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Inside the Mind of the Entrepreneur

Cognition, Personality Traits, Intention, and Gender Behavior

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Ana Tur Porcar

    1. University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

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  2. Domingo Ribeiro Soriano

    1. University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

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  • Presents multidisciplinary analysis of the linkages between entrepreneurship and psychology
  • Features new topics such as intrapreneurship and social franchising
  • Includes lab experiments studying entrepreneurial psychology

Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science (MANAGEMENT SC.)

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This book connects entrepreneurship and psychology research by focusing on the personality dimensions of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial cognition, entrepreneurial leadership, and gender behavior. It features state of the art interdisciplinary research offering a unified perspective on entrepreneurial psychology. Individual chapters address advances related to entrepreneurial intentions, complexity management, personality psychology, intrapreneurial behavior, entrepreneurial communities and demographic changes, among others. Laboratory experiments that study entrepreneurial behavior round out the coverage.


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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Entrepreneur’s Cognition and Intention

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. An Integrated Model of Intentional Entrepreneurial Action

      • Kevin C. Cox, Jason Lortie, Gary Castrogiovanni
      Pages 3-15

    3. Measuring and Understanding the Psychological Effects of Entrepreneurial Intentions: Multigroup Analysis

      • João J. Ferreira, Cristina I. Fernandes, Mário L. Raposo
      Pages 17-31

    4. Why Would You Ever Want to Become An Academic Entrepreneur?

      • Jasmina Berbegal-Mirabent, Dolors Gil-Doménech, Inés Alegre
      Pages 33-45

    5. The Relation Between Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Entrepreneurship Rates Over Time: An Approach Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis

      • Paulo Ferreira, Andreia Dionísio
      Pages 47-58

    6. Entrepreneurship Under Risk and Uncertainty: A Review of the Experimental Evidence

      • Konstantinos Georgalos
      Pages 59-74

    7. Sensing and Generating New Opportunities for Value Innovation: How Team Behaviour Contributes to Success or to Failure?

      • Tomás F. González-Cruz, Clara M. Martínez-Fuentes
      Pages 75-88

  3. Entrepreneurial Personality, Traits and Gender

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. The Role of the Entrepreneurial Personality in New Ventures

      • Xuemei Xie, Jiuchang Lv, Yuchen Xu
      Pages 91-108

    3. Intrapreneurs: Characteristics and Behavior

      • Antonia Mohedano-Suanes, Dolores Garzón Benítez
      Pages 109-119

    4. Can Women Entrepreneurs Plan to Prosper? Exploring the Role of Gender as a Moderator of the Planning-Performance Relationship

      • Whitney O. Peake, William C. McDowell, Michael L. Harris, Phillip E. Davis
      Pages 121-133

    5. The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship in Coworking-Spaces

      • Ricarda B. Bouncken, Mahmood M. Aslam, Andreas J. Reuschl
      Pages 135-147

    6. Gender Behavioral Issues and Entrepreneurship

      • Irene Comeig, Marc Lurbe
      Pages 149-159

  4. Entrepreneurial Leadership

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. Systems Approach to Entrepreneurial Success: The Theoretical Discussion on the Significance of Family Factors for Effective Entrepreneurship

      • Marcin W. Staniewski, Katarzyna Awruk
      Pages 163-174

    3. Personality Traits of the Partners and Performance in the Franchise Agreement

      • Esther Calderon-Monge
      Pages 175-184

    4. The Importance of Empowerment in Entrepreneurship

      • Daniel Henao-Zapata, José M. Peiró
      Pages 185-206

    5. Leadership Styles and Entrepreneurship

      • Hugo De Juan Jordán, Daniel Palacios-Marqués, Carlos Devece
      Pages 207-218

    6. Co-operation and Conflict in International Entrepreneurs When Cultures Collide

      • Ursula F. Ott
      Pages 219-233
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Ana Tur Porcar, Domingo Ribeiro Soriano

About the editors

Ana Tur-Porcar is Associate Professor at the Department of Basic Psychology, University of Valencia. Her research interests are personality, pro-social behavior, entrepreneurship, and emotions. She has published papers in Journal of Business Research, Personality and Individual Differences, Journal of Adolescence, Psychology & Marketing, Quality & Quantity, and Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, among others.

Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano is Full Professor at the University Research Institute of Social Economy, Cooperativism, and Entrepreneurship (IUDESCOOP), and at the Department of Management of University of Valencia. He has published research in more than 50 international peer-reviewed journals. He has published different books, too. He has been the co-editor or author of several books, including 'Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economics' (Springer, 2012), 'Entrepreneurship and Business' (Springer, 2009), and 'Entrepreneurship' (Springer, 2007).

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