Unpacking the uncertainty construct: Implications for entrepreneurial action

McKelvie, Alexander; Haynie, J. Michael; Gustavsson, Veronica

doi:10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.10.004

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“…Another possibility is that we only measure perceived general environmental uncertainty, while various types of uncertainty may influence corporate entrepreneurship in distinct ways. Finally, variables related to executive characteristics, including executive experience in the company, age, functional background, are not significantly related to corporate entrepreneurship [50,64]. Executive gender is significant in some models, but its effect is not stable across the models.…”

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Relationship between Entropy, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Organizational Capabilities in Romanian Medium Sized Enterprises

Ceptureanu

Popescu

2017

Entropy

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This paper analyses the relations between entropy, organizational capabilities and corporate entrepreneurship. The results indicate strong links between strategy and corporate entrepreneurship, moderated by the organizational capabilities. We find that companies with strong organizational capabilities, using a systematic strategic approach, widely use corporate entrepreneurship as an instrument to fulfil their objectives. Our study contributes to the limited amount of empirical research on entropy in an organization setting by highlighting the boundary conditions of the impact by examining the moderating effect of firms' organizational capabilities and also to the development of Econophysics as a fast growing area of interdisciplinary sciences.

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Relationship between Entropy, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Organizational Capabilities in Romanian Medium Sized Enterprises

Ceptureanu

Popescu

2017

Entropy

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“…Understanding which type of entrepreneurs perceive environmental uncertainty at a higher level is important because such perception has a significant influence on their subsequent strategic actions [25,34]. A high level of perceived environmental uncertainty makes entrepreneurs more innovative [35]; they pursue more proactive environmental strategies [36], enhance the diversity of their products and services [24], or make more diverse investments [37].…”

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Does Thinking Style Make a Difference in Environmental Perception and Orientation? Evidence from Entrepreneurs in Post-Sanction Iran

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Styles of thinking set different paths for an entrepreneur's perception and strategic action. In order to understand the environmental consequences of a thinking style, we investigated the relations between entrepreneurs' linear and nonlinear styles of thinking with their perception of environmental uncertainty in their businesses. Furthermore, we tested the effect of the entrepreneurs' linear and nonlinear style of thinking on their newly established firms' orientation towards preserving the surrounding internal and external environment. Entrepreneurs with linear or rational thinking styles prefer more tangible data, information, facts, and analytical tools, and entrepreneurs with nonlinear or non-rational thinking styles rely more on internal feelings, impressions, imagination, creativity, and sensations when making important organizational decisions. By using cross-sectional survey data from 144 entrepreneurs in post-sanction Iran (2016-2017), we found that entrepreneurs with a linear style of thinking, in comparison to entrepreneurs with a nonlinear style of thinking, perceive a higher level of environmental state, effect, and response uncertainty in their business context. Furthermore, our survey results reveal that newly established firms by entrepreneurs with nonlinear styles of thinking have a more external environmental orientation, while newly established firms by entrepreneurs with a linear style of thinking have a more internal environmental orientation. Recognizing this contingency advances our understanding of how entrepreneurs perceive and enact their environments.

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“…While there are many factors that influence why and how this unfolds (e.g. Baron and Ensley, 2006;Gregoire and Shepherd, 2012;McKelvie et al, 2011), we see some key factors that are germane to the articles in this special issue. These factors flow from life circumstances, experience and learning that accumulates over time and that shape the socially situated actions of entrepreneurs as we now discuss.…”

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The attitudes, behaviors and cognition of entrepreneurs: rebels with a cause

Corbett

Mitchell

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Unpacking the uncertainty construct: Implications for entrepreneurial action

Cited by 317 publications

References 122 publications

Relationship between Entropy, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Organizational Capabilities in Romanian Medium Sized Enterprises

Relationship between Entropy, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Organizational Capabilities in Romanian Medium Sized Enterprises

Does Thinking Style Make a Difference in Environmental Perception and Orientation? Evidence from Entrepreneurs in Post-Sanction Iran

The attitudes, behaviors and cognition of entrepreneurs: rebels with a cause

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