Encyclopaedia of Entrepreneurship Development (Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice) e-bog

The spirit of enterprise makes man an entrepreneur. Such a spirit transformed him from a nomad to a cattle rarer, settled agriculturists, to a trader and an industrialist. Thus, entrepreneurs are persons who initiate, organise, manage and control the affairs of business unit what combine the factors of production to supply goods and services, whether the business pertains to agriculture, industry, trade or profession. Entrepreneur is central figure of economic activity and propeller of development under free enterprise. The development or underdevelopment is the reflection of the development or underdevelopment of entrepreneurship in the society. The present work offers a package entrepreneurship development in this endeavour, theoretical arid-applied aspects and tested dimensions, empirically proved planning experiments, and multi-sectorial extensive knowledge, on the subject has been brought together with a collaborative venture. The work constitutes a unique collection of specialized research papers on varied aspects of the subject covering angles of approaches by economists, sociologists and entrepreneurs. It is hoped that the present work will be of immense importance for the economists and entrepreneurs.