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Entrepreneurs’ Behavior: A Black Box in Entrepreneurship Research

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Revisiting the Entrepreneurial Mind

Part of the book series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship ((ISEN,volume 35))

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Entrepreneurs’ behavior remains a black box in entrepreneurship research. This is despite its importance in new venture creation. This chapter extends the review of the literature on entrepreneurs’ behavior provided by Bird and Schjoedt (2009). Despite calls for more research on entrepreneurs’ behavior, the present review reveals a reduction while an emergence of four themes is becoming apparent in research on entrepreneurs’ behavior. Making another call for more research on entrepreneurs’ behavior to better understand entrepreneurs’ behavior, this chapter concludes with suggestions for future research to enhance our understanding of entrepreneurs’ behavior.

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    Leon Schjoedt

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    Alan L. Carsrud

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Schjoedt, L. (2017). Entrepreneurs’ Behavior: A Black Box in Entrepreneurship Research. In: Brännback, M., Carsrud, A. (eds) Revisiting the Entrepreneurial Mind. International Studies in Entrepreneurship, vol 35. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45544-0_24

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