Entrepreneurial actions: An action theory approach
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Entrepreneurial actions : An action theory approach. / Frese, Michael.
Social psychology and organizations . ed. / David De Cremer; Rolf van Dick ; John Keith Murnighan. 1. ed. New York : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2011. p. 87-118.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Entrepreneurial actions
T2 - An action theory approach
AU - Frese, Michael
PY - 2011/1/7
Y1 - 2011/1/7
N2 - This chapter attempts to contribute to the psychology of organization and management by discussing a theory of entrepreneurship, its empirical base, and its implications. First, it argues that a psychology of organization is incomplete if we do not understand how organizations get started-which is usually the doing of one entrepreneur or of a group of entrepreneurs. Second, it argues that any theory of entrepreneurship should use active actions as a starting point-entrepreneurship is the epitome of an active agent in the market (rather than a reactive agent). Third, it discusses an action regulation theory to better understand the psychology of entrepreneurship. Fourth, it provides empirical work based on this theory that is supposed to help understand entrepreneurial success. Finally, a theoretically derived intervention is suggested to help entrepreneurs to be successful at growing an organization.
AB - This chapter attempts to contribute to the psychology of organization and management by discussing a theory of entrepreneurship, its empirical base, and its implications. First, it argues that a psychology of organization is incomplete if we do not understand how organizations get started-which is usually the doing of one entrepreneur or of a group of entrepreneurs. Second, it argues that any theory of entrepreneurship should use active actions as a starting point-entrepreneurship is the epitome of an active agent in the market (rather than a reactive agent). Third, it discusses an action regulation theory to better understand the psychology of entrepreneurship. Fourth, it provides empirical work based on this theory that is supposed to help understand entrepreneurial success. Finally, a theoretically derived intervention is suggested to help entrepreneurs to be successful at growing an organization.
KW - Business psychology
KW - Entrepreneurship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84920642735&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9780203846957
DO - 10.4324/9780203846957
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781848728561
SP - 87
EP - 118
BT - Social psychology and organizations
A2 - De Cremer, David
A2 - van Dick , Rolf
A2 - Murnighan, John Keith
PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
CY - New York
ER -