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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
THE MIDAS TOUCH?
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Table of Contents
What is Entrepreneurship…………………….………………………3Methodology of Research……………………………………………4
Types of Entrepreneurs………………………………………………5
Characteristics of an Entrepreneur………………………………….6
1. Psychological Characteristics………………………………………….6
2. Sociological Characteristics…………………………………………….6
3. Behavioral Traits…………………………………………………………7
Cultural and Social Influences……………………………………….10
Family Influence………………………………………………………10
Personality Analysis…………………………………………………..11
Cognitive Dissonance………………………………………………...13
1. What is Cognitive Dissonance?...................................................13
2. Dissonance in Entrepreneurs………………………………………….14
Can Entrepreneurship be cultivated………………………………...16
Interview of an Entrepreneur…………………………………………17
Entrepreneurial Orientation Inventory Test…………………………19
Key Drivers of Entrepreneurship…………………………………….22
References……………………………………………………………..23
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What is Entrepreneurship?
As per the Oxford Dictionary “an entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business or
businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit ”.
“Entrepreneur is one who always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it isan opportunity. Entrepreneurs innovate.” -Peter Drucker
"Entrepreneurship may be defined in simplest terms as the utilization of one productivefactor of the other productive factors for the creation of economic goods."- Arthur Cole
Two widely cited contributors to the Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship (1982), A
Shapero and L. Sokol argued, from a sociological position, that all organizations andindividuals have the potential to be entrepreneurial. In their view entrepreneurship ischaracterized by an individual or group's initiative-taking, resource gatheringautonomy, and risk taking.
Entrepreneurship comes from entrepreneur, anglicized from the original French word
Entrepreneurship is much more than simply setting up your own business. It is actually
a process in which a person identifies opportunities, allocates resources, and takes risk
to create a successful or profit making business model. An entrepreneur creates value
in terms of creating employment opportunities. Entrepreneurs see “problems” as“opportunities” then take action to identify the resources needed to find solutions to
those problems.
Entrepreneurs play a paramount role in today’s market driven economy. Entrepreneur
is somebody who engages in business running anything from multi crore corporations
to street vendors for profit. They play increasingly important role in sustaining
commerce today especially since the mantra now is that of privatization.
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Methodology of Research
The research methodology involved collecting information from journals, books, online
resources. We also interviewed few budding entrepreneurs and asked the genera
public about their views about entrepreneurs. We made people give an Entrepreneuria
Orientation Inventory test. We analyzed the psychological and sociologica
characteristics of an entrepreneur and studied their behavioral traits. We tried to
understand the social, cultural and family influences on an entrepreneur. We did a
personality analysis on entrepreneurs and analyzed cognitive dissonance in
entrepreneurs. We also checked if entrepreneurship can be cultivated. Based on the
studies above we recognized key drivers for an entrepreneur.
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Types of Entrepreneurs
According to Clarence Danhof entrepreneurs can be classified into the following four
types based on economic development:
1. Innovative Entrepreneur
Innovative Entrepreneurs will be finding out new products using the new combination
of raw materials, will create new market, will hold a monopoly market, and wil
introduce the new technology of production. Example: Steve Jobs, the founder of iPod,
Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers.
2. Imitative Entrepreneur
Imitative Entrepreneurs will be finding out products those have been invented earlier
in other countries but new in that particular region or country. The imitative
entrepreneurs will do business of an existing product in any other country. Example
Walton BD has introduced its motorbikes, refrigerators, televisions and other electronic
appliances in Bangladesh not being the original inventor of those products.
3. Fabian Entrepreneur
Fabian Entrepreneurs are those who remain unaware of the change in the era of aparticular product they are involved in business with. But when their market leadership
goes down they seem to understand the change. Example: Kodak, a company that
happened to be market leaders in producing analog cameras but they did not realize
the change and the introduction of digital cameras.
