Looking for a way Forward: A Structured Literature Review of Effectuation Research

Grégoire, Denis A.; Cherchem, N.

doi:10.5465/ambpp.2017.12907abstract

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“…Effectuation emphasizes control rather than prediction and explains how new artifacts, such as products, firms, and markets, emerge rather than assuming them to be predetermined (Chandler et al , 2011; Sarasvathy, 2001; Sarasvathy et al , 2014). It posits that the means, resources and capabilities that one can mobilize constitute more influential determinants of action than the ends one might elect to pursue (Gregoire and Cherchem, 2017) with a planned strategy. Table 1 provides a contrast between causation and effectuation processes.…”

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Understanding informal volunteer behavior for fast and resilient disaster recovery: an application of entrepreneurial effectuation theory

Monllor

Pavez

Pareti

2020

DPM

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PurposeExamine and understand how an informal volunteer’s goals and actions develop from the moment they first learn about a disaster.Design/methodology/approachWe examine informal volunteerism (the activities of people who work outside of formal emergency and disaster management arrangements) through the theoretical lens of entrepreneurial effectuation to explain informal volunteer behavior and cognition and gain insight on how they develop their disaster relief ventures.FindingsWe find that informal volunteers follow an effectual logic, relying on available means to take advantage of opportunities as they are recognized or created. Application of effectuation vs causation processes depended on whether the informal volunteers were categorized as traditional, emergent or extended volunteers.Practical implicationsInformal volunteers’ disregard for the Affordable Loss Principle task governments and disaster relief organizations with the important challenge of managing and assuring the safety and well-being of informal volunteers. Their entrepreneurial behavior also invites the establishment of formal processes to counsel and guide informal volunteers, helping them fill out the necessary paperwork and funding applications to develop their efforts.Social implicationsThrough their experimentation and flexibility, informal volunteers accelerate disaster recovery, recognizing opportunities, working around bureaucracy and other roadblocks that hinder the efforts of established organizations. They also demonstrate entrepreneurial behavior that helps revitalize and jumpstart the local economy, making for stronger and more resilient communitiesOriginality/valueThis study borrows from Effectuation Theory from the entrepreneurship field in order to bring a much needed theoretical lens to the topic and greatly assists informal volunteerism research, moving from past efforts that simply define and categorize the concept.

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