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When small is not enough: How to save entrepreneurs from themselves

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This article goes beyond the traditional celebration of Entrepreneurship to focus on why Entrepreneurship is not enough. First, entrepreneurial companies that have overcome the start-up difficulties, must become "professionalized" in order to consolidate their gains and face a period of stable growth. This, as is well-known, is not easy. But there is another, even harder problem: in becoming "professional", most companies lose the entrepreneurial spirit that made them successful in the first place. In an ever-changing world, with more and more international competition in the face of Europe's unification in 1992, a company that loses its entrepreneurial sparkle is just waiting for dismissal. This article analyzes the main causes of that "hardening of the arteries" and their proven remedies.

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  • Jarillo, J. Carlos, 1988. "When small is not enough: How to save entrepreneurs from themselves," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 6(4), pages 325-329, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:6:y:1988:i:4:p:325-329
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