Are Entrepreneurs Born Or Not?
Research in the field of entrepreneurship has over the years increased, yet questions and consensus over issues in the field of entrepreneurship have yet to be answered or agreed upon. (Lazenby et al., pg. 2) Issues include the definition of entrepreneurship and whether or not entrepreneurs are born or trained. In this essay the arguments involved in defining entrepreneurs will not be analysed, but specific attention will be given to the argument on whether or not entrepreneurs are born or trained.
According to Reynolds et al. (2000) "entrepreneurs are people who have both the will (in other words, desire or motivation) and the skill (the ability) to project their ideas or schemes into the future, and, by backing their judgement with innovative action and persistence, turn those ideas into reality." (Reynolds et al., 2000, pg. 105) At times entrepreneurs can be defined as anyone that becomes an ‘opportunity seeker.' (Anonymous, 1998, pg. 45) The difficulty found in analysing......
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