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Corporate effectuation: Entrepreneurial action and its impact on R&D project performance
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In this article, the authors developed a multi-factor measurement model of effectuation and causation for R&D projects and applied it to test two central hypotheses: (a) effectuation is positively related to success in highly innovative contexts, and (b) causation approaches are beneficial in projects with low levels of innovativeness.About:
This article is published in Journal of Business Venturing.The article was published on 2012-03-01. It has received 350 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Effectuation & Context (language use).read more
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Party On! A call for entrepreneurship research that is more interactive, activity based, cognitively hot, compassionate, and prosocial
TL;DR: The Journal of Business Venturing (JBV) celebrated its 30th birthday in 2013 as mentioned in this paper, which is a milestone in the history of the journal and the field of entrepreneurship.
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Crowdfunding Social Ventures: A Model and Research Agenda
TL;DR: In this article, a review of existing literature on financing social ventures as well as crowdfunding is presented, and a research agenda of eight themes for crowdfunding of social ventures is set up.
Party On! A call for entrepreneurship research that is more interactive, activity based, cognitively hot, compassionate, and prosocial
TL;DR: The Journal of Business Venturing (JBV) celebrated its 30th birthday in 2013 as discussed by the authors, which is a milestone in the history of the journal and the field of entrepreneurship.
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Product Innovation Processes in Small Firms: Combining Entrepreneurial Effectuation and Managerial Causation
TL;DR: In this article, a multimethod study of product innovation processes in small manufacturing firms was conducted, which revealed that small firms do not deploy the formalized processes identified as best practice for the management of new product development in large firms.
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An Effectual Approach to International Entrepreneurship: Overlaps, Challenges, and Provocative Possibilities
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors outline several interesting observations about international entrepreneurship research through the theoretical lens of effectuation and show how an effectual approach can help resolve four central conflicts and knowledge gaps identified in two recent comprehensive reviews of IE.
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