The process of earning profits and increasing wealth while posing characteristics such as risk taking, management, leadership and innovation is called:

Entrepreneurship

The correct answer is option 2- Entrepreneurship.

The process of earning profits and increasing wealth while posing characteristics such as risk taking, management, leadership and innovation is called Entrepreneurship.

The terms ‘entrepreneur,’ ‘entrepreneurship’ and ‘enterprise’ can be understood by drawing an analogy with the structure of a sentence in English language. Entrepreneur is the person (the subject), entrepreneurship is the process (the verb) and enterprise is the creation of the person and the output of the process (the object). Entrepreneurs play important roles both in relation to economic development and in relation to the enterprise. In relation to economic development, entrepreneurs contribute to growth in GDP, capital formation and employment generation besides creating business opportunities for others and bringing about an improvement in the quality of life in the community in which they operate. In relation to the enterprise, they perform a number of roles right from the conception of a business idea, examining its feasibility and mobilisation of resources for its eventual realisation as a business firm. They bear the uncertainties and risks associated with the business activity, introduce product, market, technological and a host of other innovations. In the developing country context they also assume the responsibility for the day-to-day management of the enterprise.