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The Theory of Entrepreneurship

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  • Mishra Chandra S.

    (Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA)

  • Zachary Ramona K.

    (Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA)

Abstract

The theory of entrepreneurship, namely the entrepreneurial value creation theory, explains the entrepreneurial experience in its fullest form, from the entrepreneurial intention and the discovery of an entrepreneurial opportunity, to the development of the entrepreneurial competence, and the appropriation of the entrepreneurial reward (Mishra and Zachary 2014). The theory of entrepreneurship provides in sufficient detail the interiors of the entrepreneurial process using a two-stage value creation framework. In the first stage of venture formulation, the entrepreneur driven by a desire for entrepreneurial reward (i.e., entrepreneurial intention) leverages the entrepreneurial resources at hand to sense an external opportunity (cue stimulus) and effectuate the entrepreneurial competence that is sufficient to move to the second stage. Several ventures fail at this stage. In the second stage of venture monetization, the entrepreneur may acquire external resources such as venture capital or strategic alliance to effect growth. Investors face an adverse selection problem when entrepreneurial ability and venture quality are difficult to ascertain. Entrepreneurs may use incentive signals to secure a higher valuation offer from the investors. A business model design with embedded dynamic capabilities can reconfigure the entrepreneurial competence to create sustained value and appropriate the entrepreneurial reward.

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  • Mishra Chandra S. & Zachary Ramona K., 2015. "The Theory of Entrepreneurship," Entrepreneurship Research Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 5(4), pages 251-268, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:erjour:v:5:y:2015:i:4:p:251-268:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/erj-2015-0042
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    1. Chandra S. Mishra & Ramona K. Zachary, 2014. "The Theory of Entrepreneurship," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-137-37146-1, December.
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