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| Title: | Entrepreneurial Skills
: 2nd Edition |
| Series: | (Entrepreneurship Series) |
| Author: | Professor Cecile Nieuwenhuizen (ed) |
| ISBN: | 0702176931 : 9780702176937 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 242 |
| Weight: | .448 Kg. |
| Published: | Juta Publishing (Academic) - April 2008 |
| List Price: | 19.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Entrepreneurship |
An entrepreneur is different from a manager of a small business in many respects, but largely in attitude and approach. And the right approach hinges on appropriate entrepreneurial skills. Professor Nieuwenhuizen has brought together several experts in the field of entrepreneurship to describe the skills necessary for successful entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial skills covered in this book include: Achievement orientation; Creativity and innovation; Self-confidence and a positive attitude; Goal-setting; Assertiveness; Time management; Networking; Leadership and teamwork; Creative problem-solving; Strategies for dealing with conflict and confrontation. This is a guide to success factors for students of business, as well as entrepreneurs starting up a business and those already running an enterprise.
Entrepreneurial skills in perspective; Self-confidence & a positive attitude; Business achievement and goal-setting; Assertiveness: An active way of shaping your own life; Time management; Networking; The role of leading & teamwork in the management process; Creativity & creative problem-solving; Innovation; Schools of thought regarding conflict; Confrontation & Conflict.
