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Entrepreneurship
David A. Kirby, University of Surrey, UK

The Nature, Characteristics and Behaviour of the Entrepreneur

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1

Why is Lessem's work important? It
A)provides the most complete analysis of the entrepreneur
B)reasserts that entrepreneurs can be found in large as well as small organisations
C)denies the over-simplification of the single entrepreneurial type
D)focuses attention on the attributes of the entrepreneur.
2

According to the research of Allinson, et. al (2000) entrepreneurs in high-growth firms are more intuitive than
A)members of the general population of managers
B)middle and junior managers
C)senior managers and executives
3

Recent years have seen the decline in popularity of the personal attributes approach to the study of entrepreneurship. This has arisen because
A)There is no agreement on how to measure entrepreneurial traits or which instrument to use.
B)There is no agreed definition of the entrepreneur
C)There are numerous intervening variables that affect the propensity to behave entrepreneurially
D)Researchers have become bored with hunting the Heffalump
4

According to the cognitive research into what triggers the entrepreneurial process, it is necessary for
A)there to be a triggering event?
B)society to have favourable attitudes towards entrepreneurship?
C)individuals to believe they have the ability?
D)people to believe it is intrinsically rewarding?