An Examinition of Autonomy as a Dimension of Entreprenerial Orientation: Spanning the Concept from Empirical Studies to the Classrooms

ACADEMIC ABSTRACT We find that no specific empirical studies focusing on Entrepreneurial Orientation have focused on the role played by autonomy. Our literature review indicated that EO researchers have mainly focused on innovativeness, proactiveness and risk taking. Hence we propose a workshop that will focus on A) reasons why autonomy is not well examined in the empirical EO literature and b) if our academic literature guides our teaching then how do we relate to EO and how is the concept of autonomy delivered as a dimension of EO in the classroom. This interactive workshop will become a forum for knowledge transfer.