4. Drone Entrepreneur
Drone Entrepreneurs are those who remained unaware of the change but they
always remain the same with their business policies. They do not bother aboutchanging their policies. Example: Citycell Telecom Bangladesh, in spite of having
knowledge about their market fall, they have not yet changed their business policy
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Characteristics of an Entrepreneur
Psychological Characteristics
• Need for achievement
• Independence
• Drive
• Self confidence and will power
• Need for power
• Discipline
• Propensity to take risk
• Creativity
• Ambition
• Recognition
• Benevolence
• Adaptability
Sociological Characteristics
• Leadership
• Social Mobility
• Family background
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Behavioral Trait
• Confidence
• Independence
• Optimism
• Persistence, perseverance
• Hard work, drive, energy
• Initiative
• Likes challenges
•Leadership behavior
• Responsiveness to suggestions, criticisms
Some of the characteristics that we thought were important are as under:
Need for Achievement
Entrepreneurs are high in need for achievement and are goaded by their inner-self that
motivates their behavior towards accomplishment. Though they value money, they
view profits as a measure of their competence. According to McClelland they prefer to
take personal responsibility for decisions, and are moderate risk takers.
Risk-bearing
Entrepreneurs are essentially persons who take decisions under uncertainty, and
therefore are willing to bear risk, but never gamble with the results. This is evidenced
by market-studies, exploring alternative lines of production or a new product mix, or a
new combination of inputs, etc. They set goals that require a high level of performance.
Hope of success
It is a significant quality of entrepreneurial personality. Entrepreneurs tend to set their
tasks with a hope of success rather than a fear of failure, because they set their tasks
on the basis of facts and their ability to maneuver them to their advantage.
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Sense of efficacy
Entrepreneurs have a sense of control over a situation and present themselves as
action oriented persons striving towards goals. Being confident of their abilities and
resources, they see themselves as problem-solvers rather than problem-avoiders, as
pioneers rather than conformists. They have goals for the future and plan to reach
them.
Locus of control
Closely related to the concept of a high need for achievement is the belief in the
internal locus-of-control. An individual perceives the outcome of an event as being
either within or beyond his personal control. Entrepreneurs tend to believe in their own
ability to control the outcome of their efforts by influencing the existing environment
rather than leave everything to luck. They strongly believe that they can shape their
own destiny.
Need for independence
The desire for an independent career is often the prime factor for setting-up one’s own
business so that one can use his own resources in his own way for his own benefit.
Time orientation
Entrepreneurs anticipate future trends on the basis of past experience. However, they
are neither die-hards nor utopians. They are pragmatic to the core.
Competition and collaboration
While Entrepreneurs are competitive in achieving their goals, they collaborate with
others when it furthers their goals.
Openness to feedback and learning from experience
Successful Entrepreneurs continuously modify their plans on the basis of the feedback
they receive from the environment around them. They learn from their experience andoften do better by re-0learning and un-learning. They are not easily discouraged by
failures.
Need to influence others
Once an Entrepreneur sets his goal, he has to play the role of a manager too, for
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influencing others.
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Cultural and Social Influences
Cultures where people are risk averse are not conducive to entrepreneurship. Instead
the culture of consumerism where people desire material goods encourages
entrepreneurship as the desires of the people lead to new opportunities in the market.
The workplace peers and the social composition of the workplace are a significant
influence on a budding entrepreneur. Higher entrepreneurial activity is found in
societies where the entrepreneur is considered to have a high social status
Unstable political conditions where government policies change frequently discourage
business.
The availability of infrastructure and utilities and lack of corruption and bureaucratic
delays encourage entrepreneurship.
The purchasing power of the people and economic prosperity of the region, plays a
major role in the success of entrepreneurial ventures.
Countries having draconian labour and environmental laws that make compliance very
difficult create a barrier to entrepreneurship.
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Family Influences
In a survey spanning 1800 SME operators around Australia, it was found that they
tended to come from larger families (families with an average of 3.54 children). It was
found that business owners tend to be born higher in the birth order of their families.
Eldest siblings accounted for 41% of owners, with middle siblings making up 29%,
followed by youngest children at 25%. Only 5% of business owners are only-children.
