..., and providing novel empirical insights, the paper aims to draw a new comprehensive picture of all five phases of entrepreneurial learning and their interplay. Design/methodology/approach The study features an interpretative phenomenological analysis of in-depth interviews with 18 failed entrepreneurs...

... and entrepreneurial learning, these issues have yet to be intensively studied, and the research aims to address this gap. Design/methodology/approach The research draws upon empirical evidence from the entrepreneurial learning of nine women opportunity entrepreneurs in the high-technology sector in Norway...

...Sérgio Vogt; Yara Lucia Mazziotti Bulgacov; Sara R.S.T.A. Elias Purpose Using the concept of knowing-in-practice (KinP), and drawing from current understandings of aesthetic and sensible knowledge within organization studies, this study explores how the entrepreneurial learning (EL) process...

... and outcomes of entrepreneurial learning are potentially shaped by this context. Design/methodology/approach The study follows multiple cohorts of students who have participated in an extra-curricular start-up program managed by three collaborating universities in Greater Copenhagen. The data have been...

...Dag Håkon Haneberg; Lise Aaboen Purpose The purpose of the present paper is to explore entrepreneurial learning at the centre of communities of practice. Design/methodology/approach Learning perspectives from the community of practice concept are applied to interpret and discuss results from...

.... This study analyses the entrepreneurial learning process mechanisms adopted in these CLabs. An ethnographic case study was performed in two Italian CLabs from October 2017 to December 2019. Findings demonstrate that the CLabs in Italy are promising Entrepreneurship Education Centres which...

...Wolfgang Lattacher; Malgorzata Anna Wdowiak Purpose Failure plays a pivotal role in entrepreneurial learning. Knowledge of the learning process that enables an entrepreneur to re-emerge stronger after a failure, though considerable, is fragmented. This paper systematically collects relevant...

...Neil Aaron Thompson; Edina Illes Purpose Despite the gains that have been made by adopting contemporary theories of practice in entrepreneurship studies, the field still lacks a comprehensive practice theory of entrepreneurial learning. In this article, we develop a practice theory...

... affects entrepreneurial learning. When failure is primarily attributed to internal factors, the entrepreneur’s response is affective, leading to deep, personal learning about oneself. External attributions (both firm level and market level) result in a primarily behavioural response, with learning...

...Kayleigh Watson; Pauric McGowan; James A. Cunningham Purpose Business Plan Competitions (BPCs) are readily prescribed and promoted as a valuable entrepreneurial learning activity on university campuses worldwide. There is an acceptance of their value despite the clear lack of empirical attention...

... to a systematic entrepreneurial methodology is a characteristic feature. Originality/value This paper contributes to our understanding of the under-studied and novel phenomena of the lean startup methodology and prescriptive accelerators. It complements the prevailing understanding of entrepreneurial learning...

...Giustina Secundo; Pasquale Del Vecchio; Giovanni Schiuma; Giuseppina Passiante Pasquale Del Vecchio is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: pasquale.delvecchio@unisalento.it The purpose of this paper is to explore how collaborative entrepreneurial learning (EL) processes...

... understanding of entrepreneurial learning as a dynamic process operating across multiple levels in technology-based ventures. By conceptualizing how individual streams of experiences over time become institutionalized via interaction, conversation and dialogue, the paper provides novel insights...

...Emanuela Scarmozzino; Vincenzo Corvello; Michele Grimaldi The purpose of this paper is to analyze the contribution of professional social networking websites (PSNWs) to entrepreneurial learning in high-tech startups. In addition, in the present paper, the relationships between intellectual...

...Giustina Secundo; Giovanni Schiuma; Giuseppina Passiante The paper presents an holistic approach of current entrepreneurial learning research and encourages researchers to explore how different learning types come into play in different entrepreneurial contexts (start-up initiatives, strategic...

... The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to shed light on the increasing start-up competitions (SUCs) phenomenon; second, to provide an interpretive framework to understand whether the SUCs have the potential to be effective entrepreneurial learning environment; third, to analyse the different roles...

... learning based on history and past collaboration represents in the long term a major impediment for the emergence of hubs and of a network topology that is more conducive to innovation and growth. The paper offers an alternative view of entrepreneurial learning (EL) as opposed to the dominant view...

... is to explore the roles of peripherality and centrality in relation to entrepreneurial learning and development. Peripherality has previously been considered from a mainly geographical perspective as being remote, loosely connected and marginal. A broader conception of the topic is addressed, asking: in what...

... and Cardozo, 2000), entrepreneurial alertness (Kirzner, 1973 ; Tang et al., 2012), entrepreneurial learning (Corbett, 2007 ; Dimov, 2007a, b), creativity (Shane, 2003 ; Ardichvili et al., 2003) and external aspects such as environmental change (Baron, 2006 ; Shane, 2003) and social...

... to the extent that it can be generalised to a wider population of small businesses. Originality/value – To date, there have only been speculations and little understanding about whether there are differences in the entrepreneurial learning experiences between men and women. Thus, policy makers have little...