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The Role of Entrepreneurship in Research Bert Vandenberg. Saskatoon, SK – November 17 2011. Alternative Title. The Psychobiology of Pulse Research. Jane Jacobs. Systems of Survival : A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics
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The Role of Entrepreneurship in ResearchBert Vandenberg Saskatoon, SK – November 17 2011
Alternative Title The Psychobiology of Pulse Research
Jane Jacobs Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics • Platonic dialogue of the underlying morality of work • Two patterns of moral behaviourare mutually exclusive
Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Moral Syndrome A: Commercial - business people, scientists, traders Moral Syndrome B: Guardian - government, religious institutions, regulators Almost always mutually exclusive….
Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Moral Syndrome A: Commercial - Based on trust Moral Syndrome B: Guardian • Based on loyalty Beware of the Moral Hybrids!!
Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Beware the Moral Hybrids!! • Government by Business
Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Beware the Moral Hybrids!! • Business by Government
Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Beware the Moral Hybrids!! • Medicine?
Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Beware the Moral Hybrids!! • Agriculture
Systems of Survival: A Dialogue on the Moral Foundations of Commerce and Politics Moral Syndrome A: Commercial - business people, scientists, traders What about entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneur Entrepreneur inEnglish is a term applied to a person who is willing to help launch a new venture or enterprise and accept full responsibility for the outcome….
Three ways to make a living…. • Piece work • Hourly wage • Commission • Equity investment
Lifestyle entrepreneur A social entrepreneur is motivated by a desire to help, improve and transform social, environmental, educational and economic. Characteristics of highly effective social entrepreneurs include ambition and lack of acceptance of the status quo
Serial entrepreneur A serial entrepreneur is one who continuously comes up with new ideas and starts new businesses, possesses a high propensity for risk, innovation and achievement. Likely to experience repeated entrepreneurial success. And more likely to take risks and recover from business failure.
Lifestyle entrepreneur • A lifestyle entrepreneur places passion before profit when launching a business in order to combine personal interests and talent with the ability to earn a living
A glimpse into personal experiences of childhood entrepreneurship…. • Bakery business …. • Horticulture …. • Goldfish…
Crassula(from the word Crassus) The Sad Tale of Crassula
My first forays into business….. • Bakery business • Horticulture • Goldfish • Retail and wholesale market gardening • Farmer’s market – wholesale and retail • Farm vacation accommodation • Canadian Select Grains • Spectrum Specialty Seeds (1985) • Pulse exports – Prairie Pulse Inc. (1994) • Hemp Genetics International (2003) • Tecomango (2008) Conclusion: I am mostly a serial entrepreneur…
Systems of Survival • Skin in the game vs. Conflict of interest • Classic Commercial vs Guardian issue?
Systems of Survival Entrepreneurs vsGrantrepreneurs Commercial vs Guardian Syndrome?
Psychobiological analysis of pulses Why are we such losers? • Are we protein? • Are we fibre? • Are we carbohydrate? • Are we fractions? (fractious?) • Are we subsidized?
Why do people not like us anymore? • Are we whole food? • Are we vegetables? • Are we in a guardian spiral? • Do we lack entrepreneurship?
Pulse Party… Party of Unmanageable Legume Seed Enterprises