 20 90 75 34 ; armin.schwienbacher@univ-lille2.fr. SKEMA Business School‚ Avenue Willy
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The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1462-6004.htm Competitive advantage and entrepreneurial power The dark side of entrepreneurship Graham Beaver Nottingham Business School‚ The Nottingham Trent University‚ Nottingham‚ UK‚ and Competitive advantage 9 Peter Jennings School of Management‚ University of Southampton‚ Southampton
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