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Entrepreneurs: Talent, Temperament, Opportunity and Mindset book cover

4th Edition

Entrepreneurs Talent, Temperament, Opportunity and Mindset

By John Thompson, Bill Bolton Copyright 2024
420 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

420 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

420 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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What does it take to be – or to become – a successful entrepreneur? Are there specific personality types that are best suited to entrepreneurship? And can these types, or rather the attributes that combine to forge them, be learned or acquired? In this book, John Thompson answers these questions – and many more – to let the reader see through the eyes of the entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs: Talent,... Read more

Contents

 

PART 1: The entrepreneur

 

1. Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship: An introduction

2. The entrepreneur – Background and actions

3. The entrepreneur as a person – Talent and temperament

4. The entrepreneur as a person - FACETS

5. Developing an entrepreneurial mindset

 

PART 2: Entrepreneurship

 

6. Business start-up

7. Entrepreneurship and opportunity

8. Entrepreneurship and strategy

 

PART 3: Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in action

 

9. The world of the entrepreneur

10. Classic entrepreneurs

11. Business entrepreneurs

12. Social entrepreneurs

13. Culture entrepreneurs

14. Entrepreneurs in the shadows

Biography

John Thompson is Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Huddersfield, UK and until 2023 Visiting Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. He has also held visiting appointments in Australia, Finland and New Zealand.

The late Bill Bolton was the co-author of the first three editions of this text. A dedication to Bill is included at the beginning of the book.

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