Creativity: A key link to entrepreneurial behavior

Ko, Stephen; Butler, John E.

doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2007.03.002

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“…Lee et al [23] note that entrepreneurial activity, apart from the existence of an appropriate business climate, requires an environment where creativity and innovation can flourish. Pretorius et al [26] state that creativity constitutes one of the most important entrepreneurial skills that are required for the successful start of the business process, while its significance is crucial not only during the launch of a new company but also during the decisions that are taken throughout the entire business creation process [8,27]. A productive change in a system is brought about by creative people [19].…”

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“…Creativity constitutes the basic source of innovation and can lead to the creation of new firms and the improvement of existing products so that companies become more efficient and competitive [8]. A successful incorporation of creativity and technology in entrepreneurial activity can lead to the commercialization of the idea, the product or the service, thereby strengthening entrepreneurship [28].…”

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Entrepreneurial Creativity and Growth

Petrakis¹,

Kafka²

2016

Entrepreneurship - Practice-Oriented Perspectives

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The concept of creativity is multidimensional, helping to take advantage of entrepreneurial opportunities and favoring in this way economic growth. Next to this basic argument of neoclassical theory, which ignores the role of entrepreneurship in growth, the present chapter states that entrepreneurship should be included as a contributing factor of growth. Through this key argument, this chapter attempts to clarify the importance of creativity to entrepreneurial activity, concentrating on the factors that influence entrepreneurial creativity that in turn lead to economic growth, as well as to capture the way in which entrepreneurial creativity is affected by this procedure. These factors are knowledge and education, the management of disrupting technologies, spill-over creativity, the role of cultural background and personal characteristics of individuals, the motives and incentives of individuals, the existence of-and access to-resources, and the institutions that delineate the environment of action of the entrepreneur.

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Section: Entrepreneurship and Creativity As Growth Acceleratorsmentioning

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Entrepreneurial Creativity and Growth

Petrakis¹,

Kafka²

2016

Entrepreneurship - Practice-Oriented Perspectives

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“…Research on individual factors that enhance entrepreneurship has suggested some attributes that defi ne the entrepreneur, such as motivation (Collins, Hanges, & Locke, 2004 ), internal locus of control (Gatewood, Shaver, & Gartner, 1995 ), or creativity ( Ko & Butler, 2007 ).…”

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Entrepreneurship and the Influence of History: How Much Impact Do Country-Specific Historical Factors Have on Entrepreneurship Initiatives?

Alegre

Berbegal‐Mirabent

2015

Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Culture

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The elements that enhance entrepreneurship have been widely studied.There are factors at different levels: (i) institutional factors such as some governmental policies, or the access entrepreneurs have to fi nancial support; (ii) cultural and social factors such as national culture or networking opportunities; and (iii) individual factors that take into consideration personality traits of the entrepreneur. This chapter reviews the various infl uences and adds a new one: the historical perspective. Based on historical data (nineteenth and twentieth century) about the number and types of companies in a country, and comparing this data with the current number of entrepreneurship initiatives (2011), we explore the weight historical clusters have on current entrepreneurship.

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“…Creativity is related to innovations that lead to the development of new areas of commercial activities, better products and stronger competitive situation of current business [15]. Innovation is defined as a process during which new ideas, technologies, and methods are applied commercially introducing new products into the market or improving existing products and processes [14].…”

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The Concept of Creativity and Innovativeness Assessment in Business Organizations

Mačerinskienė

Bulygina

2014

Economics and Business

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Abstract. The article analyses creativity and innovativeness in organisations of service business in Lithuania. Relation between creativity and innovativeness is given, and concepts of creativity and innovativeness, as well as the main research models, are presented. Statistical data and questionnaire survey data analyses are used for the research of the factors of creativity and innovativeness in Lithuania. Research results have shown that more than half of the organisations of the service sector in Lithuania are assessed as not creative; also factors that stimulate creativity are not sufficient for the development of creativity. It is necessary to create a work environment favourable for innovations that would help reveal and develop the creativity of human capital.

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Creativity: A key link to entrepreneurial behavior

Cited by 114 publications

References 11 publications

Entrepreneurial Creativity and Growth

Entrepreneurial Creativity and Growth

Entrepreneurship and the Influence of History: How Much Impact Do Country-Specific Historical Factors Have on Entrepreneurship Initiatives?

The Concept of Creativity and Innovativeness Assessment in Business Organizations

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