Effectuation: Elements of Entrepreneurial ExpertiseThe concept of effectuation is as subtle as it is profound. On the one hand, it challenges long held beliefs about the nature of cause and effect in social science. On the other hand, it generates a host of new insights about social phenomena. This concep |
Contents
1 What I set out to study and why | 3 |
2 What I found and how | 19 |
3 Interpreting what I found | 44 |
The theoretical journey effectuation | 63 |
problem space and solution principles | 65 |
dynamics of the effectual process | 96 |
6 Relating effectuation to performance | 122 |
Waypoint | 147 |
10 Markets in human hope | 205 |
The way ahead | 229 |
11 Teaching effectuation | 231 |
12 Research worksinprogress | 240 |
13 New research ventures | 296 |
Research instruments | 309 |
Protocol from E5 | 321 |
References | 323 |
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