Effectuation elements of entrepreneurial expertise /

• Main Author: Sarasvathy, Saras D., 1959-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2008.
• Series: New horizons in entrepreneurship.
• Subjects: Entrepreneurship > Case studies.; Creative ability > Case studies.; Success in business > Case studies.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Entrepreneurship.; Electronic books.
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Explores the theory and techniques of non-predictive control for creating new firms, markets and economic opportunities. This book traces the consequences of effectuation for business management, economics and social philosophy. It is intended for students and scholars of entrepreneurship.

Table of Contents:

• What I set out to study and why
• What I found and how
• Interpreting what I found
• Understanding effectuation : problem space and solution principles
• Understanding effectuation : dynamics of the effectual process
• Relating effectuation to performance
• Entrepreneurship as a science of the artificial
• Competitive advantages and entrepreneurial opportunities
• Philosophy and methodology of effectual economics
• Markets in human hope
• Teaching effectuation
• Research works-in-progress
• New research ventures.