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The leisure factor in entrepreneurial success - a lesson from the robber baron era

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Date:
1989
Author:
Ross, BW
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Success in capitalist enterprise is often held to be due to hard work and in particular is usually associated with the Protestant work ethic. However, study of three major entrepreneurs, Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Morgan, reveals systematic leisure seeking and limited involvement in day-to-day business operations. It is suggested that this detachment was an ingredient in their success, enabling more effective decision making. All three relied on hard working and gifted partners but were kept informed by frequent, detailed reports. Important strategic decisions were never delegated. The major conclusion is that long hours of work are not essential for entrepreneurial success and may under certain circumstances be counter productive.
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http://hdl.handle.net/2262/68582
Author: Ross, BW
Publisher:
Economic & Social Studies
Type of material:
Journal article
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/68582
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  • Economic and Social Review Archive: Complete Collection 1969-
  • The Economic and Social Review, Vol. 20, No. 3, April 1989
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Economic and Social Review
Vol.20, No. 3, April 1989
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Subject:
Entrepreneurship, Leisure
ISSN:
0012-9984
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