Relations between the characteristics of entrepreneurship and the business owner: An analysis of SMEs in Konya
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: The problem to be discussed in this study is to determine the effect of entrepreneurial characters on type of ownership in an enterprise. The aim of the study is to determine whether there is a relation between entrepreneurial characters and enterprise ownership. The method of the study: 213 SMEs (Small and Medium Size Enterprises) in Konya were surveyed and data gathered was assessed. Findings and results: As a result of the analyses carried out, although it was seen that enterprise owners generally have entrepreneurial characters, no relation was found between enterprise ownership type and having entrepreneurial characters. Suggestions: It was determined that enterprise owners generally have high entrepreneurial characters and by providing them an accurate guidance to make best use of these characters of them, industrialization and development process can be accelerated. Further Discussion: The fact that all the enterprise owners have high entrepreneurial characters is not an expected result. Therefore, it can be concluded that 'the entrepreneurial characters which were used in previous many studies and which guided many studies can no longer distinguish ones with entrepreneurial characters from those without entrepreneurial characters'. Further, more comprehensive and detailed studies are to be carried out on this issue. Another point of discussion is whether starting type is an indicator of entrepreneurial character or not. In this study, entrepreneurial characters are examined in terms of both starting a business and their effect on the type of ownership. .
Source: Serbian Journal of Management
Authors: Hasan Tağraf, Eyup Akın
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1559143205