Most New Businesses Fail, but Mine Won’t…Right?

Building on expectancy theory, we study why entrepreneurs form positive beliefs about, and subsequent commitments to, entrepreneurial actions despite the negative mean outcome observed in the history of entrepreneurial efforts. We test our model using structural equation modelling on a sample of 1,1...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mattingly, Eric Shaunn
Other Authors: Kushev, Trayan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Journal of Entrepreneurship 2016, March
Subjects:
Entrepreneurship
Expectancy Theory
Uncertainty
Entrepreneurial Intensity
Entrepreneurial Expectancy
Online Access:http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/4271
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