Influence of the entrepreneur's social identity on business performance through effectuation

Influence of the entrepreneur's social identity on business performance through effectuation

The business founder's social identity is crucial to explaining his or her behaviour and attitude in business decision-making. Drawing on three types of entrepreneurial social identity identified by Fauchart and Gruber (2011), this study examines how social identities influence the entrepreneur...

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Main Authors: Marina Estrada de la Cruz, Antonio J. Verdú Jover, Jose M. Gómez Gras
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:European Research on Management and Business Economics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2444883417300475
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spelling doaj-d90274f471804d43a2010a1ad5dddaa52020-11-24T20:59:39ZspaElsevierEuropean Research on Management and Business Economics2444-88342018-05-012429096Influence of the entrepreneur's social identity on business performance through effectuationMarina Estrada de la Cruz0Antonio J. Verdú Jover1Jose M. Gómez Gras2Corresponding author.; Miguel Hernández University of Elche,Dpto. de Estudios Económicos y Financieros, Área de Organización de Empresas, Avda. Universidad s/n, 03202, SpainMiguel Hernández University of Elche,Dpto. de Estudios Económicos y Financieros, Área de Organización de Empresas, Avda. Universidad s/n, 03202, SpainMiguel Hernández University of Elche,Dpto. de Estudios Económicos y Financieros, Área de Organización de Empresas, Avda. Universidad s/n, 03202, SpainThe business founder's social identity is crucial to explaining his or her behaviour and attitude in business decision-making. Drawing on three types of entrepreneurial social identity identified by Fauchart and Gruber (2011), this study examines how social identities influence the entrepreneur's way of managing his/her firm and its consequences for business performance. Based on a survey of newly created firms, the results support the conclusion that effectuation channels the effects of specific identities – Darwinian and missionary – on business performance. JEL classification: M130, L26, M10, Keywords: University entrepreneurs, Business performance, Effectuation, Social identityhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2444883417300475
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author Marina Estrada de la Cruz
Antonio J. Verdú Jover
Jose M. Gómez Gras
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Antonio J. Verdú Jover
Jose M. Gómez Gras
Influence of the entrepreneur's social identity on business performance through effectuation
European Research on Management and Business Economics
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Antonio J. Verdú Jover
Jose M. Gómez Gras
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title Influence of the entrepreneur's social identity on business performance through effectuation
title_short Influence of the entrepreneur's social identity on business performance through effectuation
title_full Influence of the entrepreneur's social identity on business performance through effectuation
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series European Research on Management and Business Economics
issn 2444-8834
publishDate 2018-05-01
description The business founder's social identity is crucial to explaining his or her behaviour and attitude in business decision-making. Drawing on three types of entrepreneurial social identity identified by Fauchart and Gruber (2011), this study examines how social identities influence the entrepreneur's way of managing his/her firm and its consequences for business performance. Based on a survey of newly created firms, the results support the conclusion that effectuation channels the effects of specific identities – Darwinian and missionary – on business performance. JEL classification: M130, L26, M10, Keywords: University entrepreneurs, Business performance, Effectuation, Social identity
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