The concept of entrepreneurship has assumed prime importance both in research and in action for accelerating economic growth in developing countries. Attempts are being made to inculcate the spirit of entrepreneurship among people who are likely to facilitate activisation of support systems such as capital assistance, technical know-how marketing goods, management and many other infrastructural facilities.The person and the process are the critical factors for the growth of organizations, the question remains as to what makes an entrepreneur succeed. The processional features were clarified by Schumpetur. He defined as the novel recombination of existing factors of production where entrepreneurship becomes the motive force in economic development.The book begins with the person and the process, conceptual frame work and geographical origins, Concept of entrepreneurial functions and a gap in economic theory together with explanations of entrepreneurial talents. This is a model for environments.The author also gives his competency text for entrepreneurs identifying the real entrepreneurs. This part of the work has been published in national and international journals and at international conferences, International congress of applied Psychology University of Aston-Edingurough on July 25-31, 1982.Lastly the author has his own views of power motivation to influence the people in getting the work done by challenging the power energy.In the end, the author has studied a typical region by developing an inventory of his own to identify whether it has adequate physical and social infrastructure for industrial growth. In general, the book is well-illustrated comprehensive compilation of data collection and field studies made by the author. The book will prove useful to entrepreneurs, bankers, and economists, guidelines for government, research scholars and management consultants.ContentsPrefaceProblem: Contents and ContextsIntroductionPrime mover of industrial developmentContents: Entrepreneurship- Entrepreneurs: Meaning and ImportanceEntrepreneurshipThe ‘Entrepreneur’The views of early economistsExchange relationshipsPolitical administrationTechnologyCurrent empirical studiesThe Origins of entrepreneurshipBusiness Communities prior to the advent of modern industryEmergence of Business Communities as a source of industrial entrepreneurshipAbsence of Broad based entrepreneurshipGrowth of entrepreneurship through small scale industriesEntrepreneurship through industrial estatesEntrepreneurship in IndiaIndustrial Estate-power behind developmentA model for entrepreneurial environments and its implications for its selection.Entrepreneurial functionsSequential and continuous functionsThree phases-cognitive, affective and conativeEntrepreneurial encountersUtilization of environmentsSystem support Implication of the modelExplorations of entrepreneurial talentsSelf description inventory for measurement of need AchievementNeed and achievementRoll of personality change and intellective processA competency Test for entrepreneur: A Model for entrepreneurial environmentsAbstractCompetency Test for entrepreneurs power motivation-affiliation and group dynamicsIntroductionAction matrix-major concepts of man in power and affiliationA basic attitudeMotivation and behaviourBasic physio logical modelConcepts and contextsPower, influence, authority and maturity levelDynamics of executive power and affiliation TextIdentification criteria for urban area: a typical regional study in a developing economyIntroductionInfrastructureAppendicesBibliographyIndex