- What is an entrepreneur? - Are entrepreneurs made or born? - How important is entrepreneurialism for your country? New Zealanders have one of the highest rates of business start-up in the world. However, the number of NZ businesses that achieve sustained, high growth wealth creation is low. In this video, a panel of expert entrepreneurs, investors, and academics examine these issues focussed on identifying the requirements for long-term, sustained growth beyond the business start-up phase. Rob Neale facilitates a discussion between these experts: - Mark Edwards - Director, No. 8 Ventures, venture capital management - Rod Oram, Adjunct professor, business commentator, financial journalist - Maxine Simmons, Co-founder, ICPbio, entrepreneur - Professor John Thompson, Entrepreneur educator, University of Huddersfield, UK. This programme, from the Studio12 TV series, was researched and recorded at the Unitec Television Studio by students from the Unitec School of Screen and Performing Arts. Programme researchers: Bridget Wadham and Anthony Rapley Student entrepreneurs: Elizabeth B. Coleman and Mark Norton, Unitec Institute of Technology Master of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MBIE) A Unitec Institute of Technology Production, 2003, sponsored by the Unitec Department of Management and Marketing (formerly School of Management and Entrepreneurship). Producers: Melissa Wikaire (screen arts), Chris Loates (technical), Christine Hanley (executive) Director: Peter Craven Learning resources Mellalieu, P. J. (2013, February 1). "Enterprise Creativity, Design and Innovation" course launches at Unitec February 2014. Innovation & chaos ... in search of optimality. http://pogus.tumblr.com/post/41989269534/ Mellalieu, P. J. (2011, July 18). Welcome to "Innovation and entrepreneurship" - Unitec BSNS 5391 commencing August 2011. Innovation & chaos ... in search of optimality. http://pogus.tumblr.com/post/7744005057/ Further reading Frederick, H., Carswell, P., Chaston, I., Thompson, J., Campbell, J., & Pivac, A. (2002). Why are New Zealand entrepreneurs not necessarily wealth creators? In Bartercard New Zealand Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2002 (pp. 32--34). Auckland: New Zealand Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship/Unitec Institute of Technology. Frederick, H., Thompson, J., & Mellalieu, P. J. (2004). New Zealand Perspectives of International Entrepreneurship. In L.-P. Dana (Ed.), Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship (pp. 533--549). Cheltenham, GL, UK: Edward Elgar. Retrieved from http://unitec.academia.edu/PeterMellalieu/Papers/1518819/ Bolton, B., & Thompson, J. L. (2013). Entrepreneurs: talent, temperament and opportunity. London: Routledge. http://www.amazon.com/Entrepreneurs-Temperament-Opportunity-Bill-Bolton/dp/0415631882 Frederick, H., O'Connor, A., & Kuratko, D. F. (2013). Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, Practice (3rd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Cengage Learning. Rifai, A. R. M. (2007). The influence of entrepreneurship education on student perceptions of readiness, efficacy and intent for pursuing an entrepreneurial career (A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Unitec Business School). Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, NZ. Retrieved from http://worldcat.org/oclc/156668629

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