Politická ekonomie 2008, 56(5):669-683 | DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.658

Teorie podnikatelského objevování

Tomáš Otáhal
NEWTON College, a.s., Brno.

Theory of entrepreneurial discovery

The aim of the paper is to introduce Kirzner's theory of entrepreneurial discovery as a complement and an alternative to the mainstream theory. In the first and the second sections, the author explains the main influences of Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich August von Hayek's works on entrepreneurial theory. Section three analyzes pure entrepreneurial profit and logical construction of theory as a complement to mainstream theory. To introduce the entrepreneurial market process as an alternative to mainstream theory, the fourth section begins by explaining Kirzner's approach to the critique of the possibilities for economic calculation in the system of public ownership of the means of production and his theory of monopoly. The last section is a conclusion.

Keywords: knowledge, equilibrium, entrepreneur, discovery, Action, alertness, competition process
JEL classification: D8, L26, P11

Published: October 1, 2008  Show citation

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Otáhal, T. (2008). Theory of entrepreneurial discovery. Politická ekonomie, 56(5), 669-683. doi: 10.18267/j.polek.658
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