Role of the strategist features of entrepreneurs on the success of local development strategies: a research on the entrepreneurs in Karabuk, Turkey

Abstract

This study aims, in its narrowed context, to determine whether the entrepreneurs, which are effective in the local development, have strategist profile, and the relationship between strategist profile and features of the enterprise, in terms of the type and sector of enterprise. For this purpose, the conceptual aspect and the actual situation in the life were investigated. Conceptual part of the study was performed as the literature review, and the application part was conducted by questionnaire made on entrepreneurs in Karabuk City and its district. One Sample T-test was used to analyze the data obtained from the questionnaire and the hypotheses related to strategist profile, and One-way ANOV A- Scheffe test was used to test the hypotheses related to the relationship between the entrepreneurs, and the type and sector of the enterprise. Results showed that entrepreneurs have most of the strategist features except for three of them, which are; having employees who use their abilities freely in the interest of the enterprise, including line managers to strategic planning activities, and being lucky in the life. Considerations on whether there is a significant difference among the features of enterprises (types and sectors) in terms of strategist profiles of entrepreneurs revealed that; public and independent entrepreneurs are more effective than the others in terms of having entrepreneurial vision, public entrepreneurs are better in having enterprise philosophy, independent enterprises and enterprises in the industry sector can point out their directions and take new approaches better, and public enterprises make the most contributions to the development of society and themselves. According to these results it can be suggested that; intrapreneurs in the private sector should be included to vision determination activities of the enterprise, corporate philosophy should be developed by promoting independent entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship philosophies in private sector, the enterprises which are not effective in pointing out their directions and taking new approaches should intensify their strategic management activities, private sector enterprises should keep an optimum balance between their strategic cost management and social responsibility to improve their contribution to the development of society and themselves.