Mapping the aliran of the academic discipline of entrepreneurship: A ...

5.1.09 A fascinating aspect of this review of the heffalump model occurs when inserting
the ‘s’ after leader, as per the efforts of those constructing the various corporate sub-aliran,
especially corporate entrepreneurship. This was discussed in section 4.3.6.1.06. The
interstices with the traits, such as ethnic traits makes an interesting adjustment with the
implication that the ethnic traits, rather than that of a single leader, become the ethnic traits
for all of the leaders in the firm. This creates the scenario discussed in section 4.3.5.04
with regards to the innovation sub-aliran where the aliran showed a prevalence towards
‘national systems of innovation’ and introduced ‘the concept of innovation having an
ethnic or national orientation’ as exemplified by Nonaka and Takeuchi’s [1995] (25) article
and Kodama’s [1995] text where they respectively discuss the Japanese-ness of the
company, and the Japa nese-ness of inno vation, as being a significant factor in achieving
success.
5.1.10 The ‘firm’ instead of being shown as an entity separate to the leader becomes an
entity defined by, and indistinguishable from, the collective traits of its leaders. This is
probably an ‘ideal’ entrepreneurial firm where all those who are in positions deemed to be
entrepreneurial are engaged in entrepreneurial work, when required to do so. The last
aspect of timeliness is probably when strategic entrepreneurship is most significant. Such
an ideal entrepreneurial firm may not yet exist. As per Stuart and Abetti [1987] (14) it is
more than likely that the entrepreneurial leader is still needed, in most firms, to lead and
review. However, it does stress that while entrepreneurship is a process there is still the
awareness, as per Stewart, Watson and Garland [1999] (15), that entrepreneurial traits are
important.
5.1.11 This relativity of the entrepreneurial firm doe s suggest that an add itional
dimension can be included into the heffalump model.
5.1.12 The aspects of size and shape could not be included in the heffalump nature due
to its two dimensional nature. However virtually the vertical axis of the 2 x 2 matrix of
Graphic 4r (depicting the difference between small business and the corporate) could be
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