The two giants of modern economic thought, Joseph Schumpeter and John Maynard Keynes, were born the same year, yet took dramatically different directions. While Schumpeter is usually thought of as the champion of entrepreneurship and bottom-up economic development, Keynes is known for...

If we are to understand how entrepreneurial intentions evolve, we must embrace theories reflecting the inherent dynamics of human decision making. While the dominant model of entrepreneurial intentions remains invaluable, capturing the dynamics is necessary to advance our understanding of how...

If we are to understand how entrepreneurial intentions evolve, we must embrace theories reflecting the inherent dynamics of human decision making. While the dominant model of entrepreneurial intentions remains invaluable, capturing the dynamics is necessary to advance our understanding of how...

Portuguese Abstract: Antes de haver a possibilidade de empreendedorismo, é fundamental que haja potencial para tal, seja em uma comunidade buscando o desenvolvimento, ou em uma organização de grande porte que busca a inovação. Porém, o potencial de empreendimento precisa de um empreendedor...

More detailed knowledge of the differences and similarities between social entrepreneurs and "traditional" entrepreneurs is critical to the advancement of the field of social entrepreneurship. We use Discrete Choice Modeling (DCM) approach to map the mental prototypes of "opportunity", and to...

Understanding entrepreneurial behavior requires that we focus at the deepest, most fundamental levels. The early days of entrepreneurship often emphasized personality research. That led us to studying attitudes, rather than traits (Shaver & Scott, 1991). The next step in the field's evolution...

This paper uses insights from cognitive developmental psychology, constructivism and social neuroscience to move beyond entrepreneurial intentions to explore deeply-held beliefs associated with entrepreneurial thinking. From those insights, we propose identifying those developmental experiences...

The relationship between entrepreneurship and well-being at the individual level is not the same as the relationship between the two at the country level. This paper argues that external intangible macro-environment stimuli (happiness, humanity efforts, healthiness) at the country level are as...

The impact of business planning on performance (survival, growth, profit) of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has been debated in strategic management and entrepreneurship research for decades. This study clarifies prior inconsistent findings by unbundling the generalized construct of...