Technology Entrepreneurship: Engineer the Industrial Evolution

Authors

  • Prabir Chandra Padhy SRICT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18034/ei.v3i1.195

Keywords:

Entrepreneurial aptitudes, entrepreneurship, Industrial evolution, personal quotient, tech entrepreneurs

Abstract

Importance of entrepreneurship always exists in India. Entrepreneurship is getting its color from the 1st day of LPG (Liberalization, privatization and globalization). Importance of entrepreneurship is further extended in the context of our national vision ‘Make in India’.  For any entrepreneurship, technology is always considered as one of the most vital resource. In the modern era, technology entrepreneurship is the important parameter to measure the progress of the nations. In the true sense technology entrepreneurship means engineering the Industrial revolution. The aim of this research article is to analyze the personal quotient of tech entrepreneurs. This paper also makes an attempt to establish the significant relationship between personal quotient of tech entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial aptitudes. This article also provides the bird’s eye view of different types and traits of tech entrepreneurs along with the various steps of Tech entrepreneurial process.

 

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Author Biography

Prabir Chandra Padhy, SRICT

Assistant Professor, MSH Department, Shroff S R Rotary Institute of Chemical Technology (SRICT)/ GTU, Dist: Bharuch, Gujarat, INDIA

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Published

2015-06-16

How to Cite

Padhy, P. C. (2015). Technology Entrepreneurship: Engineer the Industrial Evolution. Engineering International, 3(1), 9–14. https://doi.org/10.18034/ei.v3i1.195

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): January - June

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Peer Reviewed Articles

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