Lessons from the neural foundation of entrepreneurial cognition: the case of emotion and motivation

2014 ◽  
pp. 254-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Baucus ◽  
Melissa S. Baucus ◽  
Ronald K. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Cognition

scholarly journals Cross-country differences in innovative entrepreneurial activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 1301-1329
Author(s):  
Ali Raza ◽  
Moreno Muffatto ◽  
Saadat Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Right ◽  
Intellectual Property Right ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Cognition ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Business Freedom

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationship between entrepreneurial cognition and innovative entrepreneurial activity (IEA) across countries using an institutional perspective. Design/methodology/approach The paper tests theoretical model using data collected by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness study and the Index of Economic Freedom (IEF). A multi-level analysis is performed based on set of 1,004,620 observations from 49 countries spanning 13 years (2001–2013). Findings The results suggest that in terms of formal regulations; the relationship between entrepreneurial cognitions and IEA becomes stronger when there is an increase in intellectual property right and business freedom regulations in a country. On the other hand, in terms of informal institutions the relationship between entrepreneurial cognitions and IEA becomes stronger when the level of institutional collectivism and uncertainty decreases and performance orientation increases. Originality/value The study indicates that entrepreneurship by innovation increases when the individuals possess high level of entrepreneurial cognition under suitable institutional conditions (e.g. intellectual property right, business freedom, institutional collectivism, uncertainty avoidance and performance orientation).

scholarly journals The Development of MSMEs International Networks through Internationalization

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 01022
Author(s):  
M. Elfan Kaukab
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Network Growth ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Entrepreneurial Cognition

This article studies the effects of relationship bonding, entrepreneurial cognition, and market dynamism towards internationalization and their impacts in MSMEs network growth. This article examines hypotheses derived from theory and research employing structural model analysis in 150 exporting-MSMEs in Central Java province, Indonesia. This research reveals that relationship bonding influences internationalization while entrepreneurial cognition and market dynamism do not. Internationalization affects the MSMEs network growth. This leads to the finding that MSMEs internationalization in Central Java, Indonesia is promoted more by social factors instead of individual and macro environment, while network growth is stimulated by individual and macro environment instead of social factors. Social determinant directs internationalization and individual and macro determinant regulates network expansion. The implementation of network theory and ecosystem management theory to comprehend MSMEs internationalization and network growth. This research provides supports to encourage educators and policy makers upgrade the skills of MSMEs practitioners in developing international business. This research compares social perspective, individual perspective, and macro environment in an empirical study in a developing country. This research offers solution to comprehend internationalization and network growth involving market dynamism and entrepreneurial cognition as well as bonding relationship as determinants.

An axiological measure of entrepreneurial cognition

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 394-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford G. Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Empirical Measure ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Cognition ◽  
Thought Patterns ◽  
Human Function

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to expand the recent lines of inquiry into entrepreneurial cognition by focusing on the structure of values as an important aspect of cognition. Value theory, or axiology, posits that the capacity to value and to make value judgments is a distinctly human function – one that is a higher order process than is pure cognition alone. Design/methodology/approach This study is designed as a quantitative discovery. A well-established assessment instrument from the field of value science is used to measure deep-seated, evaluative thought patterns for a sample of founders of early stage startups and a comparative sample of senior managers. Value structures underlying cognition for individuals across these samples are compared to reveal both similarities and differences between the groups. Findings This study identifies a cognitive process underlying opportunity recognition, evaluation and exploitation, known as integration. This study finds that entrepreneurs have stronger capacities for integrative thinking than do managers. In contrast to other published research, this study finds that early stage entrepreneurs are not characterized by hubris, an inflated sense of self-efficacy, nor an exceptional capacity for action. Originality/value This paper extends the study of entrepreneurial cognition by applying an empirical measure of the foundational levels of cognition. It reveals heretofore unarticulated differences, as well as similarities, between entrepreneurs and managers.

scholarly journals On the cognitive microfoundations of effectual design: the Situated Function–Behavior–Structure framework

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Emami ◽  
Mark D. Packard ◽  
Dianne H.B. Welsh
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Means And Ends ◽  
Structure Framework ◽  
Entrepreneurial Cognition ◽  
Cognitive Foundations ◽  
Over Time

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to extend effectuation theory at the front end by building cognitive foundations for the effectual design process.Design/methodology/approachWe adopt an integrative conceptual approach drawing on design cognition theory to explain entrepreneurial cognition.FindingsWe find a significant gap in the entrepreneurial cognition literature with respect to effectuation processes. We thus integrate the Situated Function–Behavior–Structure framework from design theory to elaborate on the cognitive processes of effectuation, specifically with regard to the opportunity development process. This framework describes the cognitive subprocesses by which entrepreneurs means and ends are cyclically (re)formulated over time until a viable “opportunity” emerges, and the venture is formalized, or else, the entrepreneur abandons the venture and exits.”Practical implicationsUnravelling this entrepreneurial design process may facilitate more appropriate and effective design work by entrepreneurs, leading to more successful product designs. It also should facilitate the development of better design techniques and instruction.Originality/valueThis research contributes to new cognitive foundations for effectuation theory and entrepreneurial process research. It better explains how means are transformed into valuable goods over time through an iterative reconsideration of means-ends frameworks. This theoretical elaboration will expectedly facilitate additional research into the iterative cognitive processes of design and enable more formulaic design thinking.

Looking Upstream and Downstream in Entrepreneurial Cognition: A Replication and Extention Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 10929
Author(s):  
Richard J Arend ◽  
Xian Cao ◽  
Anne Grego-Nagel ◽  
Junyon Im ◽  
Xiaoming Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Cognition

The bridge between creativity and Innovation: What can entrepreneurial cognition theory tell us?

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
pp. 16577
Author(s):  
Maria Claudia Angel Ferrero ◽  
Véronique Bessière
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Cognition ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Entrepreneurial Cognition in the Lean Startup Method

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 10753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Ladd ◽  
Lori Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Cognition ◽  
Lean Startup
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