The Fallacy of the Idea of Military Entrepreneurship

The Fallacy of the Idea of Military Entrepreneurship

Anthony Chukwu
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781799866558|ISBN10: 1799866556|EISBN13: 9781799866572
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6655-8.ch001
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Chukwu, Anthony. "The Fallacy of the Idea of Military Entrepreneurship." Global Perspectives on Military Entrepreneurship and Innovation, edited by Sanya Ojo, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6655-8.ch001

APA

Chukwu, A. (2021). The Fallacy of the Idea of Military Entrepreneurship. In S. Ojo (Ed.), Global Perspectives on Military Entrepreneurship and Innovation (pp. 1-16). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6655-8.ch001

Chicago

Chukwu, Anthony. "The Fallacy of the Idea of Military Entrepreneurship." In Global Perspectives on Military Entrepreneurship and Innovation, edited by Sanya Ojo, 1-16. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6655-8.ch001

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

In this chapter, the author argues that the mainstream Occam's razor narrative of military entrepreneurship as a successful income earning second career for veterans only rings true in intellectual circles. This is based on a presupposed reality that veterans lack challenges building a second career. He uses existing literature to show that contrary to the mainstream narrative, military entrepreneurship is not a smooth-sailing path to a veteran's second career. Entrepreneurs face the same challenges irrespective of whether they are veterans or civilians. Military training might equip someone with discipline, focus, tenacity, and calculated risk avowal approach or risk taking that a civilian may not have, yet it may not ensure entrepreneurial success. A veteran's military background and training, if anything, may be rather inhibiting than facilitating of entrepreneurship. It's a fallacy to stipulate otherwise.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.