... on opportunity evaluation and exploitation decisions, as it is considered the “gold standard” in establishing causality (Shadish et al., 2002). The current study makes multiple contributions. First, it addresses a limitation of extant research by studying shame, an emotion an entrepreneur is likely...

...Farsan Madjdi; Badri Zolfaghari Purpose This paper adds to the ongoing debate on judgements, opportunity evaluation and founder identity theory and shows that founders vary in their prioritisation and combination of judgement criteria, linked to their respective social founder identity. It further...