In spite of all the scholarly attention it has garnered, effectuation research continues to face a
series of theoretical and methodological challenges. In order to help move effectuation …

Reflecting on the 12 works that compose this special issue, we are struck by the
distinctiveness of effectuation as a theory native to the domain of entrepreneurship. While …

Although theories of entrepreneurial action regularly acknowledge the importance of
imagination, the ability is rarely defined or measured, and thus effectively treated as uniform …

Despite its overwhelming importance to millions of people across the planet both currently
and throughout history, religion has been largely neglected by entrepreneurship research …

Although research has begun to acknowledge the strategies by which entrepreneurs form
and maintain network ties, most efforts to date present an incomplete picture of …

Entrepreneurs rely on different decision–making logics when starting new ventures,
including causal and effectual reasoning. Extant research suggests that venture …

Every now and then one comes upon a genuinely new idea. Professor Saras Sarsvathy's
idea of effectuation is one such. Effectuation is a refreshingly new look at the old …

Purpose Adopting insights from the upper echelons theory, this study aims to investigate the
relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and firm performance under the …

This paper positions effectuation as a network-driving and network dependent phenomenon
and suggests that understanding networks and network processes is essential to …

Managers face a critical issue in deciding when to employ a predictive planning approach
versus a more adaptive and flexible strategic approach. We suggest that determining which …