Heterogeneous Entrepreneurial Action: A Knowledge Problem Approach

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dc.contributor.authorManocha, Parulen
dc.contributor.committeechairHunt, Richard A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairTownsend, Daviden
dc.contributor.committeememberStallkamp, Maximilianen
dc.contributor.committeememberGnyawali, Devi R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHechavarria, Dianaen
dc.contributor.departmentManagementen
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-15T08:00:37Zen
dc.date.available2023-06-15T08:00:37Zen
dc.date.issued2023-06-14en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThis dissertation joins a vibrant conversation in entrepreneurship research about the variance and similarity of entrepreneurial action and related outcomes. Specifically, this dissertation explores the effects of external environmental changes, such as COVID-19, Artificial Technology, the NCAA's Rule Change on the use of Name, Image, and Likeness, on entrepreneurship. Given that these environmental changes vary—some are more sudden than others, they do not have the same impact on entrepreneurship, in essence, they lead to heterogeneous entrepreneurial action and outcomes. By developing three interconnected essays, the dissertation examines the heterogeneity in entrepreneurship. Collectively, these essays bring home the idea that changes in the external environment provide important raw materials for individuals and firms to undertake entrepreneurial action. The findings suggest that variance in the raw materials and the characteristics of the individuals and firms generate heterogeneous entrepreneurial action and outcomes. Consequently, the presence of inequities in entrepreneurship corresponds to the societal grand challenges faced by policymakers around the world. Subsequently, by providing a novel theory and empirical treatments of the causes of heterogeneity of entrepreneurial action, the dissertation signifies the continued relevance of the entrepreneurship discipline to the spheres of academia and practice.en
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophyen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:36807en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/115431en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectknowledge problemsen
dc.subjectentrepreneurial actionen
dc.subjectexternal environmenten
dc.titleHeterogeneous Entrepreneurial Action: A Knowledge Problem Approachen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineBusiness, Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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