Title: National features of Russian entrepreneurs

Authors: Evgeniya Dragunova

Addresses: Department of Economic Informatics, Novosibirsk State Technical University, K. Marks, 20, Novosibirsk 630092, Russia

Abstract: In this paper, the national features of Russian entrepreneurs are investigated. In the first part of this research, this paper focuses on personal characteristics, types of present-day Russian entrepreneurs and models of entrepreneurial behaviour. The factors, which determine the entrepreneur|s type, are described. In the final part of this paper, the influence of social structure, geographical location, religious and language features on socio-economic portrait of Russian entrepreneurs is described.

Keywords: enterpreneurship; Russian entrepreneurs; socio-economic portrait; external environment; ethnic features; Russia; entrepreneurial behaviour; social structure; geographical location; religion; language; SMEs.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2006.010546

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2006 Vol.3 No.5, pp.607 - 620

Published online: 30 Jul 2006 *

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