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Becoming an Entrepreneur

In: DANCING ON THE EDGE OF GREATNESS Making Leadership Personal

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  • SOPHIA CHIN

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After building a career in investment banking in the US, Ben arrives in Singapore to do his MBA. For ease of convenience, he lives close to the campus and gets his groceries at the supermarket nearby. It has a pitifully limited product range. What’s more, Ben has to lug the bags of groceries home. He is not used to this manual labor — and the sweaty polo tee is not a good look on him. Back in New York, Ben’s groceries would magically appear on his doorstep, which is a godsend for a busy professional like him. Ben is perplexed. Singapore is one of the most tech-savvy cities in the world, but they lack this one basic lifeline. Online grocery shopping is a necessity, just like water, electricity and internet. This is an emergency!…

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  • Sophia Chin, 2023. "Becoming an Entrepreneur," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: DANCING ON THE EDGE OF GREATNESS Making Leadership Personal, chapter 17, pages 243-250, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811251214_0017
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    Keywords

    Leadership; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Development; Personal Development; Creativity; Motivation; Management; Human Resources;
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    JEL classification:

    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior

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