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EmreBalıı
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ORGANIZINGPRODUCTIONVERSUSBUILDING
RELATIONALNETWORKS:CHANGING
PARADIGMOFTHEENTREPRENEURSHIP
INTIMEMANAGEMENT
Abstract
ThispaperintendstoshedlightonthechangingbehavioursoftheTurkishentrepreneursbyfo-
cusingonthetimemanagementofthemindifferentperiods.AsthenationaleconomyofTurkey
passedthroughdifferentstages;thevalues,behavior,worldoutlook,andmentalityoftheentrepre-
neurshadalsochanged.Unlikethemainstreameconomictheorywhichmostlyunderestimatethe
dynamicnatureofentrepreneurshipandassertsthattheentrepreneursareonlyengagedinproduction
processtoenhancetheproductivity,Iclaimtheentrepreneurhasturnedapersonalitywhoestablish
thenecessaryrelationswiththeinterestedpeople.Itcanbeclaimedthatastimegoesbytheentrepre-
neursareworkingpersonallytoaccumulatetherelationalcapitalinsteadofthefinancialone.
Keywords:entrepreneurship,SME,businessassociation,leadership,entrepreneurialism
Introduction
Theconceptofentrepreneurialismhasacquiredconsiderablerespectability
inrecentyears.Thisrespectabilityandtheexplosionofinterestintheentrepre-
neurialismconceptcanbeobservedfromdifferentfacts:fromclassesonentre-
preneurialismcomingintothecurriculaofincreasingnumbersofEconomicsand
BusinessFacultiesthroughouttheworld;fromtrainingsbeingofferedatlarge
businessconferencesandfromtheriseinthenumberoftextbooksonthetopic.
However,intheseclassesandseminars,theentrepreneurshipconceptis
generallydescribedasastaticentity,withoutmuchattentionpaidtohowentre-
preneurialbehaviorcandiffer,accordingtotime,place,andotherstructural
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ForeignTradeDepartment,IstanbulArelUniversity,Turkey,emre_balikci@yahoo.com.