Founder Characteristics and Start-up Policies of Entrepreneurial Ventures: A Comparison between British and Indian Enterprises

IF 2.1 Q3 BUSINESS
M. Manimala
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An earlier study by the author on 'Entrepreneurial Heuristics' had shown that entrepreneurial performance (especially in terms of innovativeness which is the essence of entrepreneurship) varies significantly with the types of policies and strategies adopted by the enterprise/entrepreneur during the start-up phase. Such policies and strategies were then designated as 'heuristics' because of their non- formal and evolutionary nature. In an entrepreneurial venture the primary source of such policies, strategies or heuristics is naturally the founder who normally has the maximum influence on the decisions made in the enterprise. Based on this logic, it was decided to undertake a follow-up study to ascertain the extent of such association, if any, between the founder characteristics and start-up policies. Coinciding with the design of the follow-up study, the author obtained data from British enterprises using the same research design. This research investigated two important issues in entrepreneurship: (a ) the relationship between founder-characteristics and start-up policies of the enterprise, and (b) comparison of British and Indian enterprises in terms of their start-up policies and founder characteristics. The present paper deals only with the second part. The first part is mentioned here only to explain the rationale for choosing the variables. There are four sets of variables being investigated in this study: (a ) Background and early experiences of the entrepreneur, (b) Personal policies (traits) of the entrepreneur, (c) Motives of the entrepreneur and (d) Management practices (policies and strategies) of the enterprise. The findings are explained and a few hypotheses generated on cross-cultural perspectives on entrepreneur ship and enterprise management.
创业型企业创始人特征与创业政策:英国与印度企业比较
作者关于“创业启发式”的早期研究表明,创业绩效(特别是在创新方面,这是创业的本质)随着企业/企业家在创业阶段采用的政策和战略的类型而显著不同。由于这些政策和策略的非正式性和进化性,它们被称为“启发式”。在创业企业中,这种政策、战略或启发式的主要来源自然是通常对企业决策具有最大影响力的创始人。根据这一逻辑,决定进行一项后续研究,以确定创始人特征和开办政策之间是否有这种联系。与后续研究的设计一致,作者使用相同的研究设计从英国企业中获取数据。本研究探讨了创业中的两个重要问题:(a)企业创始人特征与创业政策之间的关系;(b)英国和印度企业在创业政策和创始人特征方面的比较。本文只讨论第二部分。这里提到的第一部分只是为了解释选择变量的基本原理。本研究调查了四组变量:(a)企业家的背景和早期经历,(b)企业家的个人政策(特征),(c)企业家的动机和(d)企业的管理实践(政策和战略)。本文对研究结果进行了解释,并从跨文化的角度对企业家精神和企业管理进行了一些假设。
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CiteScore
3.30
自引率
7.40%
发文量
27
期刊介绍: The Journal of Entrepreneurship is a multidisciplinary forum for the publication of articles and research and discussion of issues that bear upon and enfold the field of entrepreneurship. Topics appropriate and related to entrepreneurship include intrapreneurship, managership, organisational behaviour, leadership, motivation, training and ethical/ moral notions guiding entrepreneurial behaviour. Disciplinary boundaries that straddle entrepreneurship theory and research include economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, management and others. The journal particularly welcomes articles that advance our understanding of entrepreneurship phenomenon across different national and cultural contexts. Articles should be well articulated and substantive. The journal is peer-reviewed.
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