Entrepreneurship Education: A Comparison of Canada and Sweden from the 1980’s to Present Day.
Research Question
What is the comparison of entrepreneurship and the state of educating entrepreneurs between the countries of Canada and Sweden and the effects on entrepreneurial levels and successes within the specific timeframe of the 1980’s to present day?
Entrepreneurship is one of the main foundations of many countries economies historically and it plays just as crucial of a role in the present day. Dr. Howard Stevenson of entrepreneurship studies at Harvard School of Business defines entrepreneurship as “the pursuit of opportunity beyond resources controlled”. (Sinoway & Meadow, 2012) As a native Canadian, entrepreneurship played a major role in the founding and creation of my home country. In today’s contemporary society, entrepreneurship still plays an important role in the cultural, social, political, and economic functioning’s of Canada. The main reason I am so interested in this topic is that I myself am an entrepreneur in Canada. Through the process of starting my company I have partially experienced the entrepreneurial culture that currently exists in Canada. I have a vested interest in learning more about the functioning of entrepreneurship in Canada. I also have aspirations of living in Sweden in the future so I find it interesting to learn about the life of an entrepreneur in Sweden and the culture surrounding entrepreneurship in the country.
Conducting this research and formulating this thesis will allow me to provide unique comparison between two countries that possess many other social and political similarities. I will then compare the information I have collected to identify and similarities or differ...
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...tern Canada. However, it is just one of the many similar programs and efforts that Canadian governments and educators were already making in early 1990’s
In more a more recent effort, the Government of Alberta just released its latest curriculum update for primary schools across the province in accordance with their Alberta Education Action Agenda 2011-2014. The new curriculum is built around three main points: creating engaged thinkers, ethical citizens, and promoting an entrepreneurial spirit. A framework for student learning was created that outlines the relationships among “literacy, numeracy, competencies and subject/discipline areas essential for students to become engaged thinkers and ethical citizens with an entrepreneurial spirit”. (Alberta Education, 2011) This can be visualized in the appendix. In an interview with Glen Thiel, a current principle
Baldwin, Doug; Mahoney, Rick; Reed, Kevin; Quinlan, Don. The Canadian Challenge. Canada: Oxford-University Press, 2008.
Perhaps of the most obvious differences between these two civilizations was in their political beliefs. Two political forces constructed the new form of government in Western Society, known as Nationalism and Liberalism. Nationalists argued that the state should be linked to a single basic culture, and all other natio...
The premise of this research paper is to compare the similarities and differences in the
I am applying to the PhD in Business Administration program to further develop my research interest in entrepreneurship and strategy. I wish to explore how nurturing entrepreneurship in family businesses influence growth and continuity. I am also interested in examining the competitive dynamics of small and medium businesses in Canada, as they attempt to internationalize and compete in developing, emerging and transitional economies.
There has been a large amount of attention paid to the subject of entrepreneurship in the last few years; mainly because most people have chosen to go from working for somebody else, to be their own bosses and work for their dreams. Nevertheless, many still wonder what is entrepreneurship and what is that sets entrepreneurs apart from other regular business owners. At first, it seems both concepts do not differ much from each other since they both start up and run businesses and assume risks to pursue opportunities; however, there are certain traits that difference them.
An entrepreneur is an individual who is willing to develop, manage and organize an enterprise with the aim of profit making along with the risks involved. The word entrepreneur has its origin from the French word ‘entrepreneurs’ which means ‘to undertake’. In the business context entrepreneurship is the act of starting a business with the aim of making profits. According to Baumol et al.,. 2008, there are different types of entrepreneurs. Innovative entrepreneurs bring new products and services in the market and use new marketing techniques. On the other hand, replicative entrepreneurs bring new selling propositions to an existing market. Many capitalist societies encourage their citizens to start their own businesses to boost individual, as
My core educational values define what I believe is necessary tools students need to be successful. Such values are provided by the community of people (educators, parents, business partners) who touch the students’ lives. I value knowledge because without awareness of specific content, students are not able to truly feel a part of society. I value development of skills in order for students to apply their knowledge. When skills are applied, students demonstrate their knowledge and ability to function in our current world. I value critical thinking in our students so they can extend their knowledge and skills to solve complex problems benefitting our present and future. I value citizenship and feel that education has a responsibility to model and nurture character qualities in our students. Educating students is raising them equipped with tools that will enable them to function as contributing participants in a productive society. Knowledge, skills, critical thinking, and citizenship are educational values at the core of developing a student ready for the world’s challenges.
