The book explores various aspects of cognitive and motivational
psychology as they impact entrepreneurial behavior. Building upon the
2009 volume, Understanding the Entrepreneurial Mind, the editors and
contributors explore the cognitions, motivations, passions, intentions,
perceptions, and emotions associated with entrepreneurial behaviors, in
each case preserving their original chapters and enhancing them with
thoughtful and targeted updates, reflecting on the most recent
developments in theory and practice, telling the story of what has
transpired in the last decade in the field of entrepreneurial
psychology.
The volume addresses such questions as: Why do some people start
business and others do not? Is entrepreneurship a natural quality or can
it be taught? Do entrepreneurs think differently from others? While
there is a great deal of literature exploring the dynamics of new firm
creation, policies to promote innovation and technology transfer, and
the psychology of creativity; research on entrepreneurial mindset or
cognition is relatively new, and draws largely from such related fields
as organizational behavior, cognitive and social psychology, career
development, and consumer research. In this book, editors Brännback and
Carsrud have reassembled the contributors to Understanding the
Entrepreneurial Mind to discuss new research paradigms given their
vantage point years after the original volume was published.
Featuring the most current literature references, Revisiting the
Entrepreneurial Mind continues to challenge conventional approaches to
entrepreneurship and articulate an agenda for future research.
