The Evaluation Of Large Scale Manufacturing Industry Entrepreneurs In Kayseri In Terms Of Entrepreneur Typologies

Megaron

Oðuztimur, Senay¹ 

关键词: Kayseri;    entrepreneurship;    regional competitiveness;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: KARE Publishing

【 摘 要 】

The beginning findings of the research project, titled “Enhancing Logistics Sector As a Tool in Order to Improve the Competitiveness of Large Scale Manufacturing Industry in Kayseri” that is supported by Yýldýz Technical University Scientific Research Project Coordination Department, are being stated in this research brief. The missions of this article are to evaluate the “entrepreneurship” as being one of the regional competition factor to specify the manufacturing industry entrepreneurs in Kayseri and to determine the typology of the mentioned entrepreneurs. In accordance with this purpose, field research had been realised within 32 large industrial firms in Kayseri of which had achieved to be ranked in top 1000 industrial enterprises between 2010-2012 ones at least. As regards to the beginning findings, the evaluated entrepreneur profile in Kayseri could predominantly be accepted as “craftsman” entrepreneurs. The basic characteristics of this type of entrepreneurs are as following:kneaded with business life even from early ages, therefore limited education opportunities, generally lack of experience as professional in any other firms, adopt inflexible management style, prefer restricted expansion with regard to products and equipments. In addition, remaining distant to diversify financial tools and correspondingly avoiding to take risk in uncertainty circumstances and utilizing the opportunities in long term are the characteristic of craftsman entrepreneurs.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND