Here's my reading reflection for Donald Kuratko's Chapter 2 of Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, Practice.
The biggest surprise for me in the reading was learning how many people today my age are becoming entrepreneurs! I had never even heard of someone calling my generation Generation E-- that is, Generation Entrepreneur. I guess I always assumed not many people wanted to risk business failure or had the drive to be their own boss.
One part of the chapter that I found to be a little confusing was the part on entrepreneurial motivation. I wish Kuratko had expounded a bit more on it and explained the theory a little more in order to give readers a better grasp of the concept. A good idea could have been to add a real-life or hypothetical example of a person going through the process outlined in the model of entrepreneurial motivation.
If I could, I think I would ask Kuratko what his preferred method of de-stressing is. This is because I have a feeling he has a preference for exercising (because he mentioned it a few times and did research on it).
Another question I would ask him would be what entrepreneurial characteristics he identifies with. Does he feel that he lacks in any of the areas he listed?
I think, however, I disagree with Kuratko's list of common characteristics. As much as people would like to believe that they are 'calculated risk takers', I have met many entrepreneurs who have other people do the 'risk calculating' for them because it is not their forte. Similarly, I don't think that a high energy level is as common characteristic of entrepreneurs as Kuratko states; many entrepreneurs know to relax and take breaks instead of burning themselves out. Also, just because you are an entrepreneur does not mean you have a crazy workload; yes, a company comes with a lot of responsibility, but a real entrepreneur knows how to divide his or her workload among his or her employees or co-directors. Overall, his list has some good points, but I am very wary with these kinds of lists-- especially because they may seem discouraging to entrepreneur hopefuls that may be missing some of these characteristics (self-esteem, creativity, et cetera).
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