Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness: Theoretical Origins, Integrative Review, and Research Agenda DOI Open Access
Trenton A. Williams, Joanna Mingxuan Li, Eric Yanfei Zhao

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Journal of Management Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 25, 2024

Abstract Entrepreneurial resourcefulness is frequently invoked as an essential quality needed to succeed in the entrepreneurship processes. As such, recent years have seen a proliferation of diverse body scholarship on entrepreneurial resourcefulness. While this diversity demonstrates promise and depth resourcefulness, research fragmented across disciplines, theories, levels analysis, which limits our understanding when, why, how occurs its effect process. This study reviews integrates literature providing common foundational grounding that coheres yet related streams research. outcome review, we offer definition anchored theoretical origins synthesize relevant In building foundation offered by identify most critical areas for future with potential build upon extend insights derived from review.

Language: Английский

Future Making: Towards a Practice Perspective DOI Creative Commons
Matthias Wenzel, Laure Cabantous, Jochen Koch

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Journal of Management Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 20, 2025

Abstract Management scholars are increasingly interested in ‘future making’, observing and theorizing how organizational actors produce enact the yet‐to‐come. However, rapid growth of conversation runs risk emptying notion future making, calling into question its meaning relevance. In response to these concerns, our Point is that there value understanding making from a practice perspective. A perspective, we argue, empirically sufficiently open account for plurality open‐endedness futures amidst continual emergence interrelated crises, large‐scale challenges, intractable technologies. Thus, it reinforces relevance research on as central part contemporary life. At same time, four practice‐based dimensions elaborated this provide sufficient conceptual specificity discern what counts does not, thereby providing solid ground cumulative theory‐building area. Our extends management studies by substantiating examining articulating clarifying perspective directs scholarly attention important areas research.

Language: Английский

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The double-edged effect of resourcefulness on entrepreneurial decision-making DOI
Yishuo Jiao, Renhong Zhu,

Yaxuan Wang

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Management Decision, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 21, 2025

Purpose Although pivoting has become a common decision for new ventures, in-depth research on decision-making processes and the cognitive basis of remains lacking does not reflect characteristics entrepreneurial research. Based theory, we explore process pivot from behavioral, cognitive, situational factors. This study tries to answer questions, “Why is it so difficult make decision?” “When will entrepreneur by clarifying mechanism resourcefulness behavior perspective opportunity initial opportunity. Design/methodology/approach employed survey-based methodology. The sample consisted 309 entrepreneurs who responded various sources in China over an extended period. We used SPSS26.0 Mplus8.0 test hypotheses. Findings empirical results show that can lower entrepreneurs’ psychological distance opportunities promote decisions. Still, strengthen commitment hinder their In addition, relational embeddedness structural have different moderating effects double-edged effect decision. Originality/value addresses unique essential nature decision, which dynamic adjustment opportunities. propose cognition are crucial factors influencing By investigating commitment, attain more comprehensive understanding decisions develop critical behavior. further enhances cognition-based uncertain environments.

Language: Английский

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Rebellion against resilience? The experience of women entrepreneurs in the context of poly-crisis DOI
Mona Itani, Rayan S. Fawaz, Ramzi Fathallah

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International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 30, 2025

Utilising a qualitative approach, this article draws on the experiences of 20 women entrepreneurs operating in constrained context who were already adapting to ongoing adversity when an acute disaster, 2020 Beirut blast, occurred. The expands study entrepreneurial resilience under prolonged reveal new insights fatigue, rebellion against resilience, and rebellion. findings indicate that poly-crisis marked by lack governmental external support amid event, established can act as change agents, transforming negative feelings frustration, mistrust, hopelessness denial into dysfunctional system. In so doing, they create transformational opportunities enable their businesses surrounding ecosystem thrive flourish.

Language: Английский

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Rethinking entrepreneurship in causally entangled crises: A poly-crisis perspective DOI
Kim Klyver, Jeffery S. McMullen

Journal of Business Venturing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 40(1), P. 106459 - 106459

Published: Nov. 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Journal of business venturing 2023 year in review: The year of the whole-person entrepreneur DOI
Angelique Slade Shantz, Jeffery S. McMullen

Journal of Business Venturing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 39(6), P. 106434 - 106434

Published: Aug. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness: Theoretical Origins, Integrative Review, and Research Agenda DOI Open Access
Trenton A. Williams, Joanna Mingxuan Li, Eric Yanfei Zhao

et al.

Journal of Management Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 25, 2024

Abstract Entrepreneurial resourcefulness is frequently invoked as an essential quality needed to succeed in the entrepreneurship processes. As such, recent years have seen a proliferation of diverse body scholarship on entrepreneurial resourcefulness. While this diversity demonstrates promise and depth resourcefulness, research fragmented across disciplines, theories, levels analysis, which limits our understanding when, why, how occurs its effect process. This study reviews integrates literature providing common foundational grounding that coheres yet related streams research. outcome review, we offer definition anchored theoretical origins synthesize relevant In building foundation offered by identify most critical areas for future with potential build upon extend insights derived from review.

Language: Английский

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1