"Entrepreneurial competencies can be defined as underlying characteristics such as generic and specific knowledge, motives, traits, self-images, social roles and skills that result in venture birth, survival, and/or growth.''- Bird (1995) Competence is a combination of knowledge, skills and appropriate motives or traits that an individual must possess to perform a given task. Thus, success of an entrepreneur is governed [...]
Entrepreneurial behaviour is the actions taken by the entrepreneur to reach desired goals. Entrepreneurial behaviour is restricted to tasks that are or can be under the control of the entrepreneur, such as the role of the board, organisation, decision making, and goals and strategies. Introduction Entrepreneurs' behaviour is a key construct in understanding how entrepreneurs create new organisations. Entrepreneurial behaviour [...]
Entrepreneurship development program is designed to help a person in strengthening and fulfilling his entrepreneurship motive and in acquiring skills and capabilities necessary for playing his entrepreneurship role effectively. Towards this end it is necessary to promote his understanding of motives, motivation patterns, their impact on behaviour and entrepreneurship value. A programme, which seeks to do this, can qualify to [...]