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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurial cognition research is at a crossroads, where static views give way to dynamic approaches. This
Handbook draws on a variety of perspectives from experts in the field of entrepreneurial cognition to highlight the key elements in a socially-situated view, where cognition is action-oriented, embodied, socially-situated, and distributed.
It provides readers with some of the most up-to-date approaches to entrepreneurial cognition research and is designed to be an invaluable and timesaving companion for entrepreneurial cognition researchers. With insights from leading entrepreneurial cognition researchers the Handbook offers a comprehensive literature review of the field.
Readers seeking to better understand and participate in some of the most up-to-date approaches to entrepreneurial cognition research will find this Handbook to be especially helpful in their research. Established scholars who are new to the research area will also be interested in this book. University libraries with research-focused business schools will also benefit from this Handbook.
Contributors: R.A. Baron, D.A. Baucus, M.S. Baucus, B. Bird, M. Brännback, M.S. Cardon, A.L. Carsrud, E.T. Chan, J.S. Clarke, A.C. Corbett, J.P. Cornelissen, M. Drnovsek, M-D. Foo, D.P. Forbes, D.A. Grégoire, M. Hayek, J.S. McMullen, J.R. Mitchell, R.K. Mitchell, C.Y. Murnieks, L.E. Palich, B. Randolph-Seng, M.R. Ryan, S.D. Sarasvathy, A. Slavec, W.A. Williams, Jr., M.S. Wood, M.A. Zachary
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Historical Context, Present Trends and Future Directions in Entrepreneurial Cognition Research Brandon Randolph-Seng, J. Robert Mitchell and Ronald K. Mitchell 1. Thinking About Cognition and its Central Role in Entrepreneurship: Confessions of a “Reformed” Behaviorist Robert A. Baron 2. Linking Achievement Motivation to Intentions, Goals and Entrepreneurial Behaviors Alan L. Carsrud and Malin Brännback 3. Toward a Taxonomy of Entrepreneurs’ Behavior Barbara Bird 4. Entrepreneurial Self-Regulation: Consciousness and Cognition Brandon Randolph-Seng, Wallace A. Williams, Jr. and Mario Hayek 5. Feeling and Thinking: The Role of Affect in Entrepreneurial Cognition Maw-Der Foo, Charles Y. Murnieks and Elsa T. Chan 6. Exploring the Affective and Cognitive Dynamics of Entrepreneurship Across Time and Planes of Influence Denis A. Grégoire 7. Cultural Context, Passion, and Self-Efficacy: Do Entrepreneurs Operate on Different “Planets”? Mateja Drnovšek, Alenka Slavec and Melissa S. Cardon 8. Lessons from the Neural Foundation of Entrepreneurial Cognition: The Case of Emotion and Motivation David A. Baucus, Melissa S. Baucus and Ronald K. Mitchell 9. Entrepreneurial Cognition and Social Cognitive Neuroscience Jeffery S. Mcmullen, Matthew S. Wood and Leslie E. Palich 10. The Infrastructure of Entrepreneurial Learning Daniel P. Forbes 11. How Language Shapes Thought: New Vistas for Entrepreneurship Research Jean S. Clarke and Joep P. Cornelissen 12. Thinking Big from the Start: An Essay on Entrepreneurial Growth Cognitions Andrew C. Corbett 13. Simulating Socially Situated Cognition in Exchange Creation Ronald K. Mitchell, J. Robert Mitchell, Miles A. Zachary and Michael R. Ryan 14. The Whole Deal: Models, Metaphors and Mechanisms in Entrepreneurial Cognition Saras D. Sarasvathy Index
