Type of entrepreneur, type of firm, and managerial motivation: Implications for organizational life cycle theory

Miner Sentence Completion Scale measures of managerial motivation for a sample of Oregon entrepreneurs were compared with interview data on entrepreneur and firm type using a system of differentiation derived from the Enterprising Man (Collins, Moore and Unwalla, 1964) research. Certain relationship...

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Published in:Strategic management journal 1983-10, Vol.4 (4), p.325-340
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Agricultural management
Applied sciences
Authority figures
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Business structures
Corporate bureaucracy
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Exact sciences and technology
Firm modelling
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Management styles
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Middle management
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Operational research and scientific management
Operational research. Management science
Opportunistic behavior
Roles
Statistical analysis
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Applied sciences
Authority figures
Bureaucracy
Business management
Business structures
Corporate bureaucracy
Entrepreneurs
Exact sciences and technology
Firm modelling
Management education
Management principles
Management styles
Managers
Middle management
Motivation
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Statistical analysis
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