The entrepreneur radiologist

Creativity and the Entrepreneur

....in the long run no really subtle, deep, and far-reaching problems can be solved in any field whatsoever, except by people who are able to respond in an original and creative way to the ever changing and developing nature of the overall fact by which they are confronted." (Bohm, 1998). Creativity can lead to many initiatives which are relevant to the development of business. This paper begin...

The Entrepreneur in the Community

This paper presents a theoretical framework in which the relationships between ethnic entrepreneurs and the communities in which they work can be understood. The nature of social ties that affect ethnic entrepreneurs is described. Drawing on concepts from the family business literature, it is proposed that entrepreneurs will have an ambivalent relationship with their employees, customers, co-et...

Characteristics of the Maltese Entrepreneur

This empirical study which is based in Malta seeks to characterize the personality/psychological profile of Maltese entrepreneurs (business owners and self-employed persons) and employed managers. The characteristics investigated in this study are the need for achievement, locus of control, tolerance towards ambiguity, self-confidence, creativity/innovativeness, risk-taking propensity and self-...

Unhappiness and the Radiologist.

Where do radiologists rank among medical specialties with regard to happiness? Toward the top, ahead of family physicians, general internists, and other primary care physicians who spend a high proportion of their time dealing with chronic diseases? Toward the middle of the pack, along with general surgeons and surgical specialists, who tend to work long hours? Or toward the bottom of the pecki...

The Accidental Entrepreneur: the Emergent