"Entrepreneurs who start and build new businesses are more celebrated than studied. They embody, in the popular imagination and in the eyes of some scholars, the virtues of "boldness, ingenuity, leadership, persistence and determination." Policymakers see them as a crucial source of employment and productivity growth. Yet our systematic knowledge of how entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses is limited. The activity does not occupy a prominent place in the study of business and economics.
An entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in hopes of making a profit. Prior to presenting our entrepreneurship promotion project, many of our students had a limited, if any idea, of what an entrepreneur is. The purpose of our entrepreneurship promotion project was to educate our fellow classmates on the roles of an entrepreneur and what it takes to become one. Entrepreneurs have to work through extreme measures in order to gain success aside from the fact they shall not dwell on failure and stay motivated to achieve their set goals. This project provided the possibility for our students to meet face to face with real entrepreneurs and discuss the challenges they are faced with choosing to be
Nowadays, entrepreneurship becomes most popular career, where our government encourages our graduated student to involve in business so that unemployment will not happen in our country. Policymakers, academics, and researcher agree that entrepreneurship is a vital route to economic advancement for both developed and developing economics (Zelealem et al., 2004). Entrepreneurship has many types for example small business and others. Today small business, particularly the new ones, is the main vehicle for entrepreneurship, contributing not just to employment, social and political stability, but also to innovation and competitive power (Thurik & Wennekers, 2004).
The success of a business is greatly dependent on its entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is someone who takes the financial risk of starting and managing a new business venture. In order to be a successful entrepreneur, one must be ready to take a risk and invest one’s own savings into a business. The job requires that the individual be ambitious and committed to working hard in order to achieve the set targets. A successful entrepreneur is able to multi-task and communicates effectively with people, possessing leadership qualities such as confidence and motivation. The individual must play the role of constant motivator and inspire employees to improve their work performance, whilst ensuring a comfortable environment for the employees to work in. According to Schumpeter (1982), an entrepreneur is more of a ‘heroic’ than an ‘economic’ figure; his motivation should not solely be monetary, rather stemming more from inspiration and ambition.
In Webster’s dictionary, the simple definition of an entrepreneur is defined as a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money. The full definition uses words of deeper meaning such as, organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise. An entrepreneur sees the finish line before the race begins. In this paper I cover the major aspects of becoming an entrepreneur. Some of the ideas expressed have been research, applied, worked, and failed in my own entrepreneurial journey. Individuals with more balanced skill sets are more likely to become entrepreneurs. People usually refer to this type of person as a “jack of all trades.” They can do many different types of work but they aren’t necessarily
There are platitudes of issues and elements that pertain to the educational process as well as curriculum development that are addressed on a routine basis. As many researchers have discussed, and administrators and teachers alike have grown to understand, if this current educational model/system is to produce creative, productive, active, and technologically savvy students-citizens the worst actions are perhaps having no actions at all (Stansbury, 2013). In addition to the grandiose mistakes of becoming stagnant (progress), educators and administrators are faced with increasing demands at the highest levels; this of course is making reference to both federal and state legislation such as No Child Left Behind, perhaps the most groundbreaking legislation to date. These rigorous demands are curriculum based, creating definitive and innovative opportunities for educators, especially those in positions to promote and formulate new curriculum models as well as propose the implementation of a new curricula into the system, to better prepare students within their educational system/process exactly what the demands of a 21st century requires. These demands are in reference to an article written by Richard Long titled Career Success Demands Strong 21st Century Literacy Skills. Long states several skills that will be required if American students are to play catch –up with the rest of the world as well as perhaps attain their position at the top of the upper echelon of world educational rankings (Long, 2010).
Entrepreneurship is an important aspect of social, economic and community life. It can be viewed as a critical factor to economic growth as well as a way of addressing unemployment (Nolan, 2003).Entrepreneurs are people who are persistently focused on identifying opportunities, they seek to create something worthwhile while taking into account foreseeable risk and rewards associated with the efforts (Nolan, 2003). Furthermore, entrepreneurs are frequently understood to be individuals who discover market needs and establish new business to meet those identified opportunities. The following assignment will firstly discuss the types of entrepreneurship, secondly it will discuss the reasons people become entrepreneurs, and thirdly it will discuss the importance of entrepreneurship.
The first, "Entrepreneurial Awareness Education", aims to increase knowledge about entrepreneurship and to influence attitudes that may impact intentions. The second category is described as "Education for Start-Up". These programmes are geared toward people who generally already have an entrepreneurial idea and need to solve practical questions about becoming self-employed. The third category, "Education for Entrepreneurial Dynamism", focuses on people who are already entrepreneurs and want to promote dynamic behaviours after the start-up phase. The last category "Continuing Education for Entrepreneurs" describes life-long learning programmes and focuses on experienced entrepreneurs. (Linan,