Despite the ubiquity of business planning education in entrepreneurship, there is little evidence that leads to success. Following a discussion theoretical and historical underpinnings, three pedagogical models are compared, including two alternative experiential methods: simulations contingency approach. The model, as introduced, utilizes Piaget's concept equilibration, asserted provide both cognitive tools flexibility accommodating unanticipated environmental factors faced by future entrepreneurs.

This article introduces the reader to scope, boundaries, variation, and theoretical lenses of transnational entrepreneurship (TE) research. We discuss issues concerning why, how, when individuals and/or organizations pursue new business ventures, often in far less attractive environments, while relying on abilities opportunities stemming from exploitation resources, both social economic, more than one country. compare TE with international entrepreneurs, ethnic returnee entrepreneurs. is...

In this study, we examined factors that led nascent organizations to write business plans, following 396 entrepreneurs during a two-year period. We both the production and outcomes of written plans produced in organizations. Our findings show institutional variables, such as coercion mimetic forces, are important predictors influencing propensity new plans. results contrary rationalist predictions planning-performance, more line with predictions. Interestingly there was no evidence support...

This introduction to the special issue considers past and current research on “Social Capital Entrepreneurship” develop a schema an associated agenda. With general goal of establishing social capital as foundational theory entrepreneurship, we discuss how future can utilize perspectives across levels analysis contexts explain wide variety entrepreneurship phenomena.

We report the results of a longitudinal case study depicting relationship between internal and external legitimacy at Orion, an emergent creative professional firm. address following questions: How do different types emerge, how they interact to shape organizational evolution? Introducing staged process model, we demonstrate that is product action, which continually reproduced reconstructed by members organization in concert with legitimation activities. Internal evolve through emergence,...

Indigenous populations throughout the world suffer from chronic poverty, lower education levels, and poor health. The 'second wave' of indigenous development, after direct economic assistance outside, lies in efforts to rebuild their 'nations' improve lot through entrepreneurial enterprise. This paper suggests that there is a distinguishable kind activity appropriately called 'indigenous entrepreneurship'. We begin by defining population noting some general facts about numbers distribution....

In order to extend understanding of the drivers that underlie entrepreneurial intention formation, this article investigates hitherto underexplored roles people’s learning orientation and passion for work. It considers how these personal characteristics may moderate instrumentality their perceived ability become a successful entrepreneur, perceptions attractiveness becoming an entrepreneur. Using survey 946 university students, it finds work invigorate role feasibility desirability...

Research on academic plagiarism has typically focused students as the perpetrators of unethical behaviors, and less attention been paid to researchers likely candidates for such behaviors. We examined 279 papers presented at International Management division 2009 Academy conference purpose studying among academics. Results showed that 25% our sample had some amount plagiarism, over 13% exhibited significant plagiarism. This exploratory study raises an alarm regarding inadequate monitoring...

This paper theorises about a specific facet of social entrepreneurship, namely, the integration disadvantaged persons into field entrepreneurship. Drawing from Bourdieu's theory practice, authors conceive this as power-laden process that reflects normative expectations imposed by incumbents on entrants to require them both comply with and challenge existing arrangements. Propositions outline desirability ability meet these expectations.

We studied 623 nascent entrepreneurs during a six-year period, examining how their planning decisions impact venture-level performance. Our study is unique in that we tracked ventures, behavior, including changes to plans. Relying on the theory of legitimacy, this paper adds scholarly debate over merits business by examining, longitudinally, accounting for both pre-emergent activity and post-emergent success factors. found neither formal nor plan increased performance period.

Social entrepreneurs can be powerful change agents for alleviating the suffering of disadvantaged. However, their prosocial motivation and behavior frequently result in detrimental impacts on those they intend to support, especially when operations span different socio-spatial contexts. We conducted a multiple comparative case study among 12 transnational social foreign, domestic non-indigenous, local indigenous origin, who are seeking improve livelihoods communities rural Ecuador. introduce...

We conducted a three-step replication of Davidsson and Honig’s study on the roles human social capital in venture creation processes. First, we attempted an exact to rule out mistakes questionable manipulations influencing original results. Second, included initial stage development as additional control variable, reflecting updates suggested later research. Third, extended analyses using sample from different spatiotemporal context, enhancing theoretical generalizability. largely validate...

This study compares the different learning strategies of 283 nascent entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Data come from a longitudinal Swedish population. Using typology organizational systems, four were examined along with other human capital variables. Different shown to be used by versus

We study, longitudinally and ethnographically, the construction of legitimacy identity during life cycle an entrepreneurial Internet firm, from inception to death. utilize organizational scripts examine how social actors enact legitimacy, maintaining that different scripts, both contested consent–oriented, become source action for acquiring creating identity. show enable entrepreneurs other invoke a set interactions within outside organization. Scripts construct values interests, form...

In this introduction to the special issue we explore main features of ‘organizational ingenuity’, defined as ‘the ability create innovative solutions within structural constraints using limited resources and imaginative problem solving’. We begin by looking at changing views importance ingenuity for economic social development. next analyse nature ingenious solutions. This is followed a discussion structural, resource temporal that face solvers. turn our attention creative solving under...