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It argues that this discourse is perpetuated by academic research and by media representations of the entrepreneur.
It is demonstrated that a significant and positive relationship exists between the characteristics of an entrepreneur and the characteristics of a transformational leader in South African SMEs.
Therefore, the major decision maker and performer in agriculture, the entrepreneur himself, is equipped not only to survive but to develop a strategic approach that makes him an interesting partner to work with in the eyes of many stakeholders in his network.
The study of the keyword “entrepreneur” illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of this diversity of perspectives, and also points to some possible opportunities for enhancing the quality of their interaction.
We propose a conceptual model showing how the constructs of spirituality and self-leadership influence each other and have an impact on the thought patterns and self-efficacy of the entrepreneur.
The paper presents a case study of an institutional entrepreneur and concludes that, from a Coasian perspective, institutional entrepreneurship is one type of entrepreneurial behaviour that seems worthy of further research.
This was somewhat surprising given the great importance attributed to the role of the entrepreneur in new venture performance by both academics and venture capitalists.
It is surely Israel M. Kirzner who has promoted the role of the entrepreneur more than any other author in the second half of the twentieth century.
We thus offer a new and more dynamic view of the evolving nature of ‘being’ and ‘becoming’ a green entrepreneur, rather than relying on the fixed categories espoused in previous typologies.
Practical implications – The study contributes to the existing research about the role the founder-entrepreneur ...
Furthermore, it helps to illustrate the central role played by the entrepreneur in developing new ventures around potential innovations.
The entrepreneur is not, therefore, Schumpeterian; he becomes so.
This is an introductory work and the authors’ preliminary findings highlight the importance not only of social networks in the creation of indigenous SMEs but also of the culture, values, uses and customs of such communities in the identification of the profile of the indigenous entrepreneur.
While Kirzner's "pure entrepreneur," an ideal type, performs only this function, and does not supply labor or own capital, real-world business people may be partly entrepreneurs in this sense, partly laborers, partly capitalists, and so on.
Thus, the entrepreneur appears as a key-stone for building capitalism.
The data collected from Indian VC-Entrepreneur dyads offers a rich description of the relationship dynamics across the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem.