Effectuation : elements of entrepreneurial expertise /
By: Sarasvathy, Saras D
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BookSeries: New horizons in entrepreneurship. Publisher: Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2008.Description: xxii, 368 p. : ill ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781848445727Subject(s): Entrepreneurship -- Case studies | Creative ability -- Case studies | Success in business -- Case studies
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Effectuation is an approach for entrepreneurs where logic and insight are used to convert problems into opportunities. Sarasvathy (U. of Virginia) had developed the idea of effectuation by observing the successes of 27 entrepreneurs and noting how each individual converted "as if" circumstances into "even if" ones. Written for entrepreneurs, this book will also serve as a useful reference for students of economics, business and behavioral science.
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| 658.421 PA MA Make your own waves : | 658.421 PA SE The seven business crises : how to beat them. | 658.421 RA OP Opportunity-centred entrepreneurship | 658.421 SA EF Effectuation : elements of entrepreneurial expertise / | 658.421 SC JU It's a jungle in there : inspiring lessons, hard-won insights, and other acts of enttrepreneural daring / | 658.421 SH LE Learning from entrepreneurial failure : emotions, cognitions, and actions | 658.421 ST EN Entrepreneurship / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-350) and index.
Effectuation is an approach for entrepreneurs where logic and insight are used to convert problems into opportunities. Sarasvathy (U. of Virginia) had developed the idea of effectuation by observing the successes of 27 entrepreneurs and noting how each individual converted "as if" circumstances into "even if" ones. Written for entrepreneurs, this book will also serve as a useful reference for students of economics, business and behavioral science.