Other Chronological Sequences

Many of the other timelines presented in Exhibit I-1 are pretty much traditional views spun a little differently, and some are fairly unique; but each provides a bit of imagery to help understand the evolution of economics, management and related entrepreneurship concepts through historical phases, stages or transitions that bear on entrepreneurship study and knowledge. All have imagery to offer, and are worth noting. The timelines are amalgams from the historical and current literature. I will not spend a lot of time here, because there are many redundancies with the preceding discussion. Also, Exhibit I-1 is best used to stir the imagination on an individual basis; the abstract concepts appearing sequentially require self-study and supplemental review of the literature to fully interpret the sequences. Let me start you on your way with a brief description of each timeline.

• The second line of Exhibit I-1 provides a historical sequence of progressive entrepreneurial terms that have focused thinking and analysis through history.

• Line three lays out one view of the progression of definitional rigor over the last several hundred years.

• Line four develops an interpretation of the contexts in which entrepreneurs tended to focus their organizational efforts to create progress through time.

• Line five presents a view of how theoretical sophistication has evolved.

• Line six presents a synthesis of the Herbert and Link view of historical, theoretical thinking about entrepreneurship.

• Line seven presents constructs associated with political market evolution.

• Line eight represents Phillip Kotler's phases of general market evolution for advancing industrialization of economies, which depict the typical advancement patterns mainstream economies experienced, as found over the last several centuries.

• Line nine presents a progression of some behavior orientations that were assumed to be in vogue through the progressive epochs of entrepreneurship theory and practice.

• Line ten presents levels of advance in entrepreneurship theory that societies have experienced, which culminates in systematically intervening in the modern era.

• Line eleven presents the evolution of nations relative to entrepreneurial imperialism, which takes us from early imperialists (Spanish, English, French) to middle imperialists (English, Americans, Germans) to late imperialists (Japanese) to today’s Globalists (WTO conglomerates, led by Americans, Koreans and Chinese).