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Lecture 2 - The Entrepreneur
Lecture 2 - The Entrepreneur
WHO IS AN
Someone who exercises initiative by organising a
ENTREPRENEUR?
venture to take benefit of an opportunity and, as
the decision maker, decides what, how, and how
much of a good or service will be produced.
Craft
Entrepreneurs
Income
Oriented
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Entrepreneurs Nascent
can also be
classified as All Novice
Entrepreneurs
Serial
Portfolio
Resources Organisation
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Functions of the Entrepreneur in the
Entrepreneurial Process (EP)
The EP:
Focus, Fit &
Configuration Entrepreneur
Resources Organisation
Configuration
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It is the characteristics of an individual
that cause consistent patterns in that
individual’s behaviour overtime.
Entrepreneurial
Personality It represents the predisposition to have
particular beliefs, attitudes and behaviours.
Psychological
Reasons
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Negative displacement
The
Sociological
Characteristics
Approach Sociological Reasons
Between things
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Positive pull from
relatives & friends