Evaluating the Economic Returns to Entrepreneurial Behaviour
Ross, Robert Brent
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Description
Title
Evaluating the Economic Returns to Entrepreneurial Behaviour
Author(s)
Ross, Robert Brent
Issue Date
2007
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Westgren, Randall E.
Department of Study
Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Discipline
Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Business Administration, Management
Language
eng
Abstract
This research study also identifies 4 entrepreneurial firm capabilities that include: alertness, subjective judgment, dispersal ability and risk-taking. These capabilities were simulated using an agent-based model and experiments were run to examine their effect on firm performance over time and across different types of strategic landscapes. Furthermore, to inform the dynamics of firm behavior and the spatial elements of this model, an ecological metaphor of organizations was introduced that utilized concepts from community ecology and biogeography. The results of these experiments highlight the need for firms to develop entrepreneurial capabilities to succeed in the new competitive environment.
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