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The Psychology of Entrepreneurship

Action and Process

Bibliographic Data

ID15735534
AuthorsMichael Frese (0000-0002-6462-4395, Asia School of Business, corresponding author), MICHAEL M GIELNIK (0000-0002-8234-4071, Leuphana University of Lüneburg)
Year2022
Volume10
Issue1
Pages137-164
Publication date2022-11-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2327-0608 • E-ISSN: 2327-0616
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-120920-055646
OpenAlexW4308341555
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited29

We review the research on the psychology of entrepreneurship of the last decade. We focus on two key topics in entrepreneurship research: action and process. Combining action and process in a model of the psychology of entrepreneurship, we present the action theory process model of entrepreneurship and use it as a guiding framework for the review. We discuss theories of action, such as effectuation/causation, bricolage, theory of planned behavior, and action theory. Furthermore, we adopt a process perspective to discuss antecedents of actions in terms of cognition, motivation, and emotion and how they develop during the entrepreneurial process. The process perspective considers recursive relationships and dynamic changes in actions and their antecedents over time. We conclude that the action theory process model is a useful starting point to explain the psychological dynamics of entrepreneurship

Action (physics · Action theory (sociology · Bricolage · Causation · Cognitive science · Entrepreneurship · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Process (computing · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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Unique citing works19
Citations per year6,33
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 19

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