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What is Motivation?
Motivation was coined from a Latin word meaning, to move, which
could be described as the ability to carry the work force along towards the
accomplishment of the organizational goals.
Motivation is the cause of an
organism's behavior, or the reason that an organism carries out some
activity. In a human being, motivation involves both conscious and
unconscious drives. Psychological theories must account for a primary
level of motivation to satisfy basic needs, such as those for food, oxygen,
and water, and for a secondary level of motivation to fulfill social needs
such as companionship and achievement. The primary needs must be
satisfied before an organism can attend to secondary drives. So,
Entrepreneurship motivation is the cause of entrepreneurship. It further
explains what drives or propels people into entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurs are motivated primarily by the desire to create
something new, the desire for autonomy, wealth, and financial
independence, the achievement of personal objectives and the propensity for
action (doing). An entrepreneur must be able to combine his leadership
quality, skill, style, and the working environment to make his employees
respond to the achievement of his organizational objectives.
Sole proprietorship
The most common form of ownership is a sole proprietorship which
is a business owned by one individual. At the beginning of the 21st century,
there were more than 17 million sole proprietorships in the United States.
These businesses have the advantage of being easy to set up and to dissolve
because few laws exist to regulate them. Proprietors, as owners, also
maintain direct control of their businesses and own all their profits. On the
other hand, owners of proprietorships are personally responsible for all
business debts and, because they are constrained by the limits of their
personal financial resources, they may find it difficult to expand or increase
their profits. For those reasons, sole proprietorships tend to be small,
primarily service and retail businesses.
Sole proprietorship is a business mainly owned by one man or a single
individual. It is operated and managed by the owner who is the risk bearer of
the business. He is responsible for the acquisition of all the assets required
for the business operation, also, incurs all the liabilities alone, and raises all
the required capital for the business. He incurs all losses alone. Apart from
bearing the risks alone, he enjoys all the gains, earnings, and profits of the
business. The success or failure of this form of business depends on the
owners ability to manage the business effectively.
Partnership
Types of Partners
There are two main types of partners and they are:
General Partner
A general partner is one whose liability is unlimited and who
participates actively in the day-to-day running of the business activities.
Limited Partner
A limited partner is one whose liability is limited to the initial
investment made in the business. In event of bankruptcy, he does not
participate actively in the management of the partnership.
Co-operative Societies
A corporation is a legal entity that exists as distinct from the
individuals who control and invest in it. As a result, a corporation can
continue indefinitely through complete changes of ownership, leadership,
and staffing. Current owners can sell their holdings to other individuals or, if
they die, have their assets transferred to heirs. This is possible because a
corporation creates shares of stock that are sold to investors. A major
strength of the corporate business structure is that stockholders have limited
Joint Ventures
In joint ventures and syndicates, individuals or businesses cooperate to
create a single product or service package. A joint venture is a partnership
agreement in which two or more individual- or group-run businesses join
together to carry out a single business project. For example, U.S.-based
General Motors Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation, based in Japan,
have a joint venture called New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., created for
the purpose of producing cars in California.
Syndicates
A syndicate is an association of individuals or corporations formed to
conduct a specific financial transaction such as buying a business. Quite
often syndicates are created for the purpose of buying sports franchises. For
example, the Miami Heat basketball team and the New York Yankees baseball
team are each owned by syndicates of individuals. Each member of these
syndicates is also involved in the operation of other businesses.
Invest in quality.
Be hands-on.
Multi-tasking is important
The need for the ability to tolerate ambiguity.
Share profits with employees.
Governments relative involvement in the high tech industry is a
blessing.
Challenges of Entrepreneurship
The following are some of the major challenges of Entrepreneurship: