Cahier 2004-08 - Operators and Visionaries: Differences in the Entrepreneurial and Managerial Systems of two Types of Entrepreneurs
Cahier 2004-08 - Operators and Visionaries: Differences in the Entrepreneurial and Managerial Systems of two Types of Entrepreneurs
Auteur : Louis Jacques Filion
Paper published at the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (IJESB), Vol. 1, nos 1-2, 2004, pages 35-55.
Résumé : Following an empirical study of the managerial systems of 116 entrepreneurs, the subjects were divided into two types. A total of 42 were classified as operators and the remaining 74 as visionaries. The managerial systems of all the sample entrepreneurs were analysed using Filion’s Empirical Systems Modeling Methodology with consideration for Fayol’s management key basic elements: planning, organizing, commanding and controlling. Each of the two types had its own activity system. For the operators, the activities were selecting, performing, assigning, allocating, monitoring and adjusting. For the visionaries, they were visioning, designing, animating, monitoring and learning.
