.... Findings are presented and discussed in line with experiential learning theory and Cope's conceptual framework of five interrelated learning timeframes spanning from the descent into failure until re-emergence. Findings The study reveals different patterns of how entrepreneurs experience failure...

... literature, assigns it to the stages of the experiential learning process (concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, active experimentation; Kolb, 1984), evaluates the research coverage of each stage and identifies promising avenues for future research. Design/methodology...

... of experiential and vicarious learning. Findings The findings suggest that through two distinct modes of vicarious and experiential learning, the instructions of the lean startup methodology are acquired, internalised and consequently put into practice by entrepreneurs. The paper further highlights...

... on experiential learning and organisational learning in large organisations. Absorptive capacity refers to the ability of a firm to recognise the value of new external knowledge, assimilate it and apply it to commercial ends. According to Cohen and Levinthal (1990 , p. 128), the original proponents...

...Deema Refai; Rita Klapper Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate implementation of enterprise education (EE) through experiential learning, and its relevance to pharmacy education in the UK Higher Education Institutions. Design/methodology/approach – The paper characterises...

... enterprises. However, this is a resource intensive process for educators with implications for curriculum design and management. Social implications – This study sheds new light on how experiential learning helps to raise students’ awareness of social enterprises. Originality/value – This study...

... to how these factors interact in the process of generating new business ideas. Jonas Gabrielsson can be contacted at: Jonas.gabrielsson@circle.lu.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Business ideas Ideas generation Entrepreneurs Experiential learning Human capital Work...

...Diamanto Politis; Jonas Gabrielsson Purpose This paper employs theories of experiential learning to examine why some entrepreneurs have developed a more positive attitude towards failures compared to others. Design/methodology/approach The paper conducts statistical analysis on a sample of 231...

... by doing, also described as experiential learning, which creates a gradual or tacit change in one’s orientation or attitude. Thus, they indicate that managers appear to draw on elements of a “background consciousness” as they deal with events, and that this background consciousness can change, in a gradual...