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CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT [Additional Guidance]

CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT [Additional Guidance]. Task (1a ): I dentify an ‘ entrepreneur’ who has created their own venture and analyse their ‘ entrepreneurial journey ’ and reasons for their success in light of the ‘Start-up influences ’ advocated by Burns (2011, pp. 34).

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CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT [Additional Guidance]

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  1. CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT [Additional Guidance]

  2. Task (1a): Identify an ‘entrepreneur’ who has created their own venture and analyse their ‘entrepreneurial journey’ and reasons for their success in light of the ‘Start-up influences’ advocated by Burns (2011, pp. 34). Does your analysis support Burns criteria for distinguishing between ‘owner-managers’ and ‘entrepreneurs? Do Burns ‘Start-up influences’ adequately explain the components of entrepreneurial success? If not then what other factors need to be taken into account in the venture creation process? What do you personally conclude about the key factors for entrepreneurial success?

  3. Task (1a): Identify an ‘entrepreneur’ who has created their own venture and analyse their ‘entrepreneurial journey’ and reasons for their success in light of the ‘Start-up influences’ advocated by Burns (2011, pp. 34). Does your analysis support Burns criteria for distinguishing between‘owner-managers’ and ‘entrepreneurs? Do Burns ‘Start-up influences’ adequately explain the components of entrepreneurial success? If not then what other factors need to be taken into account in the venture creation process? What do you personally conclude about the key factors for entrepreneurial success?

  4. Start-up Influences • Antecedent Influences • Family • Ethnicity • Gender • Education • Previous employment • Religion • Social group • National culture • Situational Factors • Employment • Unemployment • Immigration • Economic opportunity • Push v Pull Burns Start-up Influences

  5. Burns Start-up Influences: Personal Character Traits • Owner Manager • Entrepreneur

  6. Start-up Influences • Antecedent Influences • Family • Ethnicity • Gender • Education • Previous employment • Religion • Social group • National culture • Situational Factors • Employment • Unemployment • Immigration • Economic opportunity • Push v Pull Burns Start-up Influences

  7. Briefly introduce entrepreneur and terminology • Apply and discuss Burns • Discuss limitations and extend discussion using appropriate theory • Conclusion

  8. Task (1b): Based on your evaluation and lessons learnt from the previous task and using the ‘General Enterprise Test’ (Burns, 2011, pp. 54) and Applegate’s ‘Entrepreneurial Mindset Tool’ (see below) as starting points, evaluate your own entrepreneurial profile. How could you enhance your entrepreneurial capabilities, whether for entrepreneurship, intrapreneurshipor personal enterprise?

  9. Task (1b): Based on your evaluation and lessons learnt from the previous task and using the ‘General Enterprise Test’ (Burns, 2011, pp. 54) and Applegate’s ‘Entrepreneurial Mindset Tool’ (see below) as starting points, evaluateyour own entrepreneurial profile. How could you enhanceyour entrepreneurial capabilities, whether for entrepreneurship, intrapreneurshipor personal enterprise?

  10. Evaluation – Goes in Appendices GET TEST APPLEGATE TEST REFLECTION FROM TASK 1A Reflection NARRATIVE v SW [OT] Recommendations NARRATIVE v TOWS

  11. GOOD LUCK • I hope you enjoy completing the assignment and I look forward to reading your responses.

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