Entrepreneurial risk taking: themes from the literature and pointers for future research
Purpose Given the critical mass of literature on entrepreneurial risk-taking, the purpose of this paper is to assess the contribution to the knowledge so far by exploring important themes in the literature on entrepreneurial risk-taking. Design/methodology/approach The review is organized around fou...
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cremerald:10.1108/ijoa-08-2015-0898 2024-09-15T18:39:02+00:00 Entrepreneurial risk taking: themes from the literature and pointers for future research Tipu, Syed Awais Ahmad 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijoa-08-2015-0898 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOA-08-2015-0898/full/xml https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOA-08-2015-0898/full/html en eng Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies International Journal of Organizational Analysis volume 25, issue 3, page 432-455 ISSN 1934-8835 journal-article 2017 cremerald https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoa-08-2015-0898 2024-08-14T04:05:41Z Purpose Given the critical mass of literature on entrepreneurial risk-taking, the purpose of this paper is to assess the contribution to the knowledge so far by exploring important themes in the literature on entrepreneurial risk-taking. Design/methodology/approach The review is organized around four themes: nature of entrepreneurial risk-taking; antecedents of entrepreneurial risk-taking; context of entrepreneurial risk-taking; and outcomes of entrepreneurial risk-taking. The author critically evaluates the literature on each theme and presents the pointers for future research. Findings Literature does provide a holistic view encapsulating different dimensions of entrepreneurial risk-taking, but it has produced largely inconsistent findings in terms of risk and gender, risk propensity of entrepreneurs in comparison to non-entrepreneurs and the outcomes of entrepreneurial risk-taking. Organizational antecedents, non-financial measures and ethical- and health-related consequences of entrepreneurial risk are underexplored. Inconclusive literature also implies that the risk may not be a distinguishing or important factor for undertaking an entrepreneurial endeavor. Therefore, it is pertinent to explore the critical factors entrepreneurs consider (or not consider) while marshalling their resources to embark on an entrepreneurial journey. This posits the need to explore an entrepreneur’s informal approach toward risk-taking. Originality/value Suggested pointers of future research will potentially enhance the theoretical understanding of entrepreneurial risk-taking. Article in Journal/Newspaper The Pointers Emerald International Journal of Organizational Analysis 25 3 432 455 |
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Purpose Given the critical mass of literature on entrepreneurial risk-taking, the purpose of this paper is to assess the contribution to the knowledge so far by exploring important themes in the literature on entrepreneurial risk-taking. Design/methodology/approach The review is organized around four themes: nature of entrepreneurial risk-taking; antecedents of entrepreneurial risk-taking; context of entrepreneurial risk-taking; and outcomes of entrepreneurial risk-taking. The author critically evaluates the literature on each theme and presents the pointers for future research. Findings Literature does provide a holistic view encapsulating different dimensions of entrepreneurial risk-taking, but it has produced largely inconsistent findings in terms of risk and gender, risk propensity of entrepreneurs in comparison to non-entrepreneurs and the outcomes of entrepreneurial risk-taking. Organizational antecedents, non-financial measures and ethical- and health-related consequences of entrepreneurial risk are underexplored. Inconclusive literature also implies that the risk may not be a distinguishing or important factor for undertaking an entrepreneurial endeavor. Therefore, it is pertinent to explore the critical factors entrepreneurs consider (or not consider) while marshalling their resources to embark on an entrepreneurial journey. This posits the need to explore an entrepreneur’s informal approach toward risk-taking. Originality/value Suggested pointers of future research will potentially enhance the theoretical understanding of entrepreneurial risk-taking. |
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