THE AMBITIOUS ENTREPRENEUR AND HIS ROLE IN STIMULATING CREATIVITY: THE CASE OF TUNISIAN ENTREPRENEURS
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https://doi.org/10.46273/jobe.v10i1.236Keywords:
ambitious entrepreneur, creative and innovative entrepreneur, technological innovationAbstract
This article discusses the role of the ambitious entrepreneur in stimulating creativity and innovation in organizations. Its objective is to build a heuristic model to question the link between the characteristics of the ambitious entrepreneur and creativity. To do this we combine a quantitative study with a qualitative study. An exploratory study of the case of the Tunisian company SOPAL, allowed us to understand the process, which relates the link between the ambition of the entrepreneur and the stimulation of creativity within the organization. We then proceeded with a quantitative study to test our hypotheses on a sample of Tunisian entrepreneurs. The results confirm the impact of an ambitious entrepreneurial profile on stimulating the creativity embodied in technological innovations.
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Oprha, T. P., & El Oualidi, M. N. (2017). Intrepreneurial Practices and Organizational Competitiveness: A Theoretical Approach. International Journal of Business and Management, 12(6), 128.
Ossiba, H. (2021). Earnings management, bankruptcy, and corporate governance: Three contributions from the french context (Doctoral dissertation, Université de Lille, France). Retrieved from https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03481739/document
Otache, I. (2020). Applying the theory of planned behaviour to hospitality management students in Nigeria: the mediating role of self-confidence. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, ahead-of-print.
Prieger, J. E., Bampoky, C., Blanco, L. R., & Liu, A. (2016). Economic growth and the optimal level of entrepreneurship. World Development, 82, 95-109.
Schumpeter, J. A. (1939). Business Cycles: A Theoretical, Historical and Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process, 2nd Vol. McGraw-Hill.
Toustou, B. (2019). La créativité sous le prisme de l’innovation. Une enquête par entretiens semi-directifs auprès de 40 chercheurs industriels. RIMHE: Revue Interdisciplinaire Management, Homme Entreprise, (4), 3-28.
Tymon, A., Harrison, C., & Batistic, S. (2020). Sustainable graduate employability: an evaluation of ‘brand me’presentations as a method for developing self-confidence. Studies in Higher Education, 45(9), 1821-1833.
Zribi, H. N. & Zouaoui, M. (2013). Strategic Development of SMEs in Developing Countries-Case of SOPAL. Journal of North African Research in Business, 2013, b1-11.
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THE AMBITIOUS ENTREPRENEUR AND HIS ROLE IN STIMULATING CREATIVITY: THE CASE OF TUNISIAN ENTREPRENEURS (H. Najeh & S. Morched , Trans.). (2022). Journal of Business And Entrepreneurship, 10(1), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.46273/jobe.v10i1.236
