Many are Called, but Few are Chosen: An Evolutionary Perspective for the Study of Entrepreneurship

By Howard E. Aldrich, M. A. Martinez. 2001

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Subfields: Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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Forage for Thought: Mobilizing Codes in the Movement for Grass-fed Meat and Dairy Products (2008, neutral): “Motivational models of entrepreneurship often focus on instrumental motivations that drive entrepreneurs, such as expectations about financial gains (Naffziger, Hornsby, and Kuratko, 1994; Aldrich and Martinez, 2001).”
How University Entrepreneurship Support Affects College Students’ Entrepreneurial Intentions: An Empirical Analysis from China (2021, background): “Some researchers equate initial entrepreneurial actions taken by individuals before officially starting a business, including writing a business plan, searching for information, and looking for a building or equipment [55,56].”
Does venture opportunity variation matter? Investigating systematic process differences between innovative and imitative new ventures (2009, background): “10 inefficiencies, if recognized, originates imitative venture initiatives (Aldrich and Kenworthy, 1999; Aldrich and Martinez, 2001; Kirzner, 1973).”
Entrepreneurs and Evolutionary Biology: The Relationship between Testosterone and New Venture Creation. (2006, background): “This activity has a significant possibility of failure, and of losing one s investment of time, energy, resources, and possibly reputation (Aldrich & Martinez, 2001).”
Grappling with the Unbearable Elusiveness of Entrepreneurial Opportunities (2011, background): “…of entrepreneurship, each emphasizing the need to pay attention to context, unfolding process, and particular level of analysis (Aldrich, 2001; Aldrich & Martinez, 2001; Davidsson, 2004; Davidsson & Wiklund, 2001; Gartner, 1989; Low & MacMillan, 1988; Shaver & Scott, 1991; Van de Ven &…”
The Impact of Relational Capital on the Success of New Business Start‐Ups (2011, background): “By far, the majority of new firms begin small and, in general, it is their intangible assets that tell them apart, as they are used as a means of acquiring the necessary financial and physical resources (Aldrich and Martínez 2001; Brush et al. 1997 ).”
The effect of curricular and extracurricular activities on university students’ entrepreneurial intention and competences (2017, background): “A first question debated in the literature has been focused on determining whether entrepreneurship initiative can really be taught (Bird 1989; Gartner 1989; Aldrich and Martínez 2001; Baron 2002; Booth, McLean, and Walkerb 2009; Nicolau and Shane 2009). While, on one hand, it is assumed that entrep”
Effectuation As Ineffectual? Applying the 3E Theory-Assessment Framework to a Proposed New Theory of Entrepreneurship (2015, methodology): “Examples include the use of a process-driven approach to understanding entrepreneurial activity (e.g., Aldrich, 2001; Aldrich & Martinez, 2001; Gartner, 1989; Low & MacMillan, 1988; Shaver & Scott, 1991), the contrast with causation (e.g., Polanyi, Arensberg, and Pearson’s [1957] contrast of…”
Prior family business exposure as intergenerational influence and entrepreneurial intent: A Theory of Planned Behavior approach (2007, background): “Several activities can be considered initial actions, including writing a exposure and entrepreneurial intent. business plan, looking for a building or equipment, saving money, or developing a product or service (Aldrich and Martinez, 2001; Carter et al., 1996).”