TY - JOUR

T1 - National culture, effectuation, and new venture performance: global evidence from student entrepreneurs

AU - Laskovaia, A.

AU - Shirokova, G.

AU - Morris, M.H.

N1 - Laskovaia, A. National culture, effectuation, and new venture performance: global evidence from student entrepreneurs / A. Laskovaia, G. Shirokova, M. H. Morris // Small Business Economics. - 2017. - № 3. - P. 1-23.

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - Studies examining the relationship between national culture and entrepreneurial activity have largely ignored the influence of culture on individual decision-making. Recent years have witnessed considerable interest in cognitive logics employed by entrepreneurs. A growing body of literature examines factors contributing to the relative reliance on causal and effectual reasoning as entrepreneurs attempt to launch and grow new ventures, with evidence suggesting expert entrepreneurs engage more heavily in effectual reasoning than do novice entrepreneurs. The present study examines the mediating role of cognitive logic in explaining venture performance in differing cultural contexts. A series of hypotheses are tested using a sample of 3411 new ventures started by student entrepreneurs from 24 countries based on the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey. The findings indicate that both venture cognitive logics have positive effects on new venture performance and serve as mediators in the cultur

AB - Studies examining the relationship between national culture and entrepreneurial activity have largely ignored the influence of culture on individual decision-making. Recent years have witnessed considerable interest in cognitive logics employed by entrepreneurs. A growing body of literature examines factors contributing to the relative reliance on causal and effectual reasoning as entrepreneurs attempt to launch and grow new ventures, with evidence suggesting expert entrepreneurs engage more heavily in effectual reasoning than do novice entrepreneurs. The present study examines the mediating role of cognitive logic in explaining venture performance in differing cultural contexts. A series of hypotheses are tested using a sample of 3411 new ventures started by student entrepreneurs from 24 countries based on the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey. The findings indicate that both venture cognitive logics have positive effects on new venture performance and serve as mediators in the cultur

KW - national culture, effectuation

KW - causation

KW - new venture performance

KW - student entrepreneurship

KW - SCOPUS

KW - РИНЦ

U2 - 10.1007/s11187-017-9852-z

DO - 10.1007/s11187-017-9852-z

M3 - Article

SP - 1

EP - 23

JO - Small Business Economics

JF - Small Business Economics

SN - 0921-898X

IS - 3

ER -