Entrepreneurial action and the role of uncertainty in the theory of the entrepreneur

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: McMullen, JS; Shepherd, DA
• 署名单位: Baylor University; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 132-152
• 关键词: discovery; ORGANIZATIONS; KNOWLEDGE

摘要

By considering the amount of uncertainty perceived and the willingness to bear uncertainty concomitantly, we provide a more complete conceptual model of entrepreneurial action that allows for examination of entrepreneurial action at the individual level of analysis while remaining consistent with a rich legacy of system-level theories of the entrepreneur. Our model not only exposes, limitations of existing theories of entrepreneurial action but also contributes to a deeper understanding of important conceptual issues, such as the nature of opportunity and the potential for philosophical reconciliation among entrepreneurship scholars.