Introduction: Basic Concepts and Variables
Both terms “entrepreneurial” and “dynamics” address a non-static perspective, emphasizing the ongoing processes and the driving aggregate forces associated with entrepreneurship. The intervening psychological variables concern the human actors involved in these processes.
On the micro- and intermediate levels, the mentioned concepts refer to entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial interactions, that is, their capacity to act as a motor of move (implying undertaking spirit, initiative, capability of recognizing opportunities, creative imagination, ability of transforming emerging ideas into concreteprojects, etc.). Entrepreneurial actors are often starting up and conducting one or several challenging projects and the related tasks.
On the community and organizational levels, the concepts refer to the enterprise as the formal frame, as well as to the community...
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Krauss, G. (2013). Psychological Aspects of Entrepreneurial Dynamics. In: Carayannis, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3858-8_239
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