More than 60% were the only siblings in their families with their own venture.
Being raised in a family that is entrepreneurial significantly impacts individuals
intentions to start their own businesses.
Having role models is a significant factor in wanting to start a business and selfemployed parents tend to be especially relevant as mentors and guides for children
starting their own businesses.
People who have a parent or close family member, who is self-employed are more
likely to follow an entrepreneurial. A family business background leads perhaps to
lower barriers to entrepreneurial entry, since those having it may capitalize on their
social ties and social capital. Family capital refers to the totality of resources of the
owning family members and has three components (human, social, and financial).
Research has shown that family social capital, described as non-financial resources
and support offered by family members to the entrepreneur affects positively the start-
up decision.
The family perspective describes the impact and the importance of parents on the
entrepreneurial career of their offspring. Both the breadth and the quality of family
business experience matter. Experiences during early childhood and socialization at
home and in school probably shape the attitudes of young people towards
entrepreneurship. Parents act as initial role models and the parents active in a familybusiness influence the future entrepreneurial intentions through changing attitudes and
beliefs as for example self-efficacy.
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We did a personality analysis of Entrepreneurs based on the Big Five Personality
Model. Following were the results:
Extraversion :Entrepreneurs are generally extroverts. However there are lots of examples
of successful entrepreneurs who were introverts e.g. N.R.Narayana Murthy
When the need arises a true entrepreneur does what needs to be done.
Agreeableness :
Entrepreneurs are in general cooperative, warm and good natured.
Conscientiousness :
Entrepreneurs are hard-working. Majority of them are organized and
structures their work very well.
Emotional Stability :
Entrepreneurs handle pressure situations very well. They are very
confident and like to take risks.
Openness to experience :
Entrepreneurs are open to new ideas from their colleagues as well as
employees. They are always on the lookout for new opportunities and when
the opportunity comes they grab it with both their hands.
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Cognitive Dissonance
What is Cognitive Dissonance?Cognitive dissonance is a discomfort caused by holding conflicting ideas
simultaneously. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a
motivational drive to reduce dissonance. They do this by changing their attitudes,
beliefs, and actions. Dissonance is also reduced by justifying, blaming, and denying
Experience can clash with expectations; People are biased to think of their choices as
correct, despite any contrary evidence. This bias gives dissonance theory its predictive
power, shedding light on otherwise puzzling irrational and destructive behavior.
Smoking is often postulated as an example of cognitive dissonance because it is
widely accepted that cigarettes can cause lung cancer, yet most people want to live a
long and healthy life. In terms of the theory, the desire to live a long life is dissonant
with the activity of doing something that will most likely shorten one's life. The tension
produced by these contradictory ideas can be reduced by quitting smoking, denying
the evidence of lung cancer, or justifying one's smoking. For example, smokers could
rationalize their behavior by concluding that only a few smokers become ill, that it only
happens to very heavy smokers, or that if smoking does not kill them, something else
will. While chemical addiction may operate in addition to cognitive dissonance for
existing smokers, new smokers may exhibit a simpler case of the latter.
This case of dissonance could also be interpreted in terms of a threat to the self-
concept. The thought, "I am increasing my risk of lung cancer" is dissonant with the
self-related belief, "I am a smart, reasonable person who makes good decisions."
Because it is often easier to make excuses than it is to change behavior, dissonance
theory leads to the conclusion that humans are sometimes rationalizing and not
always rational beings.
Whenever there exists a difference in personal goals and the organizational goals,
cognitive dissonance occurs. The recent global recession in the U.S. was a striking
example of a lack of organizational culture. The subordinate to primary (or the sub-
prime) crisis was the aftermath of lending to subordinate real-estate investors who put
their money into structured investment vehicles leaving aside the promising primary
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investors, at a heavy rate of interest, with a view to reap quick profits. It is one of the
striking events of failure of corporate governance. Big financial players like Lehmann
Brothers had to wind up their business. The recession in the U.S. had its terrible
consequence on personnel management – Organizations had to undertake critical
decisions in manpower retrenchment. The incident witnessed heavy job losses and
insolvency. Again, going back to the pages in history, the U.S. had earlier had a similardownturn, popularly known as the Great Depression of 1929. It could be gauged that
there was no learning from the past – learning in its true sense, would have produced a
change in behavior due to experience. It can only be said that the individuals could not
identify their personal goals along with their organizational goals, as a result of which
there was cognitive dissonance.
