Entrepreneurship as a Utility-Maximizing Response

By E. Douglas, Dean A. Shepherd. 2000

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Subfields: Management of Technology and Innovation

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The Motivation to Become an Entrepreneur (2005, result): “This is consistent with the economics-based models discussed above (Campbell, 1992; Douglas and Shepherd, 1999, Praag and Cramer, 2001; Levesque et al., 2002), which all included risk as a predictor.”
Perceptions of Adverse Work Conditions and Innovative Behavior: The Buffering Roles of Relational Resources (2016, background): “More broadly, the appeal of stepping off the beaten path relates to the nature and perceived value of the effort required to do so (Douglas & Shepherd, 2000; Monsen, Patzelt, & Saxton, 2010).”
One size does not fit all: Entrepreneurial expectancies and growth intentions of US women and men nascent entrepreneurs (2012, background): “Douglas and Shepherd (2000) modelled the choice to pursue entrepreneurship as a utility function, which reflected anticipated income, the amount of work effort anticipated to achieve this income, the risk involved, plus”
ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions (2013, background): “Autonomy reasons are among the most cited factors for preferring entrepreneurship over wage-employment (Kolvereid, 1996; Douglas and Shepherd, 2002), even though a self-employed person still answers to stakeholders (e.g., customers, suppliers, investors) (Katz, 1994). According to Hartmann (2002), t”
Perceived progress variability and entrepreneurial effort intensity: The moderating role of venture goal commitment (2015, background): “, 1997), gender differences in entrepreneurial career motivation (DeMartino and Barbato, 2003), and a person’s utility function reflected in anticipated income, risk attitudes, desire for independence, and the like (Douglas and Shepherd, 2000).”
Aspiring for, and Achieving Growth: The Moderating Role of Resources and Opportunities (2003, background): “The fulfilment of non-economic personal goals, such as gaining independence or developing own ideas, are stated as primary reasons for operating one’s own firm (Douglas and Shepherd, 2000).”
Parental role models and the decision to become self-employed: The moderating effect of personality (2012, result): “This variable has the advantages that it is consistent with many existing studies and models of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behavior (Douglas and Shepherd 2000, 2002; De Witt and Van Winden 1989; White et al. 2007), and with macrolevel studies investigating the impact of self-employment on…”
Considering business start-up in recession time: The role of risk perception and economic context in shaping the entrepreneurial intent (2013, background): “Similarly, a positive attitude to “independence” implies a preference for decision-making control and choosing one’s own path to achieve personal objectives (Douglas & Shepherd 2000), and therefore may clearly be affected by risk perceptions.”
Inventors and New Venture Formation: the Effects of General Self–Efficacy and Regretful Thinking (2002, background): “Others hypothesized that individuals choose between entrepreneurial or employment careers (or a combination of the two) based on expected utility, such as income, risk, work, and independence (Douglas & Shepherd, 2000).”
Negative emotions of an entrepreneurial career: Self-employment and regulatory coping behaviors (2011, background): “Tasks and responsibilities that are specific for self-employed individuals include the screening for, and recognition of, new business opportunities, business planning, acquisition of financial and non-financial resources, managing and leading employees, creative problem solving, and quick decision ”
The Effect of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations on Academics’ Entrepreneurial Intention (2016, background): “For example Douglas and Shepherd (2002) argue that perceived desirability may be measured in respect to the individual attitude toward risk, work effort and other intrinsic rewards.”