Editor's Introduction. Entrepreneurs’ Behavior: Elucidation and Measurement
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Entrepreneurs’ behavior is a key construct in understanding how entrepreneurs create new organizations. We define entrepreneurs’ behavior as concrete and observable, and distinguish it from related concepts. In reviewing the literature in top entrepreneurship and management journals, we note that behaviors are poorly defined and the cumulative research is fragmented with often ad hoc measures lacking important validation in many studies. To better define behavior, we outline taxonomic (types of behavior) and partonomy (parts of behavior) approaches. Then, we offer a list of important exemplar behaviors based on the extant literature. Finally, we introduce the articles in the issue.
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The outcome of entrepreneurship education that prepares students to set up their own businesses is entrepreneurial behavior, an area that is as yet underresearched.
“The outcome of this type of entrepreneurship education is entrepreneurial behavior-an area that is as yet underresearched (Bird, Schjoedt, & Baum, 2012;Pittaway & Cope, 2007).”
From Putting Entrepreneurship Education Where the Intention to Act Lies: An Investigation Into the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Behavior (2015) · cites this paper as Bird, Schjoedt, & Baum, 2012
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- Authors
- Bird, B., Schjoedt, L., & Baum, J. R.
- Affiliations
- American University (US)
- Indiana University South Bend (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Venue
- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2012-09
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 889-913
- ISSN
- 1042-2587 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-6520
- OpenAlex
- W2028961270
- Cited by
- 138
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 13.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Keywords
- entrepreneurship, behavior measurement, taxonomic approach, partonomy, construct definition
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