RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Fabrication of Entrepreneurial Fable
JF The Journal of Private Equity
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 8
OP 19
DO 10.3905/jpe.2005.580515
VO 8
IS 4
A1 Robert Smith
YR 2005
UL https://pm-research.com/content/8/4/8.abstract
AB Stories about famous entrepreneurs are often used to form our basic views of the field. Yet how accurate are these stories? What are the common themes that run through most? The author employs biographical analysis to posit the constructs of the stories about these fabled entrepreneurs. The difference between the stories entrepreneurs tell about themselves and the stories biographers tell about entrepreneurs is explored.