Table 1

Study of the tenets

TenetsConfiguration
T1: The same condition can appear in different commitment profiles depending on its configurational structure with the othersC1. All six of the examined simple conditions should appear at least in one sufficient configurational solution, i.e. generated solution
T2: Recipe principle: If two or more simple conditions create a complex configuration, higher scores will be consistently assigned to this generated solutionC2. At least two out of the six simple attributes should appear in each generated solution
T3: Complex configurations will affect entrepreneurs’ overinvestmentC3. Each sufficient generated solution should provide a different combination of conditions among simple attributes
T4: Within different combinations, the simple attributes appear as either positively or negatively C4. None of the simple attributes should appear in all generated solutions
T5: Equifinality principle: A sufficient configurational solution, thus the presence of overinvestment, can be achieved through different combinations of conditionsC5. fsQCA can provide a minimum of two generated solutions for describing the commitment profiles to overinvest
T6: Although the outcomes scores are high, such a given recipe is not relevant for all cases, thus it cannot lead to overinvestment in all casesC6. There should be no generated solutions that have a coverage in all cases

Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration

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