Meaning of Risk as a Part of Entrepreneurial Competences

Smisao za rizik jedna je od osnovnih karakteristika poduzetničke kompetencije i taj smisao može presudno utjecati kod odluke poduzetnika da započne svoj poduzetnički pothvat. Poduzetnička se kompetencija može naučiti, razvijati i usavršavati, ali urođeni smisao i hrabrost u preuzimanju poduzetničkog rizika razlikuje se od osobe do osobe. Prijašnja iskustva i nova znanja mogu pojačati smisao za rizik jer na taj način poduzetnik može realnije sagledati očekivane rizike u poslovnom pothvatu. Kako je rizik vjerojatnost negativnog rezultata proizašlog iz nekih aktivnosti, poduzetnik se suočava s četiri tipa rizika: financijskim, rizikom karijere, obiteljskim, društvenim i psihološkim rizikom.Budući da je poduzetništvo jedinstveno zanimanje kojeg karakterizira preuzimanje rizika, učinjeni su mnogi pokušaji da se taj rizik mjeri pa neka istraživanja povezuju spol, kulturološku pozadinu, razinu razvijenog posla i vrstu posla sa sklonošću prema riziku. Pristup razvoju posla u određenom životnom ciklusu otkriva da se sklonost riziku mijenja tijekom vremena pa su tako menadžeri s prijašnjim iskustvom skloniji manjem riziku i povećanom oprezu. Neizvjesnost je rizik koji se ne može predvidjeti ili kontrolirati jer na primjer promjene u potražnji, promjene u vladinim politikama, globalnim kretanjima, a slijedom toga i profit i gubici, nose znak nepredviđenog rizika koji proistječe iz cikličkih, strukturalnih promjena ekonomske politike.The meaning of risk is one of the main characteristics of entrepreneurial competencies and the critical point that may affect the decision of entrepreneurs to start their entrepreneurial venture. Entrepreneurial competencies can be learned, developed and perfected, but an inborn sense and courage in taking the entrepreneurial risk of some people over others is often very different. Past experience and new knowledge can reinforce a sense of risk, because in this way an entrepreneur can realistically look at the expected risks in the business enterprise. As risk is the possibility of negative result in some activities, the entrepreneur is faced with four types of risk: financial, risk of career management, family, social and psychological risk. Since entrepreneurship is a unique profession characterized by risk-taking, many attempts are made to measure this risk and some studies link gender, cultural background, development level and kind of business with its propensity to risk.Approach to development of work in a particular life cycle reveals that the risk appetite changes over time so that managers with previous experience take less risks and are more prone to increased caution. Uncertainty is a risk that can not be predicted or controlled, because for example, changes in demand, changes in government policies, global trends and, consequently, profits and losses, carry with them unforeseen risks arising from cyclical, structural changes in economic policy