This paper contributes to uncovering the role of metacognition in the decision-making process of entrepreneurs. Specifically, we analyze nascent entrepreneurs in their process of start-up development while relying on metacognitive processes. The experiences of a sample of new venture initiatives are explored in two distinct phases, a start-up competition and the subsequent launch of their venture. Following the Gioia protocol, the study contextualizes the process in which social capital reinforces metacognitive processes. This process stimulates nascent entrepreneurs to consider alternatives, such as extending expertise outside the start-up. Moreover, we find that these processes support entrepreneurs and their teams in improving their decision-making processes. The findings support that nascent entrepreneurs rely heavily on the input of others in their start-up creation process, and contribute to new empirical insights about entrepreneurial metacognition. A dynamic model in which these relationships emerge is developed. The study's results contribute to a better understanding of the antecedents and consequences of metacognitive processes in nascent entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurial metacognition: a study on nascent entrepreneurs / Bastian, B; Zucchella, A. - In: INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL. - ISSN 1554-7191. - 18:4(2022), pp. 1775-1805. [10.1007/s11365-022-00799-1]

Entrepreneurial metacognition: a study on nascent entrepreneurs

Bastian, B
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2022-01-01

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This paper contributes to uncovering the role of metacognition in the decision-making process of entrepreneurs. Specifically, we analyze nascent entrepreneurs in their process of start-up development while relying on metacognitive processes. The experiences of a sample of new venture initiatives are explored in two distinct phases, a start-up competition and the subsequent launch of their venture. Following the Gioia protocol, the study contextualizes the process in which social capital reinforces metacognitive processes. This process stimulates nascent entrepreneurs to consider alternatives, such as extending expertise outside the start-up. Moreover, we find that these processes support entrepreneurs and their teams in improving their decision-making processes. The findings support that nascent entrepreneurs rely heavily on the input of others in their start-up creation process, and contribute to new empirical insights about entrepreneurial metacognition. A dynamic model in which these relationships emerge is developed. The study's results contribute to a better understanding of the antecedents and consequences of metacognitive processes in nascent entrepreneurship.
2022
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Bastian, B; Zucchella, A
Entrepreneurial metacognition: a study on nascent entrepreneurs / Bastian, B; Zucchella, A. - In: INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL. - ISSN 1554-7191. - 18:4(2022), pp. 1775-1805. [10.1007/s11365-022-00799-1]
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