Entrepreneurship: Environmental Forces Which Are Creating Opportunities in China

Abstract

Thomas C.Dandridge is with the department of mangment at the state university of New york at Albany, USA, and David M.Flynn is with the Department of Managment, Hofstra Univerisity, New York State, USA. Recongnising that much of the focus of writing has been on the individual and his or her characteristics which contribute to enterpreneurship, this paper draws attention to the forces which are in the enviornment, and are espcially prevalent in china ad the emergence of private enterprise there. sponsorship, social infrasture, and foreign investment are described as threee major influences. Changes in decision control have permitted new perspectives within sponspership schools and science technology are parts of the social infrastructure which have changed; types of foreign investment are described and the potentials change they foster are noted. Furthermore, these forces for change in the enviornemnt are discussed relative tothe basic conflict between cultural values and enviornemental remains.