Entrepreneurial Potential and Potential Entrepreneurs

Authors

  • Norris F. Krueger, Jr. University of Phoenix.
  • Deborah V. Brazeal Polytechnic University in Pomona.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14211/regepe.v7i2.1071

Keywords:

Entrepreneurs, Potential, Corporate venturing, Enterprise development

Abstract

Before there can be entrepreneurship there must be the potential for entrepreneurship, whether in a community seeking to develop or in a large organization seeking to innovate. Entrepreneurial potential, however, requires potential entrepreneurs. This paper discusses antecedents of such potential and proposes a model based on Shapero's (1982) model of the entrepreneurial event. We then discuss this model in light of supporting evidence from two different perspectives, corporate venturing and enterprise development.

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Author Biographies

Norris F. Krueger, Jr., University of Phoenix.

PhD in Entrepreneurship. Research Fellow da School for Advanced Studies,University of Phoenix, Arizona, (USA). 

Deborah V. Brazeal, Polytechnic University in Pomona.

Full Professor California State Polytechnic University in Pomona - USA

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Published

2018-06-27

How to Cite

Krueger, Jr., N. F., & Brazeal, D. V. (2018). Entrepreneurial Potential and Potential Entrepreneurs. REGEPE Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal, 7(2), 201–226. https://doi.org/10.14211/regepe.v7i2.1071

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