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RAJEEV ROY
Associate Professor & NEN Faculty Leader XIMB
UNDERSTANDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CHAPTER 1 ENTREPRENEURSHIP By
RAJEEV ROY
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2008
Chapter Objectives
To understand the evolution of the term entrepreneur To study the reasons for the current growth in entrepreneurship To list various reasons driving a person to starting a business To explore the characteristics and skills of successful entrepreneurs To classify different types of entrepreneurs To look at the reasons for entrepreneurial failure
Rajeev Roy, XIMB Entrepreneurship Oxford University Press, 2008
The Entrepreneur
entreprende, which means to undertake Webster dictionary one who organizes, manages and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise Richard Cantillion an entrepreneur is someone who takes the risk of running an enterprise by paying a certain price for securing and using resources to make a product and reselling the product for an uncertain price.
Rajeev Roy, XIMB Entrepreneurship Oxford University Press, 2008
Joseph Schumpeter - an innovator playing the role of a dynamic businessman adding material growth to economic development Timmons - Entrepreneurship is the process of creating or seizing an opportunity and pursuing it regardless of the resources currently controlled
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Contd
Easier access to resources Entrepreneurial education Return on innovation Entrepreneur as a Hero Self-employment is highly valued Rising dissatisfaction at job Acceptance of ex-entrepreneurs in the job market
Entrepreneurship Oxford University Press, 2008
Pros
&
Cons
You are alone All decisions are yours All losses are yours Work may not be satisfying You will need to put in long hours Lack of success will effect self esteem Exiting the business is difficult Pressures will affect social and family life
You are the boss All profits are yours There will be great variety in roles and tasks Increases self confidence Work can be very satisfying Success will give you immense satisfaction
Entrepreneurial Characteristics
Timmons: 1. commitment and determination; 2. leadership; 3. opportunity obsession; 4. tolerance of risk, ambiguity and uncertainty; 5. creativity, self-reliance and ability to adapt; and 6. motivation to excel
Bianchi 1. being an offspring of self-employed parents; 2. being fired from more than one job; 3. being an immigrant or a child of immigrants; 4. previous employment in a firm with more than 100 people; 5. being the oldest child in the family 6. being a college graduate
Entrepreneurship Oxford University Press, 2008
Entrepreneurial Skills
Creativity and Opportunity Evaluation Real-time Strategy and Decision Making Comfort with Change and Chaos Teamwork Evangelism, Selling, Negotiation, and Motivation through Influence and Persuasion Oral and Written Communication Basics of Start-Up Finance, Accounting and Law
Entrepreneurship Oxford University Press, 2008
Entrepreneurial Attitudes
Comfortable with lifestyle changes Willingness to break / bend / stretch laws Patience to start small Prepared to make enemies Comfort with confrontations Dealing with failure Willingness to learn
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Entrepreneurial Motivation
Environment
IDEA
Entrepreneurial Activity
Expectations
Match
Outcomes
Types of Entrepreneurs
1. Early starters 2. Experienced 3. Mature 1. 2. 3. 4. 1st generation entrepreneurs From Business families Minority entrepreneurs Women Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship Oxford University Press, 2008