The document discusses the concept of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. It defines an entrepreneur and provides types of entrepreneurs categorized by business type, technology use, ownership, gender and business size. The key characteristics of entrepreneurs include risk-taking, innovation and mobilizing resources to seize business opportunities. The document also examines theories of motivation including Maslow's hierarchy of needs and McClelland's achievement motivation theory as they relate to entrepreneurial behavior and success.
2. ENTREPRENEUR
The term “entrepreneur” is derived from the
French word entreprendre which means, “to
undertake”.
3. Definition
“Entrepreneurs are those people who have the
ability to see and evaluate business opportunities,
together with the necessary resources to take
advantage of them and to initiate appropriate
action to ensure success”.
9. Types of entrepreneurs
Based on the type of business
Based on the use of technology
Based on ownership
Based on gender
Based on the size of enterprise
10. Types of entrepreneurs
Based on the type of business
Trading entrepreneur
Manufacturing entrepreneur
Agricultural entrepreneur
11. Based on the use
of technology
Based on the use
of technology
Technical
entrepreneur
Non-technical
entrepreneur
12. Based on ownership
Private entrepreneur
State entrepreneur
Joint entrepreneur
14. Based on the size of enterprise
Small-scale entrepreneur( Rs. 1crore)
Medium-scale entrepreneur(Rs. 1-5crore)
Large- scale entrepreneur(more than Rs.5crore)
19. Importance of entrepreneurs
Develop new markets
Discover new sources of material
Mobilize capital resources
Introduce new technologies
Create employment
Increase in national income
Balanced regional development
Bringing change in structure of business and
society.
20. Importance of entrepreneurs
Knowledge and social need filling
Dispersal of economic power
Better standard of living
Creating innovation
Production evolution process
Enhancing welfare amenities
21. Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship= entrepreneur+ enterprise
(Process)= (Person) +(Object)
“Entrepreneurship is based on purpose and
systematic innovation. It included not only the
independent businessman but also company
directors and managers who actually carry out
innovative functions”.
22. Importance of
Entrepreneurship
Provides employment to huge mass of people.
Contributed towards research and development
system.
Creates wealth for nation and for individuals as
well.
Challenging opportunity for the people.
Entrepreneurship provides self sufficiency.
Fosters economic growth.
Increase productivity.
Creates new products, services and technology.
23. Characteristics of
entrepreneurship
Economic activity
Decision making
Risk taking
Dynamic process
Skilful management
•Purposeful activity
•Accepting challenges
•Building organization
•Innovation
•Mobilization of
resources
24. Role of entrepreneurship in
economic development
Balanced regional development.
Increase in national income
Bringing change in structure of business and
society
New products, new services,& new business
25. Role of entrepreneurship in
economic development
Knowledge and social need filling
Dispersal of economic power
Better standard of living
Creating innovation
Production evolution process.
Enhancing welfare amenities.
29. Barriers to entrepreneurship
Barriers to
entrepreneurship
Economic Non- Economic
Capital
Labour
Raw material
Credit access
Excessive licensing
Taxation policy
Poor banking system
Personal barrieSocial barriers
Practical values
Emotional block
Cultural barriers
Tradition binding
Lack of motivation
Difficulty & ambiguity
Impatience
Inability to dream
30. Entrepreneurship as career
Entrepreneurs start new businesses and take on
the risk and rewards of being an owner.
32. Aspects of entrepreneurship as
a career
High need of independence
To satisfy the dream
Income generation
Self employment
Creative activity
Opportunity to deal with all the aspects of a
business
Achievement orientation
Implementation of ideas
Govt economic policies
34. Developing Entrepreneurial skills
The approach of developing entrepreneurial skills is
more complete and systematic as it concentrates
on the development of entrepreneurs themselves.
35. Types of entrepreneurial skills
Administrative skills
Leadership skills
Conflict and consensus management skills
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Problem solving skills
Technical skills
Marketing skills
Selling skills
Decision making
Financial skills
37. Programs for Developing
Entrepreneurial Skills
Entrepreneurship Development Programes(EDPs)
Entrepreneurial Skill Development
Programme(ESDP)
Business Skill Development Programe(BSDP)
Management Development Programe(MDPs)
Industrial Motivation Campaign(IMCs)
Vocational and Educational Training
38. Institutional support to small
entrepreneurs
National Small Industries Corporation
Ltd(NSIC)Est.1955.
Small Industries Development Organization(SIDO)
Small Scale Industries Board(SSIB)
State Small Industries Development
Corporations(SSID)
Small Industries Service Institutes(SISIs)
District Industries Centers(DICs)
39. Entrepreneurial Motivation
The word motivation originally comes from the
Latin word “movere”, which means “to move”.
