WHO IS THE ENTREPRENEUR? THE IMPLICATIONS OF THREE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TERM THE "ENTREPRENEUR"

Authors

  • Aurora Carneiro Zen Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Edi Madalena Fracasso Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The entrepreneur has played an important role in the economic development of countries. However since its origin in the XVI century the term entrepreneur had different defi nitions. The objective of this paper is to identify contributions for the formation and the modifi cation in this term throughout three technological paradigms: industrial revolution, mass production and technology of information. The central argument of this paper is that "entrepreneur" refers to a term dynamic and multifaceted, infl uenced by technological and social revolutions. These paradigms lead to four types of entrepreneurs: individual, intra-entrepreneur, collective and social entrepreneur. Each entrepreneur has different characteristics and motivation, but the main objective is the same: to start a new enterprise. The implications of these different characteristics should be investigated in new studies.

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Author Biographies

Aurora Carneiro Zen, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutoranda em Administração do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS). Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS).

Edi Madalena Fracasso, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutora pela Harvard University. Professora Titular do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS).

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Published

2009-01-13

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 8 (2008): Special Thematic Editon on Entrepreneurship

Section

Presentation

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