Decision making in innovation and entrepreneurship [Elektronische Ressource] : a collection of conjoint-based studies / von: Anja Klaukien

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Informations

• Publié par: friedrich-schiller-universitat_jena
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 24
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Decision Making in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- A Collection of Conjoint-based Studies -





Dissertation
zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades
doctor rerum politicarum
(Dr. rer. pol.)



vorgelegt dem
Rat der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät
der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
am 27.01.2010




von: Dipl. Vw. Anja Klaukien
geboren am 18.04.1982 in Jena















Gutachter:

(1) Prof. David B. Audretsch (PhD), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
(2) Prof. Dr. Peter Walgenbach, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
(3) Prof. Dean A. Shepherd (PhD), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

Datum der Verteidigung: 16. Juni 2010


II Table of contents
List of figures .................................................................................................................. VI
List of tables ................... VII
1 Introduction .................... 1
1.1 The importance of innovation and entrepreneurship ........................................................... 3
1.2 Cognition and decision making in entrepreneurship and innovation ................................... 6
1.3 Methodological choice ......................................................................... 8
1.4 Structure and scope of this thesis ....................................................................................... 11
2 Entrepreneurs’ decision policies for opportunity exploitation: The role of
environmental heterogeneity .......................................................... 16
2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 17
2.2 Theory development .......................................... 21
2.3 Methodology ...................... 31
2.3.1 Sampling and participants ........................................................................................... 31
2.3.2 Experimental design and procedure ............................................................................ 33
2.3.3 Measures ..................................................... 34
2.3.4 Post-experiment questionnaire .................................................................................... 36
2.3.5 Statistical analysis ....................................... 37
2.4 Results ................................................................................................ 37
2.4.1 Reliability, manipulation checks, and correlations ..................... 37
2.4.2 Results of the HLM analysis ....................................................................................... 38
2.5 Discussion and conclusion ................................. 41
3 Entrepreneurs’ passion for work, excitement, and the decision to exploit opportunities
......................................................................................................................................... 49
3.1 Introduction ........................ 50
3.2 Theory development .......... 53
3.3 Methodology ...................................................................................................................... 63
3.3.1 Sample ......................... 63
3.3.2 Experimental design and procedure ............................................................................ 65
3.3.3 Affect manipulation .................................... 66
3.3.4 Measures ..................................................................................................................... 67
3.3.5 Post-experiment questionnaire .................... 71 3.3.6 Statistical analysis ....................................................................................................... 71
3.4 Results ................................ 72
3.4.1 Reliability, descriptive statistics, and correlations ...................................................... 72
3.4.2 Results of the HLM analysis ....................................................... 73
3.5 Discussion and conclusion ................................................................. 76
4 Work stress, fear of failure, and entrepreneurs’ decision to exploit opportunities ...... 83
4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 84
4.2 Theory development .......... 87
4.3 Methodology ...................... 93
4.3.1 Sampling and participants ........................................................................................... 93
4.3.2 Experimental design and procedure ............................................................................ 94
4.3.3 Measures ..................................................... 96
4.3.4 Post-experiment questionnaire .................................................................................... 99
4.3.5 Statistical analysis ....................................... 99
4.4 Results ................................................................................................ 99
4.4.1 Reliability and correlations ......................................................... 99
4.4.2 Results of the HLM analysis ..................................................... 100
4.5 Discussion and conclusion ............................................................... 103
5 Entrepreneurs’ displays of passion and employees’ commitment to new ventures ... 110
5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 111
5.2 Theory development ........ 114
5.3 Methodology .................... 125
5.3.1 Data and sample ........................................................................................................ 125
5.3.2 Conjoint analysis ....... 126
5.3.3 Research instrument .. 128
5.3.4 Experimental design .................................................................................................. 130
5.3.5 Statistical method ...... 131
5.4 Results .............................................................. 131
5.5 Discussion and conclusion ............................................................................................... 134
6 Networks and innovation managers’ decision to persist with underperforming R&D
projects .......................................................... 142
6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 143
6.2 Theory development ........................................ 146
IV 6.3 Methodology .................................................................................................................... 155
6.3.1 Sample and data collection ....................... 155
6.3.2 Conjoint analysis ....................................................................................................... 156
6.3.3 Decision situation and research variables . 157
6.3.4 Reliability .................................................................................................................. 159
6.3.5 Experimental design .................................................................................................. 160
6.3.6 Potential methodological limitations ........ 160
6.4 Results .............................................................. 163
6.5 Discussion and conclusion ............................................................................................... 166
7 Conclusions and new avenues of research on affect and cognition in innovation and
entrepreneurship ............................................................................................................ 173
7.1 Summary of results and contributions ............. 173
7.2 New research avenues ...................................................................................................... 177
8 References ................................................................................. VIII
9 Summary in German ............................ XXXIII
10 Appendix ......................................... XXXVIII
10.1 Conjoint study presented in chapter 2, 3, and 4 ....................................................XXXVIII
10.1.1 Introduction of the conjoint experiment .........................XXXVIII
10.1.2 Example scenario of the conjoint experiment ........................ XLI
10.1.3 Design of the four experiment versions ................................................................ XLII
10.2 Conjoint study presented in chapter 5 ........ XLVI
10.2.1 Introduction of the conjoint experiment .............................. XLVI
10.2.2 Example scenario of the conjoint experiment ............................................................. L
10.2.3 Design of the four experiment versions .................................... LI
10.3 Conjoint study presented in chapter 6 ............................................. LV
10.3.1 Introduction of the conjoint experiment ... LV
10.3.2 Example scenario of the conjoint experiment ...................................................... LVIII
10.3.3 Design of the four experiment versions ................................. LIX
Statutory declaration ..................................................................