Honors Program

Honors in Business

Date of Award

12-2018

Thesis Professor(s)

John Whitmore

Thesis Professor Department

Management and Marketing

Thesis Reader(s)

Craig Turner, Matthew Tibbs

Abstract

This paper provides a systematic review of studies and opinions on the debate over whether entrepreneurs are born or made. Attention has been paid to reducing bias and locating as many credible sources as possible. Unfortunately, peer reviewed, quantitative studies and data on this topic seem to be lacking. Research on whether or not secondary, formal education is required in entrepreneurship and if so, the effects are also analyzed. After much review, information on both sides of the argument seems to be well founded and evenly split. An audience polled before and after an argument on the subject was also relatively even and any change in opinion was not statistically significant. The necessity of secondary education was also split depending on the goal. However, capital creation and financial success down the road are two areas in which the results are statistically significant and should be looked into further.

Publisher

East Tennessee State University

Document Type

Honors Thesis - Open Access

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons License
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Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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