The Transitional Development of Entrepreneurship-Dialoque Between New Economic Activity, Work and Reedom/El Desarrollo de la Empresarialidad-Interacción entre nuevas actividades económicas, trabajo y libertad.

There is an increasing demand for studying entrepreneurial behaviour also from a national perspective. This is especially important for new independent nations as well as for those restructuring their economies. I suggest that entrepreneurship is a phenomenon gaining importance in transitions, rather than developing evolutionarily as Schumpeter declared (Schumpeter 1996a). Such transitions have taken place twice in the development of entrepreneurship at times when the ideas of freedom and the need for new kind of reality have been especially essential for society’s success. Schumpeter and his followers focus on newness and innovativeness when explaining the nature and dynamics of entrepreneurship, perhaps overlooking the aspect of work and freedom. It is suggested here that both of these characterise an entrepreneurial process. These ideas will be then reflected on the developments in Finland. The difference and dialogue between these and their consequences became so obvious when Finland entered the post-modern transition which encourages me to suggest that these too should have their place in the entrepreneurship discussion. They might have actually given seeds for a new concept of entrepreneurial economy. Hay un incremento de la demanda sobre el estudio de la conducta empresarial desde una perspectiva nacional, ya que se trata de un aspecto relevante para la competitividad de las economías. El autor sugiere que el fenómeno cobra mayor importancia en las situaciones de transición y cambio y, es especialmente relevante para el éxito de la sociedad. Las nuevas actividades económicas, los aspectos del trabajo y la libertad son tres elementos que interactúan en el proceso de la empresarialidad, como ejemplo se utiliza el caso de Finlandia en la época de transición post-moderna, lo que podría dar lugar a un nuevo concepto de economía de la empresarialidad.