EFFECTUATION AS INEFFECTUAL? APPLYING THE 3E THEORY-ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK TO A PROPOSED NEW THEORY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Arend, Richard J.; Sarooghi, Hessamoddin; Burkemper, Andrew
• 署名单位: University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Kansas City; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Kansas City
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/amr.2014.0455
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 630-651
• 关键词: DECISION-MAKING DIFFERENCES; VENTURE PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE LOGICS; MARKET; BRICOLAGE; field; IMPROVISATION; management; causation; strategy

摘要

Effectuation is a proposed new theory of entrepreneurship, with insufficient empirical testing and critical analysis. Drawing on a new, comprehensive set of theory-building criteria-sourced from and complementing those of Robert Dubin and others we provide the first formal assessment of effectuation as a theory. We highlight its strengths and weaknesses, leveraging the former to address the latter in five different directions that would build on the existing work to improve this theory. The assessment exercise also displays the value of our assessment framework in guiding the evaluation and development of other existing and future theories in entrepreneurship and management.