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Experts of thoroughness and fanatics of planning? Daring insights into the decision-making of German entrepreneurs

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  • Silke Tegtmeier
  • Verena Meyer

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This paper provides two daring insights into entrepreneurial decision-making: First, we show that the cliché of German entrepreneurs as experts of thoroughness and fanatics of planning is not compatible with effectual decision-making (Sarasvathy, 2001). Stereotypically, German entrepreneurs are supposed to use causal decision-making. This challenges the basic assumption of effectuation as a cross-cultural concept. Second, we shed light on the fuzzy role of entrepreneurial expertise for effectuation. Our study is based on a sample of entrepreneurs (N = 560) and a comparison group of non-entrepreneurs (N = 351). We employed a scenario-based questionnaire to examine participants' causal and effectual decision-making. Our ordered logit models reveal that German entrepreneurs use effectual decision-making more often - despite their image of causal and predictive business planning. Surprisingly, the level of entrepreneurial expertise did not influence this tendency. Hence, the role of entrepreneurial expertise and deliberate practice in effectuation theory has to be rethought.

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  • Silke Tegtmeier & Verena Meyer, 2018. "Experts of thoroughness and fanatics of planning? Daring insights into the decision-making of German entrepreneurs," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 33(1), pages 132-157.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:33:y:2018:i:1:p:132-157
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    1. Christian Rudeloff & Stefanie Pakura & Fabian Eggers & Thomas Niemand, 2022. "It takes two to tango: the interplay between decision logics, communication strategies and social media engagement in start-ups," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 681-712, April.
    2. Maryia Akulava & Maribel Guerrero, 2023. "Entrepreneurial gendered ambidexterity in Belarusian SMEs," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 48(6), pages 1919-1944, December.

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