ABSTRACT
Everett Hagen emphasizes triggers that can lead to or encourage entrepreneurship as well as influences that exert adverse effects. In addition, Hagen underscores that some responses are positive while others are not. That assessment notes that his work closely parallels the sociological concept of anomie. The resulting milieu can create a fertile ground for entrepreneurship. The power of change is universally recognized even by people who are in significant disagreement regarding other issues. The social structuralists of the mid-20th century tended to use a static “clockworks” approach that de-emphasized change while discounting stress or tension within the culture or the social system. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Industrial Revolution transformed Britain; in later decades, it brought significant change to continental Europe. One opinion that both Hagen and Robert Merton share is the belief that not all responses to change and stress will successfully lead to progress and effective adjustments.
