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Despite the attention paid by academics to the study of the determinants and growth consequences of entrepreneurs …' planning behavior, the convenience of engaging in planning activities is still an open debate in the entrepreneurship … literature. In this paper, we analyze how institutional and firm level economic factors determine entrepreneurs' planning …
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understand how the entrepreneurial process builds within the firm and facilitates the development of idiosyncratic capabilities …
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The paper investigates the role of Top Management Teams (TMTs) characteristics behind market performance of IPOs on a secondary market. After highlighting the main differences between entrepreneurial and managerial companies, we identify effective drivers related to TMT characteristics able to...
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The rapid pace of digitalization forces new ventures to cope with external changes they cannot foresee. Improvisation is a crucial way for companies to respond effectively to sudden changes. However, the mechanisms underlying the improvisation-performance link are not fully understood. This...
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entrepreneurship. Therefore, the management of human resources plays a very important role in the development of the entrepreneurial … entrepreneurship. Research Design & Methods: The methodology used in the research was cross-sectional, observational, and explanatory …. Implications & Recommendations: The practical implications and recommendations focus on university entrepreneurs of SMEs, who must …
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through these stages. Data are used from the 2007 “Flash Eurobarometer Survey on Entrepreneurship”, covering 27 European … process. Our analysis suggests that country differences can be explained by the level of economic development and risk …
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define luck as unexpected performance and look for an answer in a large survey of entrepreneurs. Accordingly, luck ranks last … become entrepreneurs. Consistent with the definition, what entrepreneurs believe is luck correlates with the unexplained …
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I propose a mediation model of the cognitions and behaviors that successful entrepreneurs (vs. quitters) use to start … (cognition), and behavior. Entrepreneurship, leadership and social cognition research concepts that have appeared as successful … involving six interviews of 122 would-be founders supported proposals that successful entrepreneurs: (1) think frequently about …
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We study how entrepreneurs evaluate the ability of different U.S. venture capitalists (VCs) to add value to start …-up companies. Analyzing a large dataset on entrepreneurs' stated preferences on VCs, we show that entrepreneurs view independent … entrepreneurs are able to correctly identify the VCs with better track record, they do not believe that such VCs have a higher …
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influences an entrepreneur's decision to start another business or to abandon entrepreneurship. Using Qualitative Comparative … proportion of novice, serial, and portfolio entrepreneurs' subsequent behavior in terms of abandoning entrepreneurial activity … after business failure. Additionally, we found commonalities and differences between the different types of entrepreneurs …
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