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Dimensions of Entrepreneurship

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The principal characteristic of entrepreneurship as a socioeconomic phenomenon is its immanent diversity, which, arguably, poses a challenge for researchers. In turn, it is crucial that policymakers recognize the internal diversity of business establishments and their leaders, as it allows them to influence more effectively—with the use of various instruments—the pace and the directions of development within the enterprise sector. A total of 24 facets of entrepreneurship have been conventionally divided into three main groups. The first one is the segment of small business. The second group features entrepreneurship facets reflecting the renaissance of entrepreneurship at the turn of the 21st century. The third group encompasses diverse manifestations of entrepreneurial attitudes outside the business sector.

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Cieślik, J. (2017). Dimensions of Entrepreneurship. In: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41721-9_3

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