There is a growing body of literature that investigates the effects of cognitive biases on entrepreneurs. The purpose of this research is to investigate whether these biases have a particular effect specifically on entrepreneurs operating in an international context. Furthermore, the aim of this thesis is to explore how overconfidence, overoptimism, status quo, and escalation of commitment influence the decisions of a group of small and medium-sized firms’ entrepreneurs during the international market entry process. A sample of five entrepreneurs participated in the study. The results show that the four biases considered in the study influence some of the decisions that entrepreneurs take in an international context, in particular those decisions regarding international market selection and evaluation of the strategy chosen.
In letteratura sono presenti diversi studi che indagano gli effetti dei bias cognitivi sugli imprenditori. La ricerca qui presentata ha lo scopo di indagare se questi bias abbiano un effetto particolare sugli imprenditori che operano in un contesto internazionale. Si vuole inoltre indagare come i bias di overconfidence, overoptimism, status quo, e escalation of commitment influenzino le decisioni di un gruppo di piccoli e medi imprenditori durante il processo di international market entry. Un campione di cinque imprenditori ha partecipato allo studio. I risultati mostrano che i quattro bias considerati influenzano alcune delle decisioni che gli imprenditori prendono in un contesto internazionale, in particolare quelle relative alla selezione del mercato internazionale e alla valutazione della strategia scelta.
THE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE BIASES ON INTERNATIONAL MARKET ENTRY DECISIONS: A STUDY ON SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS’ ENTREPRENEURS
MANTEGAZZA, ERIKA
2019/2020
Abstract
There is a growing body of literature that investigates the effects of cognitive biases on entrepreneurs. The purpose of this research is to investigate whether these biases have a particular effect specifically on entrepreneurs operating in an international context. Furthermore, the aim of this thesis is to explore how overconfidence, overoptimism, status quo, and escalation of commitment influence the decisions of a group of small and medium-sized firms’ entrepreneurs during the international market entry process. A sample of five entrepreneurs participated in the study. The results show that the four biases considered in the study influence some of the decisions that entrepreneurs take in an international context, in particular those decisions regarding international market selection and evaluation of the strategy chosen.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/20.500.14239/354