Entrepreneurship Development
Unit - 1
, Unit - I
• Entrepreneur - meaning - importance - Qualities, nature, functions, types
and traits.
• Entrepreneurship – Definition
• Promotion of Entrepreneurship – Role of Socio-Cultural, Economic and
Political Environment.
• Intrapreneur - Similarities and differences between entrepreneur and
intrapreneur
, Entrepreneur
• Management view- Entrepreneur is a person who has a vision and
generates an action plan to attain it (refers to the tasks he undertakes)
• Commonalities in views:
• Entrepreneur as-
• A risk bearer
• An organiser
• An innovator
, Entrepreneur
Evolution of the Concept of Entrepreneur:
Derived from French Language –”Entreprendre” and German word-
”Uternehmen”- both referring to individuals who are undertakers.
Oxford English Dictionary (1897)- “The director or manager of a public
musical institution, one who gets-up entertainment, especially musical
instrument”
Early 16th century- Term referred to those in military expeditions
17th century- Extended to cover civil engineering activities
18th Century-Economic aspects
No commonly arrived definition
The Gartner study(1990) analyzed 90 definitions obtained form academic
ad business leaders with “NO REAL AGREEMENT””
Unit - 1
, Unit - I
• Entrepreneur - meaning - importance - Qualities, nature, functions, types
and traits.
• Entrepreneurship – Definition
• Promotion of Entrepreneurship – Role of Socio-Cultural, Economic and
Political Environment.
• Intrapreneur - Similarities and differences between entrepreneur and
intrapreneur
, Entrepreneur
• Management view- Entrepreneur is a person who has a vision and
generates an action plan to attain it (refers to the tasks he undertakes)
• Commonalities in views:
• Entrepreneur as-
• A risk bearer
• An organiser
• An innovator
, Entrepreneur
Evolution of the Concept of Entrepreneur:
Derived from French Language –”Entreprendre” and German word-
”Uternehmen”- both referring to individuals who are undertakers.
Oxford English Dictionary (1897)- “The director or manager of a public
musical institution, one who gets-up entertainment, especially musical
instrument”
Early 16th century- Term referred to those in military expeditions
17th century- Extended to cover civil engineering activities
18th Century-Economic aspects
No commonly arrived definition
The Gartner study(1990) analyzed 90 definitions obtained form academic
ad business leaders with “NO REAL AGREEMENT””
