December 2011 Mini Country Report/Romania under Specific Contract for the Integration of INNO Policy TrendChart with ERAWATCH (2011-2012) Mini Country Report Thematic Report 2011 under Specific Contract for the Integration of INNO Policy TrendChart with ERAWATCH (2011-2012) December 2011 Author: Marina Ranga, Stanford University Table of Contents Preface ii Executive Summary iii 1. Innovation policy trends 1 1.1 Trends and key challenges for innovation policy
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Awareness and Exploitation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities An awareness of entrepreneurial opportunities that occur around us everyday has led to the discovery of everything we know and possibly take for granted today. The only difference is that where one person does not recognise an opportunities potential, there is generally an entrepreneur there to grasp it and harness its true value whether it be for personal, commercial or public exploitation. This idea of an entrepreneurial opportunity
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opposed to a business entrepreneur whose main objective is to reap financial rewards for his/her venture, Mr. Johnson uses his business as a major catalysts for positive change within the urban community. His mission and vision identify him as a social-responsibility oriented entrepreneur. Oprah Winfrey is one the most intriguing and innovative entrepreneurs of our time. Her formula, which also includes a solid business team and sound financial controls, has taken her company from a
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own right. Rashmi Bansal is the author of a number of books on startups and social entrepreneurship, such as Poor Little Rich Slum (see my review). She graduated from Sophia College in Mumbai and IIM Ahmedabad. The book (357 pages, published by Westland India) covers three kinds of entrepreneurs: those who left India and then returned to launch their ventures, those who never left India, and those who have a broader social vision. Each entrepreneur profile in the book is about 15-20 pages in length
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Chapter One Notes: The core goal of business is to generate long-term profits by delivering value to customers. In a business, profit is equal to sales minus expenses. (Profit = sales – expenses) Business will incur a loss when expenses are higher than revenues. Value is the relationship between the price of a product or service and the benefit that it offers its customers. To be successful, entrepreneurs must be comfortable risking their money and time to start and manage a business. The
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research approaches and to follow up and analyse intrapreneurial movements within organisations on a longitudinal basis. Keywords: Intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship, measurement 1. Introduction Intrapreneurship is a concept linked to the entrepreneurial orientation of an organisation. Intrapreneurship has its roots in entrepreneurship literature, even though
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Germany. Languages: English, French, German, Italian Interests: Networking, Golf, Tennis Personal Interests: Medical biotechnology, entrepreneurship, coaching and incubation of biotech startups, business plan competitions, cluster management, innovation sandboxes at the interface between academia and industry. Area of Expertise and skills: Entrepreneurship, Business planning, Commercialization, Business strategy, Global Strategy, Visionary, Management, Mentoring, Licensing, Innovation management
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EFFECTS OF INTRAPRENEURIAL PRACTICES ON COMPETITIVENESS OF MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES IN NAKURU MUNICIPALITY OLILO NICODEMUS AMBOYE A Research Project submitted to the Graduate School in Partial Fulfilment for the Requirements for the award of Master’s Degree in Business Administration of Egerton University EGERTON UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 2012 DECLARATION AND RECOMMENDATION This research project is my original work and has not been presented to this or any other Institution of higher learning
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(Boone & Kurtz, 2011, p. 11) an entrepreneur is a risk taker and their entrepreneurial spirit fuels growth in the U.S. economy. Entrepreneurship is seen as a crucial determinant of economic development. Entrepreneurs recognize and capitalize on opportunities so that a business can be created and evolve. Besides creating jobs and selling products, entrepreneurship provides the benefits of innovation. Leadership itself is not enough to make a company succeed; there must also be a good relationship
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is the work of knowing rather than doing. Drucker argues that most innovative business ideas come from methodically analyzing seven areas of opportunity, some of which lie within particular companies or industries and some of which lie in broader social or demographic trends. Astute managers will ensure that their organizations maintain a clear focus on all seven. But analysis will take you only so far. Once you’ve identified an attractive opportunity, you still need a leap of imagination to arrive
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