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Resource combination activities and new venture growth: Exploring the role of effectuation, causation, and entrepreneurs’ gender

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  • Te Yang
  • Karen D. Hughes
  • Wenhong Zhao

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Drawing on effectuation theory and the theory of firm growth, our study introduces effectuation and causation as the mediators to explore the mechanism of resource combination activities and new venture growth. Using a sample of 250 new ventures in China, our research finds that effectuation positively mediates the relationship between resource combination activities and new venture growth; whereas, causation plays a negative mediated role. Furthermore, results show that the entrepreneurs’ gender influences the mediated effect of causation and effectuation. Specifically, female entrepreneurs enhance the positive effect of effectuation; whereas, male entrepreneurs weaken the negative effect of causation.

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  • Te Yang & Karen D. Hughes & Wenhong Zhao, 2021. "Resource combination activities and new venture growth: Exploring the role of effectuation, causation, and entrepreneurs’ gender," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(S1), pages 73-101, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ujbmxx:v:59:y:2021:i:s1:p:s73-s101
    DOI: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1790292
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    1. Kamble, Sachin & Rana, Nripendra P. & Gupta, Shivam & Belhadi, Amine & Sharma, Rohit & Kulkarni, Praveen, 2023. "An effectuation and causation perspective on the role of design thinking practices and digital capabilities in platform-based ventures," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 193(C).
    2. Susan Müller & Alyssa Lara Kirst & Heiko Bergmann & Barbara Bird, 2023. "Entrepreneurs’ actions and venture success: a structured literature review and suggestions for future research," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 60(1), pages 199-226, January.
    3. Cowden, Birton & Karami, Masoud & Tang, Jintong & Ye, Wenping & Adomako, Samuel, 2023. "The gendered effects of effectuation," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 155(PB).

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