Dissonance in Entrepreneurs
Cooper, Woo and Dunkelberg (in a study in 1988) found that entrepreneurs who have
made the decision to become business owners show a remarkable degree of
optimism. They see their own odds of success as extremely high (81% perceived the
odds of 7 out of 10 or better, of which 33% regarded their chances as 10 out of 10).
This extreme tendency toward optimism may be explained by a cognitive dissonance
which leads the entrepreneur to exaggerate the attractiveness of an option after it has
been chosen, although a psychological trait involving a propensity to take risks and
strong internal locus-of-control beliefs may also play a role. The study also showed that
those entrepreneurs who were well prepared seemed equally optimistic.
This may indicate that entrepreneurs are unable to assess their own strengths and
weaknesses and the early progresses of their own firms, but also that al
entrepreneurs, whether prepared or not, experience “entrepreneurial euphoria” in
which they feel that success is certain.
If we consider the Indian Market, the cognitive dissonance is that a very low
percentage of the young MBAs from our talented pool of B-schools take the plunge
Considering the current scenario, one feels that they have the best shot at making a
real socioeconomic impact; however, the numbers are very feeble for a land of
immense opportunities like India. The reasons for this dissonance could be many; it
could probably be the influence of working for 200 years for somebody, or the
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dissonance that exists between excellence in academics and entrepreneurship.
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Can entrepreneurship be cultivated?
Is entrepreneurship an innate quality or an acquired skill? Can entrepreneurial acumen
be achieved and enhanced through education and training or are certain people born
to be “entrepreneurs” or to act entrepreneurially?
“While there are several elements that can be taught to enhance the knowledge and
success of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship is something one can learn only by doing”
- Richard Goossen CEO of M&A Capita
Corp
Three entrepreneurial elements that can be taught –
1. General business knowledge - "the nuts and bolts of management principles and
strategic thinking."
2. General entrepreneurial principles - what other people have done and where they
made mistakes.
3. To be alert to opportunities in certain fields in a general sense.
What can't be taught is - "venture specific opportunity principles." i.e. the ability to
understand and see specific niches in a market and recognize whether it will be
successful or not.
To sum up the belief that an Entrepreneur is born is an absolute myth
Entrepreneurship is a science and the entrepreneurial acumen is something you
acquire with experience after taking a leap in the pool of entrepreneurship.
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Interview
Mr. Kunal Rajput is a budding photographer. His work has been published in India's
leading newspapers like Hindustan Times, Times of India and magazines like BetterPhotography. He graduated as a software engineer and worked with a large multi-national company before abandoning his job and a lucrative offer from NationaInstitute of Design to setup his own photo studio in New Delhi
Team: Good Evening Mr. Kunal. Thanks a lot for taking time out of your busy scheduleand talking to us. Let us get directly to the point – A secure Job at InfosysTechnologies Ltd. and then a seat in the prestigious National Institute of Design –
What motivated you to leave all this and start your own Venture?Kunal: Have you seen the movie 3 Idiots? The role that Madhavan plays is exactly thestory of my life except for the fact that I completed my engineering. The decision to doengineering was taken mainly out of peer pressure and at the request of my parents.However, my passion has always been photography. After reaching, Infosys I realizedthat this was not what my life was meant to be. I wanted to take control of my own life.That is why I have started my own venture. I know, I have started small; but at the endof the day it is a liberating feeling to work for oneself. Team: Inspiring! So according to you, what are the most important traits that an
Entrepreneur should develop?Kunal: Well, there aren’t a fix set of skills that one can point a finger on. Definitely,courage and appetite for failure is a must have. I remember, when I had initiallystarted, it took me months to find my first client. I kept chasing one client after the otheruntil I got my first break. There is a beautiful dialogue from the movie – ‘ShawshankRedemption’ – “Hope is a good thing; in fact the best of things”. You would see thatmost entrepreneurs would agree that Hope is the most important trait an entrepreneurmust possess. Also, entrepreneurs need to keep themselves in touch with the originamotive of starting the venture. This motivation is what drives me.
