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“Who Is an Entrepreneur?” Is the Wrong Question

Year: 1989

Type: article

Abstract: Entrepreneurship is the creation of organizations. What differentiates entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs is that entrepreneurs create organizations, while non-entrepreneurs do not. In behavioral approaches to the study of entrepreneurship an entrepreneur is seen as a set of activities involved in organization creation, while in trait approaches an entrepreneur is a set of personality traits and characteristics. This paper argues that trait approaches have been unfruitful and that behavioral approaches will be a more productive perspective for future research in entrepreneurship.

Source: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

DOI: 10.1177/104225878901300406

Author: William B. Gartner

Institutions: Copenhagen Business School, Georgetown University, Clemson University

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3123087932

FWCI: 6.973

Cites: 36

Cited by: 861

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