Attributions about Entrepreneurship: A Framework and Process for Analyzing Reasons for Starting a Business

By Kelly G. Shaver, William B. Gartner, Elizabeth Crosby, Karolina Bakalarova, E. Gatewood. 2001

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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The Influence of Gender on Entrepreneurial Intention: The Mediating Role of Perceptual Factors (2016, background): “(1998) and Shaver et al. (2001) found that nascent omen entrepreneurs did not report significant different ntrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial intention han their male counterparts.”
Entrepreneurial orientation and international entrepreneurial business venture startup (2008, background): “Goals, personal growth, expectations, culture, and other internal factors, as well as factors in the external environment, can potentially influence the start-up decision (Shaver et al., 2001).”
A Profile of Angel Investors (2007, background): “associates being the most prevalent source in the range of 57%–80% (Van Osnabrugge and Robinson [2000]; Benjamin and Margulis [2001]; Freear, Sohl, and Wetzel [1990]).”
Rising from the Ashes: Cognitive Determinants of Venture Growth after Entrepreneurial Failure (2015, background): “While scholars have analyzed various motivations (Carter, Gartner, Shaver, & Gatewood, 2003; Gatewood, Shaver, & Gartner, 1995; Shaver et al., 2001), the performance implications for these various reasons have rarely been addressed, let alone with regards to the reason to start up another business…”
The role of gender identity in explaining sex differences in business owners' career satisfier preferences (2008, unknown): “Third, while prior research has examined the reasons why men and women start businesses (e.g., Shaver et al., 2001), little theorizing and research has explored the career motivations of business owners after they have built a viable enterprise.”
Entrepreneurial self‐efficacy and business start‐up: developing a multi‐dimensional definition (2010, background): “In further analyzing effects of self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intentions on populations of nascent entrepreneurs, Gatewood and her colleagues found that personal efficacy influenced the development of attributions of nascent entrepreneurs for creating new businesses (Shaver et al., 2001; Gatewood”
An investigation of hindsight bias in nascent venture activity (2009, background): “Therefore, the individual’s interpretation of the success or failure may be more important than the fact of success or failure in regard to the individual’s future behavior and performance (Shaver et al., 2001).”
Causal ascriptions and perceived learning from entrepreneurial failure (2015, background): “are the mechanisms through which individuals explain their own behaviors, actions of others, and events in the world (Martinko et al. 2006; Shaver et al. 2001).”
Intrapreneurial intentions versus entrepreneurial intentions: distinct constructs with different antecedents (2013, methodology): “Several studies have examined the reasons why individuals choose to pursue entrepreneurial self- employment rather than non-entrepreneurial employment situations (e.g. Scheinberg & MacMillan, 1988; Birley & Westhead, 1994; Gatewood et al, 1995; Shaver et al, 2001; Carter et al, 2003).”
Opportunity Discovery, Problem Solving and the Entrepreneurial Theory of the Firm (2007, background): “Neither does it singularly relate to pre-firm activities (i.e. ‘nascent entrepreneurship’ (see Shaver et al., 2001)), post-firm activities (i.e. decision-making in new ventures (see Kamm et al., 1990)), or the individual or the organizational context (Davidsson and Wiklund, 2001).”
Reconstructing entrepreneurial intentions to identify predisposition for growth (2013, background): “…ventures – either an independence-oriented new venture or a growth-oriented new venture (Carter et al., 2003; Cassar, 2006, 2007; Gartner et al., 2004; Gundry and Welsch, 2001; Hessels et al., 2008; Kolvereid, 1992; Reynolds, 2000; Shane, 2009; Shaver et al., 2001; and Wennekers and Thurik, 1999).”
Expectancy theory and nascent entrepreneurship (2011, unknown): “Shaver et al. (2001) found that entrepreneurs, who believe in their skills and abilities, are motivated to exert necessary effort.”