Team: How do you handle failures?Kunal: Well, it is natural that every failure brings disappointment. To be disappointedafter every failure is acceptable, but to be disheartened is a sin. I look at every failureas a learning opportunity. Team: How would you describe yourself as a person?
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Kunal: Extrovert, Team player and a person who is willing to try out new challenges inlife.
Team: Where do you draw your sense of security from? Aren’t you afraid that somedayyou might lose all this?
Kunal: (Laughs) Yes, I would be lying if I said that slight fear is not there. However, thehope of overcoming all barriers is much more than the fear. Moreover, how manypeople in the world have the pleasure of living their dream? I am living mine; that iswhere I draw my inspiration from. Team: What do you think is your biggest achievement as an entrepreneur?Kunal: My biggest achievement is yet to come. I have planned to expand my businessfor which I would need to employ a few people. The idea of providing employment topeople and help them climb the ladder of success, in my opinion, would be the biggest
achievement.
Team: One last question - Where do you go from here?Kunal: Well, as I told you, I am planning to expand my business to cover more events. am also planning to venture in fashion photography and many other plans; Lots ofplans and so little time. Team: We are really inspired by such a young entrepreneur. Talking to you has beenabsolutely inspiring. We wish you all the luck for you future endeavors. Thank you.
Kunal: It was a pleasure to talk to all of you. Thank you very much.
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Entrepreneurial Orientation Inventory Test
INSTRUCTIONS: This inventory contains 20 pair of statements. In each pair, you mayagree with one statement more than the other. You have 5 points to distribute betweenthe two statements. You may distribute the 5 points in any of the followingcombinations: 0- 5, 1- 4, 2- 3, 3- 2, 4- 1, 5- 0. If you agree slightly more with statement'a' than with statement 'b', then assign 3 points to 'a' and 2 points to 'b'. If you agreecompletely with 'a' but do not agree with 'b', assign 5 points to 'a' and 0 points to 'b'You cannot divide the 5 points equally between the two options; you have to chooseone option over the other.
S.No
Option
Statement Response
1 a. How successful an entrepreneur one will be depends on anumber of factors? One's capabilities may have little to dowith one's success.
_______
b. A capable entrepreneur can always shape his/her destiny. _______ 2 a. Entrepreneurs are born, not made. _______
b. It is possible for people to learn to become more enterprisingeven if they do not start out that way.
_______
3 a. Whether or not a salesperson will be able to sell his / her
product depends on how effective the competitors are.
_______
b. No matter how good the competitors are, an effectivesalesperson always will be able to sell his / her product.
_______
4 a. Capable entrepreneurs believe in planning their activities inadvance.
_______
b. There is no need for advance planning, because no matterhow enterprising one is, there always will be chance factorsthat influence success.
_______
5 a. Whether or not a person can become a successfulentrepreneur depends on social and economic conditions.
_______
b. Real entrepreneurs can always be successful, irrespective of social and economic conditions.
_______
6 a. Entrepreneurs fail because of their own lack of ability andperceptiveness.
_______
b. Entrepreneurs are bound to fail at least half the time, becausesuccess of failure depends on a number of factors beyond theircontrol.
_______
7 a. Entrepreneurs are often victims of forces they can neitherunderstand nor control.
_______
b. By taking an active part in economic, social and politicalaffairs, entrepreneurs can control events that effect theirbusinesses.
_______
8 a. Whether or not you get a business loan depends on how fairthe bank officer you deal with is.
