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Models of start-up thinking and action : theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical approaches /

Volume 18 will focus on approaches to thinking about and creating the start-up. Both theoretical and empirical manuscripts that consider all aspects of start-up planning, thinking and action will be considered. We also encourage practice-based research and manuscripts that explore cutting-edge pedag...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Katz, Jerome A. (Editor ), Corbett, Andrew C. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley : Emerald, 2016.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Advances in entrepreneurship, firm emergence and growth ; volume 18.
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  • Front Cover; Models of Start-Up Thinking and Action: Theoretical, Empirical and Pedagogical Approaches; Series Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; History and Institutionalization; Chapters in This Volume; Concluding Thoughts; References; Chapter 1 Toward a Design Science of Entrepreneurship; Introduction; Natural versus Artificial Phenomena; Design as a Distinct Mode of Research; Opportunity as Design Artifact; Recursive Action as Generative Mechanism; Problematizing Entrepreneurial Action; Toward a Design Science of Entrepreneurship; Research Questions.
  • Logic of InquiryRole of Researcher; Research Outputs; Constructs; Models; Methods; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 Sociocultural Context, Entrepreneur Types, Mindsets and Entrepreneurial Action in Tiradentes, Brazil; Introduction; Conceptual Grounding; Differentiating Entrepreneurs as an Internal Approach; Sociocultural Context as an External Approach; Community Context as a Link; Method; Theory Elaboration via Inductive Study; Site Selection and Data Collection; Data Interpretation Process; Sociocultural Fabric of Tiradentes; The Historical Evolution; Developmental Trajectory.
  • Geographic Sectors: Center versus PeripheryVariance between Entrepreneurs in Tiradentes; Native versus Nonnative; Social Identities and Entrepreneur Types; Collective Preservation versus Individual Exploitation Mindset; Summary of Findings; Discussion; Engaging Relevant Literature and Theory; Future Research; Limitations; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 New Venture Planning and Lean Start-Up Activities: A Longitudinal Empirical Study of Entrepreneurial Success, Founder Preferences and Venture Context; Introduction; Theoretical Background and Research Question.
  • Entrepreneurial Heterogeneity: On Pursuing Prediction versus Experimental StrategiesResearch Lacunae and Implications for Future Theorizing and Empirical Research; Considering Entrepreneurial Heterogeneity as Antecedents to Founding Approaches; Data and Methods; Sample Description; Sample Composition; Dependent Variable; Explanatory Variables; Control Variables; Estimation Strategy; Results; Discussion; Limitations; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4 A Design Thinking-Based Conceptualization of the "How" and "What" of Nascent Social Venture Development; Introduction.
  • What is Special about Social Ventures?Start-Up Practices; Practices Based in Design Thinking; Addressing Problems in Search for Solutions; Improving to Gain Insights and Stakeholder Support; Generating "Creative Leaps"; The Formative Nature of these Practices; Designing as a Formative Construct; Causal Direction; Interchangeability of Latent Variables; Different Antecedents and Consequences; How Are Choices Made?; Which and How Many Activities Are Completed?; Research Design; Measure Development and Survey Design; Data Collection; Data Screening and Analyses; Results; Discussion; Limitations.