New Venture Creation: Controversial Perspectives and Theories
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New venture creation is a hot topic and different scholars tried to shed light on this fascinating research subject. Despite the vast body of existing literature, there is little consensus about which theoretical perspectives and theories are best suited for describing and explaining the phenomenon. One of the most controversial topics is that “whether this phenomenon could be considered as a process or not?” This paper presents the existing views and theories on new venture creation, and tries to answer the mentioned question. To do so, Moroz and Hindle’s (2012) distinguished views are used. Finally, the paper concludes with some suggestions and remarks. The main contribution of this paper is to criticize the existing perspectives and theories, to categorize them, and to present a more comprehensible view of the phenomenon.
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Dimov, Dimo. 2010. “Nascent entrepreneurs and venture emergence: Opportunity confidence, human capital, and early planning.” Journal of Management Studies, 47(6): 1123-1153.
Evers, Natasha. 2003. “The Process and Problems of Business Start-Ups.” ITB Journal, 17.
Gartner, William. B. 1985. “A conceptual framework for describing the phenomenon of new venture creation.” Academy of Management Review, 10(4): 694-706.
Grimaldi, Rosa, and Alessandro Grandi. 2005. “Business incubators and new venture creation: an assessment of incubating models.” Technovation, 25(2): 111-121.
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Haugh, Helen. 2007. “Community‐led social venture creation.” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(2): 161-182.
Katz, Jerome. and William B. Gartner. 1988. “Properties of Emerging Organisation.” Academy of Management Review, 13: 429-441.
Kuratko, Donald F., Michael H. Morris, and Minet Schindehutte. 2015. “Understanding the dynamics of entrepreneurship through framework approaches.” Small Business Economics, 45(1): 1-13.
Larson, Andrea, and Jennifer A. Starr. 1993. “A network model of organisation formation.” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 17(2): 5-16.
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Núñez, Liyis Gómez. 2007. “The process and problems of business Start-Ups.” Pensamiento y gestión: revista de la División de Ciencias Administrativas de la Universidad del Norte, 22: 232-255.
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