entrepreneur

Examples of entrepreneur in the following topics:

• Common Traits of Entrepreneurs

• Defining an Entrepreneur

• Common Backgrounds of Entrepreneurs

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship

  • Entrepreneurs are innovators, willing to take risks and generate new ideas to create unique and potentially profitable solutions to modern-day problems.
  • Entrepreneurship ranges in scale from solo projects (that can even involve the entrepreneur working only part-time) to major undertakings that create many job opportunities.
  • Entrepreneurs have become an integral part of business.
  • Many kinds of organizations now exist to support would-be entrepreneurs, including specialized government agencies, business incubators, science parks, and some non-governmental organizations.
  • Joseph Schumpeter describes an entrepreneur as "a person who is willing and able to convert a new idea or invention into a successful innovation."

• Defining Intrapreneurship

  • Intrapreneurship means behaving like an entrepreneur while working within a large organization.
  • Intrapreneurship means behaving like an entrepreneur while working within a large organization.
  • The intrapreneur acts as an "inside entrepreneur" who focuses on innovation and creativity while operating within the goals and environment of an organization.

• Mintzberg's Management Roles

  • Entrepreneur: searches the organization and its environment and initiates improvement projects to bring about change; supervises design of certain projects as well.

• Leadership and Task/Follower Characteristics: House

  • Occupations in which the achievement motive was most predominant were technical jobs, salespersons, scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs.