Entrepreneurial Profiles and Behaviour: Characteristics, Processes, and Decision-Making

This book examines the evolution from studying isolated entrepreneurial traits to defining comprehensive entrepreneurial profiles. It explores three innovative profiles―the Human, Harmonic, and sapiens entrepreneur―and provides a groundbreaking comparative analysis of their distinctive approaches to entrepreneurship processes and decision-making. This edited collection offers a thorough investigation of how these profiles shape entrepreneurial behavior, featuring detailed theoretical frameworks, practical applications, and forward-looking perspectives. Readers will gain valuable insights into how these emerging entrepreneurial identities respond to contemporary challenges while preparing for future developments in business and society. The collaborative approach among scholars with different perspectives creates a unique intellectual dialogue that advances entrepreneurship theory.

This volume is essential reading for experienced researchers seeking cutting-edge developments in entrepreneurship studies, early-career academics establishing research trajectories, and graduate students in entrepreneurship, management, and business ethics programs. It will particularly appeal to those interested in the intersection of entrepreneurial identity, decision-making processes, and sustainable business practices.

Diego Matricano is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at the Università degli Studi della Campania “L. Vanvitelli,” Italy.

Mariacarmela Passarelli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Law at Università della Calabria, Italy.

Massimiliano Vesci is a Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Business Sciences at the Unviersità degli Studi di Salerno, Italy.