Management: Faculty Publications
Search and Discovery by Repeatedly Successful Entrepreneurs
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Publication Title
International Small Business Journal
DOI
10.1177/0266242612465690
Abstract
This article examines the use of a model of search by entrepreneurs; for decades they have been advised to remain alert but now, new approaches are more open to effectuation and creation. However, so far none provides guidance regarding how to improve search effectiveness. We report upon a phenomenological investigation of Fiet’s model of constrained, systematic search which offers a prescriptive alternative. In order to test the latter’s effectiveness, 10 participants who started 47 ventures were interviewed. The article presents evidence of its use by these repeatedly successful entrepreneurs, finds support for the model and discusses its limitations and contributions.
Recommended Citation
Fiet, James, William I. Norton Jr., Van G. H. Clouse.
2013.
"Search and Discovery by Repeatedly Successful Entrepreneurs."
International Small Business Journal, 31 (8): 890-913.
doi: 10.1177/0266242612465690
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/management-facpubs/48
Copyright
This work is archived and distributed under the repository's Standard Copyright and Reuse License (opens in new tab). End users may copy, store, and distribute this work without restriction. For all other uses, permission must be obtained from the copyright owners or their authorized agents.
