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Rushed and short on time: The negative effects of temporal planning and flexible pacing style on the entrepreneurial alertness–effectuation relationship

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  • Sirén, Charlotta
  • Parida, Vinit
  • Patel, Pankaj C.
  • Wincent, Joakim

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We investigate the influence of entrepreneurs' temporal preferences on the alertness–effectuation association in the early opportunity creation process. Although temporal cognitions of planning and flexible pacing are generally beneficial in organizational settings, we ask whether they constrain effectuation efforts when there is increasing alertness. Using survey data from 92 entrepreneurs running Swedish ventures, we find that entrepreneurial alertness has a positive association with effectual decision making during opportunity creation. We find support for our predictions that temporal planning (the consideration of the temporal flow of task activities) and flexible pacing behavior (the adaptation of one's pace within social interactions) weaken the positive association between alertness and effectuation. We discuss the implications of our research for the literature on entrepreneurial alertness and effectuation and for the emerging literature on entrepreneurs' temporal preferences.

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  • Sirén, Charlotta & Parida, Vinit & Patel, Pankaj C. & Wincent, Joakim, 2019. "Rushed and short on time: The negative effects of temporal planning and flexible pacing style on the entrepreneurial alertness–effectuation relationship," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 555-560.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:101:y:2019:i:c:p:555-560
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.11.025
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    1. Franczak, Jennifer & Lanivich, Stephen E. & Adomako, Samuel, 2023. "Filling institutional voids: Combinative effects of institutional shortcomings and gender on the alertness – Opportunity recognition relationship," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 155(PB).
    2. Mehdi Tajpour & Elahe Hosseini & Vanessa Ratten & Behrooz Bahman-Zangi & Seydeh Mersedeh Soleymanian, 2023. "The Role of Entrepreneurial Thinking Mediated by Social Media on the Sustainability of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Iran," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-26, March.
    3. Lanivich, Stephen E. & Smith, Adam & Levasseur, Ludvig & Pidduck, Robert J. & Busenitz, Lowell & Tang, Jintong, 2022. "Advancing entrepreneurial alertness: Review, synthesis, and future research directions," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 1165-1176.
    4. Araujo, Clécio Falcão & Karami, Masoud & Tang, Jintong & Roldan, Lucas Bonacina & dos Santos, Julia Aita, 2023. "Entrepreneurial alertness: A meta-analysis and empirical review," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 19(C).
    5. Yang, Feifei & Yang, Miles M., 2022. "Does cross-cultural experience matter for new venture performance? The moderating role of socio-cognitive traits," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 38-51.

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