Topic 1 (Key Components and Relevance of Entrepreneurship) Flashcards
words associated to entrepreneur
business, risk-taker, plan, innovation, finance, new, strategy, startup, professional, idea, launch, creative, teamwork
behaviors that individual demonstrates; minimum standards of performance (Strebler et al., 1997)
competency
underlying characteristic of a person resulting in effective action and superior performance in job (Boyatzis, 1982)
competency
identified as a specific group of competencies relevant to the exercise of successful entrepreneurship that is associated w/ the development of small and new business
entrepreneurial competencies
What are the 10 Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)
Opportunity-seeking
Persistence
Commitment to Work Contract
Demand for Quality and Efficiency
Risk Taking
Goal Setting
Information Seeking
Systematic Planning and Monitoring
Persuasion and Networking
Self-confidence
Habitually working diligently for a long period of time
Persistence
Certainty in one’s ability and own judgement
Self-confidence
Sticks to the plan and fights the temptation to do what’s unimportant
Systematic Planning and Monitoring
Accepts full commitment and responsibility as well as a solid dedication to an endeavour
Commitment to Work Contract
Strategic thinking and setting of goals
Goal setting
Effective and efficient communication and relation to people
Persuasion and Networking
Actively finding openings to start a new business, create a new market, or improve business operations
Opportunity seeking
Demands quality and efficiency not only from himself but also from workers and suppliers
Demand for Quality and Efficiency
Taking the chance to do something which is out of your comfort zone
Risk taking
Updates with new information consistently
Information Seeking