Entrepreneurship: can the Jack-of-all-trades attitude be acquired?

Published: Dec 1, 2004
Abstract
Entrepreneurs are believed to be the ultimate engine of modern economic systems. Yet, the study of entrepreneurship suffers from the lack of consensus on the most crucial question: what makes an entrepreneur? A recent theory developed by Edward Lazear suggests that individuals mastering a balanced set of talents across different fields, i.e. the Jacks-of-All-Trades (JATs), have a high probability of becoming entrepreneurs. In this paper, I...
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Title
Entrepreneurship: can the Jack-of-all-trades attitude be acquired?
Published Date
Dec 1, 2004
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