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The Microfoundations of Entrepreneurial Cognition Research: Toward an Integrative Approach

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  • Randolph-Seng, Brandon
  • Mitchell, Ronald K.
  • Vahidnia, Hamid
  • Mitchell, J. Robert
  • Chen, Shawna
  • Statzer, John

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In this monograph, we adopt a microfoundations-type approach to understanding the present state of the field of entrepreneurial cognition research. The notion of microfoundations - which link micro concepts to macro concepts [Barney and Felin, 2013] - is increasingly being utilized to unbundle compound processes, and thereby to generate improved explanations in social science research. From its roots in psychology, we selectively review and trace the progress of the field of entrepreneurial cognition research over time, and we make a case for socially situated cognition as a new and useful framework in which the microfoundations of some of the emerging and more dynamic approaches to the study of entrepreneurs' thinking can be understood and organized. We also outline some productive directions for future entrepreneurial cognition research. We believe that the review of these earlier roots enables the reader to more fully appreciate how the development of social cognition research intertwines with other fields in influencing the current state of entrepreneurial cognition research.

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  • Randolph-Seng, Brandon & Mitchell, Ronald K. & Vahidnia, Hamid & Mitchell, J. Robert & Chen, Shawna & Statzer, John, 2015. "The Microfoundations of Entrepreneurial Cognition Research: Toward an Integrative Approach," Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship, now publishers, vol. 11(4), pages 207-335, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:fntent:0300000055
    DOI: 10.1561/0300000055
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    1. Abdallah Haj brahim & Salim Morched & Younes Boujelbene, 2021. "How formal institutional antecedents affect Tunisian venture creation decision scripts," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 11(1), pages 421-438, December.
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    4. Božidar Vlačić & Inês G. Almeida Santos & Susana C. Silva & Miguel González-Loureiro, 2022. "Entrepreneurial cognition and internationalization speed: towards a potential moderating effect of experiential and rational information processing," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 18(2), pages 603-636, June.
    5. Hernan E. Riquelme & Abdulaziz Alqallaf, 2020. "Anticipated emotions and their effects on risk and opportunity evaluations," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 312-335, September.
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    7. Tianchen Li, 2019. "Engagement in international entrepreneurship: interactive effects of resource-based factors and institutional environments," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 9(1), pages 1-17, December.
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    Keywords

    Social cognition; Microfoundations;

    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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