"Who Done It?" Attributions by Entrepreneurs and Experts of the Factors that Cause and Impede Small Business Success

Rogoff, Edward G.; Lee, Myung‐Soo; Suh, Dong‐Churl

doi:10.1111/j.1540-627x.2004.00117.x

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“…This is referred to as 'self-effacing' bias. In addition, empirical evidence revealed that there are differences in the perception of actors and observers about the cause of an event (Rogoff et al, 2004;Stewart, 2005). Despite these limitations, Kelley and Michela (1980) acknowledges that attribution theory has provided 'meaningful' answers that addresses causal attribution problems.…”

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Nigeria’s construction industry: barriers to effective communication

Ejohwomu

Oshodi

Lam

2017

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Practical implications -The results provide information on barriers which needs to be addressed in order to improve communication in construction projects in Nigeria. There is a need to conduct post-completion reviews of construction projects so that project team members can learn and share knowledge on past experiences. Although the present study was conducted in the Nigerian context, it is envisaged that the research outcome will be widely applicable to other developing countries. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 INTRODUCTIONPoor performance of construction projects remain a major problem in both developing and developed countries (Flyvbjerg et al., 2003). Almost every publication in the field of construction management reiterates this concern. Although Toor and Ogunlana (2010) have suggested the need to use other metrics (such as safety, stakeholder satisfaction, etc.) to evaluate performance of construction projects; cost, time and quality largely remains the most popular performance indicators. Despite the existence of several studies addressing poor performance of construction projects Ramanathan et al., 2012), it is evident that this remains a re-occurring problem. Empirical evidence from a previous study suggests that ineffective communication among stakeholders is a significant factor responsible for poor performance of construction projects (Atkinson, 2002;Ng et al., 2004). In a similar vein, Meng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 The remainder of this report is structured into four sections. First, a review of literature, attribution theory and theoretical framework is presented in the next section. The underlying science that guides the choice of research method and the procedures of conducting the study is explained in the research methods section. This is preceded by data analysis in section three and findings of cross-sectional survey on communication practices in section four. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 r i n g , C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d A r c h i t e c t u r a l M a n a g methods. It was found that project type, project briefing and time are major factors that reduce the effectiveness of communication in construction projects. Similarly, Pietrofort...

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Nigeria’s construction industry: barriers to effective communication

Ejohwomu

Oshodi

Lam

2017

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“…Discovering which factors or practices lead to business success and those which lead to failure is a primary -and as yet, unfulfilled -purpose of business research [9]. Therefore, this paper attempts to fill this gap in construction management literature by identifying the success factors for construction businesses from different dimensions, that is, from the perspective of the entrepreneurship theory.…”

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Predictors for the Success and Survival of Entrepreneurs in the Construction Industry

Abd-Hamid

Azizan

Sorooshian

2015

International Journal of Engineering Business Management

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A review of entrepreneurship literature suggests that entrepreneurial activities are the most important drivers for economic growth and corporate success, regardless of size, age or industry. Nevertheless, so far, only a few studies, if any, have considered entrepreneurship as a success factor for construction enterprises, although the importance of the construction industry to the nation's economic growth is significant. This paper reports a conceptual framework for formulating the success and survival factors of entrepreneurs in the construction industry. It also integrates four major perspectives in entrepreneurship: entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial organization, entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial environment.

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“…The first one specifies the internal and external factors and the second one the factors that are related to the owner-manager, to the business itself and to the environment (Bruderl et al 1992;Machado and Espinha 2005;Rogoff et al 2004;Sten 1998;Zacharakis et al 1999).…”

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“…The external factors are those conditions or powers that are outside the businessman's control: economy, government regulations, and so on (Rogoff et al 2004). …”

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A change in the importance of mortality factors throughout the life cycle stages of small businesses

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The aim of this paper is to describe the mortality factors and the change in the importance of these factors throughout the life cycle stages of small businesses. Research on mortality of small businesses ignores the characteristics of small businesses and the life cycle stage they are at the time of closure. A systematic mapping study was conducted to explore the literature on mortality factors in small businesses and understand the state of the art of the theme. The relevance of mortality factors distributed among three categories: owner-manager, business and environment have changed throughout businesses life cycle stages. Such variation states one of the main life cycle theory assumptions that a factor can have a beneficial influence during one specific stage and a negative influence during another stage. The attention given to the variation of importance of mortality factors during businesses life cycles results in implications for all those concerned in strengthening small businesses.

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"Who Done It?" Attributions by Entrepreneurs and Experts of the Factors that Cause and Impede Small Business Success

Cited by 193 publications

References 29 publications

Nigeria’s construction industry: barriers to effective communication

Nigeria’s construction industry: barriers to effective communication

Predictors for the Success and Survival of Entrepreneurs in the Construction Industry

A change in the importance of mortality factors throughout the life cycle stages of small businesses

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