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Scale, Scope and Entrepreneurship

In: Entrepreneurship in Theory and History

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  • George Bitros

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When asked to define what is economics, quite frequently economists respond that economics is whatever economists do. In an analogous way, if one were asked to define what is entrepreneurship, one might reasonably be expected to respond that entrepreneurship is whatever entrepreneurs do. Hence, to understand entrepreneurship, a convenient approach is to focus on the role(s) of entrepreneurs in the economy.

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  • George Bitros, 2005. "Scale, Scope and Entrepreneurship," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Youssef Cassis & Ioanna Pepelasis Minoglou (ed.), Entrepreneurship in Theory and History, chapter 3, pages 61-76, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-52263-3_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230522633_3
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    Keywords

    Firm Size; Large Firm; Demand Curve; Austrian Economic; Innovative Activity;
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    JEL classification:

    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations
    • D3 - Microeconomics - - Distribution
    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design

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