What is the Duality of Structure & Do Companies Grow Out of Thin Air? Who starts companies? Who should start enterprises? Who ensures productivity and operations? What is the role of employee vs employer employment? Why does society discourage youth entrepreneurial careers? This blog discusses these perspectives. Celebrating Companies, Structure and Career Choice The society celebrates successful … Read more
Developing Entrepreneurial Careers There is a worldwide call to develop more entrepreneurs as a way to develop economies, and advocates favour entrepreneurial and vocational skill acquisition as the approach to empower people to create wealth or alleviate poverty. Thus, how can countries achieve this task? The following properly implemented, are needed, these variables include: Policy Entrepreneurial policy targeted … Read more
The Entrepreneurship Career Centre (ECC) has commissioned an entrepreneurial career theory study. Enjoy this contribution! CAREER THEORY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP The definition of a career connects central circumstances both internal and external to the individual (Arthur et al., 1989; Goffman, 1961). The Chicago school asserts careers are created when many people follow a path, and humans identify with … Read more
Entrepreneurship Motives What motivates a person to become an entrepreneur? Motives are combinations of goals, self-efficacy, and vision (Baum et al., 2001). Generally, motivations are both extrinsic and intrinsic; money, status, recognition, and social acceptance are extrinsic rewards (Ellerman, 2009). While achievement, knowledge, skill, autonomy, self-respect, and solutions to problems are examples of intrinsic rewards … Read more
Learning from entrepreneurial behaviour, helps toward understanding the entrepreneurship process We suggest more entrepreneurial stories of both entrepreneurship success and failure need telling because these contain invaluable pragmatic lessons. It is possible to learn from different experiences but also from stories. Generally, individual stories remind others about their ability to overcome challenges. Atkinson (1998) asserts a stories … Read more
This blog addresses employment, unemployment, investors, employment choice and the entrepreneurship career identity. “Entrepreneurship is the way we take control of our lives in a tough economy” (Lori Greiner) It is our desire to work in the best places and live a happy life, probably slay dragons, win and ride into the sunset to experience unconditional … Read more
A career development campaign designed to transform lives stimulating entrepreneurship careers and intrapreneurial jobs, including wealth and the SDG’s. “Study what will enable you to become a successful entrepreneur” (Dr E.D.Z Beeka) #1MillionBookDonation Entrepreneurship & Employability Project 2017- 2026. To get Your FREE personal copy or request a book donation for your school, non-profit or … Read more
“Ideas and knowledge are goldmines and the primary sources of wealth” (Dr Beem & Doom Beeka) In the Acres of Diamond narrative, an impatient farmer in a bid to chase riches sells his farm and travels the world searching for diamonds. Unfortunately, in foreign lands, the farmer experiences poverty, wretchedness and eventual death; tragic for … Read more
EMPLOYEE WORK REFERENCE SABOTAGE & THE ENTERPRISE FREEDOM THAT IS YOUR HUMAN RIGHT 1st October 2019 Black History Month & Independence Edition Have you experienced #Racism #Discrimination #Harassment from toxic workplaces? Are you experiencing #injustice from the institutions meant to protect you? Are person lying about you trying to unjustly tarnish you? Then rise above … Read more
THE ENTREPRENEURS WORK REFERENCE & REPUTATIO “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” (Barack Obama) HOLY GRAIL & ROMANTICISING ENTREPRENEURSHIP I Is entrepreneurship the Holy Grail? It is argued that most businesses … Read more