Definition; Motivation is a process that starts with
physiological or psychological need that activates
behavior or a drive that is aimed at a goal or
incentive.
40. Nature of Motivation
Motivation is internal to man
A single motive can cause different behaviors
Different motives may result in single behavior
Motives come and go
Motives interact with the environment
43. Internal factors
Desire to do something new
Become independent
Achieve what one wants to have in life
Be recognized for one’s contribution
One’s educational background
One’s occupational background and experience in
the relevant field.
44. External Factors
Government assistance and support
Availability of labor and raw materials
Encouragement from big business houses
Promising demand for the product
Other factors,
Ambitious factor
Compelling factors
Facilitating factors
46. Maslow suggest the following
points:
There are five levels of needs.
All these needs are arranged in a hierarchy.
A satisfies need is no longer a need.
Once one level of need is satisfied, the next level of
need will emerge.
The physiological and security needs are finite but
the needs higher order are infinite.
Levels are interdependent.
47. Criticism
Not a theory of work motivation.
No existence of hierarchy of needs.
Hierarchy of needs differ across countries.
48. McClelland’s Need for
Achievement Theory
Theory developed by David C. McClelland and his
associates.
McClelland’s need theory is closely associates with
learning theory, because he believed that needs
are learned or acquired by the kinds of
events people experience in their
environment and culture.
Focused on 3 needs:
1. “n Ach”
2. “n Pow”
3. “n Aff”
50. McClelland’s Need for
Achievement Theory
Need for Achievement(“n Ach”):
“n Ach” is a behavior directed towards competition
with a standard of excellence.
6 characteristics of high need achievers:
Strong desire to assume personal responsibilities for
performing a task or finding solution to a problem.
Set moderately difficult goals and take calculated risks.
Strong desire for performance feedback.
Attaining personal accomplishment.
Challenging risks.
Not buck passers.
51. McClelland’s Need for
Achievement Theory
Need for Power (“n Pow”):
Making an impact on others.
Characters:
A desire to influence and direct somebody else.
A desire to exercise control over others.
A concern for maintaining leaders-followers
relationship.
52. McClelland’s Need for
Achievement Theory
Need for affiliation(“n Aff”):
A desire to establish and maintain friendly and
warm relations with other people.
Characters:
A strong desire for acceptance and approval from others.
They tend to confirm to the wishes of those people
whose friendship and companionship they value.
They value the feelings of others.
53. ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION
McClelland tried to induce achievement
motivation.
he conducted an experiment among the group of
businessman in America, Mexico and Mumbai.
He carried out a separate full – fledged training
program in the Kakinada city of Andhra Pradesh.
This training program is popularly known as
Kakinada experiment.
54. Kakinada Experiment(Achievement
Motivation)
The main objective of this experiment was to break
the barrier of limited aspiration by inducing
achievement motivation.
A total of fifty two persons were selected from
business and industrial community of the town.
55. Kakinada Experiment
participants were grouped into three batches.
They were put under training for three months.
The achievement development course contained
four main items.
The individuals strived to attain concrete and frequent
feed back.
The participants watched those who have performed well
and tried to emulate.
The participants thought of success and accordingly set
plans and goals.
The participants are asked to talk and think to
themselves in a positive manner.
56. Result
After the training program the behaviour of the
participants was observed after a period of two
years. The observations were encouraging.
It was analyzed that there was a greater different
between those who participated and those who
have not.
57. Thematic Appreciation Test
In the Thematic Appreciation Test frustration
cartoons are shown to the respondent.
The respondent is asked to interpret the situation
with regards to a particular product, company or
other business phenomenon
58. Kakinada Experiment
Conclusion: McClelland reached to this
conclusion that the training programme
positively influenced the entrepreneurial
behavior of participants
59. Features of Achievement
Motivation
It is lateral personal disposition to strive for
particular goal.
It’s person’s deep and driving desire to do
something important to attain the feelings of
personal accomplishment.
It is personal disposition to achieve something
difficult and bigger.
60. Characteristics of Entrepreneurs
with Achievement Motivation
They like to undertake risks for personal accomplishment.
They have high level of perseverance to attain their goal.
They show courage and fortitude to keep on moving
towards their goal instead of adversities.
Entrepreneurs with high level of achievement motivation
tend to be more creative and innovative.
They tend to be more future oriented.
Such entrepreneurs are more adaptive and mobile.
They always have desire for more and more.
61. Significance
It is essential for leading industrial and
economic development.
Major sources of the entrepreneurial supply.
This is a psycholoical construct that keeps
entrepreneurs activated towards their goals.
Being inner drive, it is significant for the
people for all walk of life be entrepreneurs,
managers, leaders etc.
It helps for organizational development, in
turn national development
62. How to Develop Achievement
Motivation
Know your self stage.
Knowing the destination stage.
Empowering stage.