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To introduce the purpose and scope of the book I begin with a personal story: a personal story about my somewhat unusual career path. This chapter provides the background behind one approach toward developing a career as an entrepreneurship scholar. In particular, I emphasize the importance of intrinsic motivation as the driving force behind decisions and actions that impact job tasks. Although I offer one approach of many possible paths to a successful entrepreneurship career, I hope the insights in this introduction and the book help each entrepreneurship scholar create his/her own path to success.
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Shepherd, D.A. (2016). Introduction. In: The Aspiring Entrepreneurship Scholar. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58996-5_1
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