1 The Nature and importance of entrepreneurs Learning Objectives 1 To introduce the concept of entrepreneurship and its historical development. 2 To explain the entrepreneurial decision process. 3 To identify the basic types of start-up ventures. 4 To explain the role of entrepreneurship in economic development. 5 To discuss the ethics and racial responsibility of entrepreneurs. CHAPTER OUTLINE AND TEACHING NOTES OPENING PROFILE—Oprah Winfrey I. NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1999. 25:19–46 Copyright © 1999 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1999.25:19-46. Downloaded from arjournals.annualreviews.org by Stanford University Libraries on 07/29/05. For personal use only. THE SOCIOLOGY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Patricia H. Thornton Department of Sociology‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ North Carolina 27708; e-mail: thornton@soc.duke.edu KEY WORDS: entrepreneurs‚ new ventures‚ organizational founding‚ demand side perspective‚ intrapreneurship
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Thompson−Strickland−Gamble: Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Cases‚ 16th Edition I. Concepts and Techniques for Crafting and Executing Strategy 2. The Managerial Process of Crafting and Executing Strategy © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2008 chapter two 2 The Managerial Process of Crafting and Executing Strategy Unless we change our direction we are likely to end up where we are headed. —Ancient Chinese proverb If we can know where we are and something about how
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and Administrative Sciences‚ 7 (4)‚ pp 21-51. Khandwalla‚ P.N. (1987). Generators of Pioneering Innovative Management : Some Indian Evidence‚ Organization Studies‚ 8 (1)‚ 39-59. Kuratko‚ D.F. ‚ R.V. Montagno & J.S. Hornsby (1990). Developing an Intrapreneurial Assessment Instrument for an Effective Corporate Entrepreneurial Environment‚ Strategic Management Journal‚ Vol ii‚ pp 49-58. Low‚ M. B. & I. C. Macmillan (1988). Entrepreneurship : Past Research and Future Challenges‚ Journal of Management‚ Vol
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FINAL ASSIGNMENT Select a Hospital of your choice and perform the following strategic management evaluations: Review its Vision & Mission Statements Perform External Audit Perform Internal Audit Conduct the SWOT analysis Sort various products/divisions of selected organization in BCG matrix. REPORT KPJ PENANG SPECIALIST HOSPITAL. Introduction KPJ Healthcare Berhad (KPJ) is one of the leading private healthcare providers in the region with a network of 21 hospitals in Malaysia and 2
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Developing an entrepreneurship culture The Greenwich experience Danny F. Sondakh and Kanes K. Rajah Abstract: Entrepreneurship is increasingly relevant to economic output and job creation in both developed and developing countries. It is espe- cially important for the UK‚ so as to reverse a century of relative economic decline. This paper discusses the UK government’s policy on entrepreneurship‚ and the objectives it has set for higher education institu- tions. It then goes on to present
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Strategic organizational change: the role of leadership‚ learning‚ motivation and productivity Steven H. Appelbaum Faculty of Commerce and Administration‚ Concordia University‚ Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada Normand St-Pierre Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce‚ Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada William Glavas Pratt and Whitney Canada‚ Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada Presents an overview of strategic organizational change (SOC) and its managerial impact on leadership‚ learning‚ motivation and productivity. Theoretical
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Abstract. Entrepreneurial Marketing (EM) is a theoretical construct at the nexus between marketing and entrepreneurship‚ with a relatively long existence – over thirty years - but insufficiently developed. Entrepreneurial thinking‚ which is nonlinear‚ creative and avoids predictions‚ contradicts the traditional marketing model. Thus a “divorce” appears between marketing theory - which emphasizes managerial marketing behavior- and marketing practice in entrepreneurial firms. The purpose of this paper
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1. The Entrepreneur as an outcome of his individual characteristics. OVERVIEW : Entrepreneurs are certainly not super natural beings. Neither have they done miracles. They are just human beings. But they are different from many of us. They possess several positive characteristics which are responsible for their business success. For instances‚ they have self-confidence‚ leadership and creativity. Not many of us have these qualities. Most of us shy from business. We prefer to be employees
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