_______
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your project plan is. _______
9 a. When purchasing raw materials or any other goods, it is wiseto collect as much information as possible from varioussources and then to make a final choice.
_______
b. There is no point in collecting a lot of information, in the longrun, the more you pay, the better the product is.
_______
10 a. Whether or not you profit in business depends on how lucky
you are.
_______
b. Whether or not you make profit in business depends on howcapable you are as an entrepreneur.
_______
11 a. Some types of people can never be successful asentrepreneurs.
_______
b. It is possible to develop entrepreneurial ability in differenttypes of people.
_______
12 a. Whether or not you will be a successful entrepreneur dependson the social environment into which you were born.
_______
b. People can become successful entrepreneurs with effort andcapability irrespective of the social strata from which theyoriginated.
_______
13 a. These days, people must depend at every point on the help,support, or mercy of others ( governments, bureaucracies,banks, etc.).
_______
b. It is possible to generate one own's income without dependingtoo much on the bureaucracy. What is required is a knack indealing with people.
_______
14 a. The market situation today is very unpredictable. Evenperceptive entrepreneurs falter quite often.
_______
b. When an entrepreneur's prediction of the market situation iswrong, that person can blame only himself or herself for failingto read the market correct.
_______
15 a. With effort, people can determine their own destinies. _______ b. There is no point in spending time planning or doing things to
change one's destiny. What is going to happen will happen.
_______
16 a. There are many events beyond the control of entrepreneurs. _______ b. Entrepreneurs are the creators of their own experiences. _______
17 a. No matter how hard a person works, he/she will achieve onlywhat is destined.
_______
b. The rewards one achieves depend solely on the effort onemakes.
_______
18 a. Organizational effectiveness can be achieved by employingcompetent and effective people.
_______
b. No matter how competent the employees in a company are, if socio-economic conditions are not good, the organization willhave problems.
_______
19 a. Leaving things to chance and letting time take care of them
helps a person to relax and enjoy life.
_______
b. Working for things always turns out better than leaving thingsto chance.
_______
20 a. The work of competent people always will be recognized. _______ b. No matter how competent one is, it is almost impossible to get
ahead in life without contacts. _______
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Analysis Sheet
Please tick on the response to which you have assigned the greater weightage.
Internal External1.b 1.a2.b 2.a
3.b 3.a4.a 4.b5.b 5.a6.a 6.b7.b 7.a8.b 8.a9.a 9.b10.b 10.a11.b 11.a12.b 12.a13.b 13.a
14.b 14.a15.a 15.b16.b 16.a17.b 17.a18.a 18.b19.b 19.a20.a 20.b
Total no of ticks:
Internal –
External -
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Key Drivers of Entrepreneurship
Based on our research during the project we narrowed down on four key drivers of
entrepreneurship:
1. Hope
Hope is a crucial aspect of Entrepreneurship. Hope is what drives you on when
the going gets tough. Example: J.K.Rowling – a single mother, her script was
rejected by twelve publishing houses. It was her hope of seeing her book
published that kept her going.
2. Dream
Like a leader has a vision, similarly an entrepreneur needs to have a dream.
Example: Dhirubhai Ambani – a petrol pump attendant dreamt of building an oil
refinery and ended up launching one of the world’s largest grass root refineries in
Jamnagar.
3. Motivation
Motivation is what keeps an Entrepreneur going when the chips are down. It
could also be the spark that ignited the entrepreneurial instinct. Example: SteveWozniak read a book in his childhood that got him interested towards science
and technology.
4. Action Orientation
If a person makes 100 decisions in a day as compared to a person who takes
only one decision, then the former is more action-oriented. By being action-
oriented if you make a bad decision you can always realize that it was bad and
change it. Thus by being action oriented, you can put a lot of things in motion andcan evaluate what is working and what is not. Example: Larry Page and Sergei
Brin, co-founders of Google, came up with the innovation-friendly office culture
namely the “Free-Food” and “20 Percent Time” programmes.
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References
"Developing Human Resources" - Leonard D. Goodstein and J. William
Pfeiffer Edition
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