This study investigates the impact of cognitive biases on entrepreneurs' indecision to exploit opportunities. The research primarily focuses on three types of cognitive bias which are omission, status quo, and framing. Six entrepreneurs are interviewed and the data is analyzed using the single-case and cross-case comparison methods of qualitative research. The results demonstrate how these three biases influence entrepreneurs' indecision, particularly when faced with opportunities to develop a product or expand their company into international markets. Future research on the consequences of entrepreneurs' indecision, including their coping strategies and the benefit of extra time, is suggested. The finding of this study may be useful for organizations or people who deal with entrepreneurs to comprehend their indecision as an inevitable circumstance and help them overcome it.
Questo studio investiga l’impatto dei bias cognitivi sull’indecisione degli imprenditori nello sfruttare le opportunità. La ricerca si focalizza principalmente su tre tipi di bias cognitivi, ossia omission, status quo, e framing. Sei imprenditori vengono intervistati e i dati vengono analizzati usando i metodi di confronto della ricerca qualitativa single-case e cross-case. I risultati dimostrano come questi tre bias influenzino l’indecisione degli imprendiori, in particolare quando si trovano di fronte all’opportunità di sviluppare un prodotto o espandere la propria azienda nei mercati internazionali. Viene suggerita futura ricerca sulle conseguenze dell’indecisione degli imprenditori, comprese le loro strategie di coping ed il vantaggio dell’ avere tempo aggiuntivo. Il risultato di questo studio può essere utile per le organizzazioni o le persone che hanno a che fare con gli imprenditori, per comprendere la loro indecisione come una circostanza inevitabile e aiutarli a superarla.
ENTREPRENEURS’ INDECISION IN EXPLOITING OPPORTUNITIES
MEHDIZADEHAMIRASKI, ANAHITA
2021/2022
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of cognitive biases on entrepreneurs' indecision to exploit opportunities. The research primarily focuses on three types of cognitive bias which are omission, status quo, and framing. Six entrepreneurs are interviewed and the data is analyzed using the single-case and cross-case comparison methods of qualitative research. The results demonstrate how these three biases influence entrepreneurs' indecision, particularly when faced with opportunities to develop a product or expand their company into international markets. Future research on the consequences of entrepreneurs' indecision, including their coping strategies and the benefit of extra time, is suggested. The finding of this study may be useful for organizations or people who deal with entrepreneurs to comprehend their indecision as an inevitable circumstance and help them overcome it.È consentito all'utente scaricare e condividere i documenti disponibili a testo pieno in UNITESI UNIPV nel rispetto della licenza Creative Commons del tipo CC BY NC ND.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14239/2572