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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Entrepreneurial cognition"”.
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A psychometric analysis of nascent entrepreneurs : understanding the impact of individual entrepreneurial cognition on the founding and survival of new small businesses
This thesis aims to investigate nascent entrepreneurship. Developing a new business is a complex and uncertain process. Different types of individuals react to this uncertainty in different ways. It is argued that cognitive factors play a critical role in the venture creation process and that the …
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ARTICULATING THE INTUITIVE: MECHANISMS FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO COMMUNICATE OPPORTUNITY EVALUATION DECISION POLICIES
… Ambiguity about the attributes of a specific entrepreneurial opportunity represents a barrier to the transferability of knowledge to competitors (beneficial), while ambiguity about the relationship between a specific opportunity and value creation represents a barrier to the transferability of …
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THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL CAPITAL IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NIGERIA
… is a framework or model that promotes using entrepreneurial means to address social challenges and create a positive social impact that benefits the common good. On the other hand, Spiritual capital embodies a transcendental resource, augmenting an individual's ability to cultivate personal, …
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Thinking Fast and Missing the Opportunity: An Investigation into Cognitive Processing Style and Opportunity Recognition
Research on opportunity recognition and entrepreneurial cognition suggests that entrepreneurs are likely to use and potentially benefit from heuristics (Baron, 1998, 2004; Busenitz & Barney, 1997). Some heuristics, particularly well-refined and accurate prototypes, may be valuable to entrepreneurs …
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Exploring how entrepreneurs make decisions on the growth of their business: A cognitive perspective
… Understanding small business entrepreneurs’ cognition and behaviours when making opportunity-related decisions will show how growth decisions are made. It is still unclear what cognitive styles and knowledge structures entrepreneurs use to process and frame information for opportunity-related …
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Paradoxum Ex Machina: Exploring the Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence Technologies on the Strategies and Actions of Entrepreneurial Ventures
… AI (GenAI)—are fundamentally reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape, altering how entrepreneurs acquire critical resources, tackle uncertain environments, develop opportunity, and address entrepreneurial action processes. Despite these dramatic transformations that we have already …
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Interactions in the Mind: Examining Metacognition's Role in Entrepreneurial Performance
… understand the mental processes that shape entrepreneurial performance, this dissertation examines the moderating effect of metacognitive abilities on the relationship between cognitive style and entrepreneurial alertness on performance at the opportunity identification and planning stages …