The Anatomy of Entrepreneurial Decisions: Past, Present and Future Research Directions

The creation, success and long-term survival of enterprises are fundamentally linked to the effectiveness of decision-making processes and negotiation capabilities. This book provides an overview of research into how decisions permeate entrepreneurial ventures throughout their lifecycle. A multidisciplinary approach combining psychology, sociology and political science is used to investigate how entrepreneurs address and deal with decision-making. The respective contributions highlight the latest empirical, theoretical and meta-research, and bridge the gap between literature on entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial and innovative behaviours with that on decision-making and negotiation. This book is one of the first to combine these streams of research, thereby offering a new and insightful addition to the field of entrepreneurship.

About the Author

Andrea Caputo is Reader in Entrepreneurship and Head of Research Training and Development at the Lincoln International Business School of the University of Lincoln (United Kingdom). He has previously worked at Princess Sumaya University for Technology (Jordan), and at the University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy), where he also received his PhD. He has been visiting faculty member in several universities, including the University of Queensland, The George Washington University, The University of Pisa, the University of Alicante and the University of Seville. His main research expertise is in negotiation, decision-making, entrepreneurship and strategic management. He has published in many international journals, including Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviours&Research, European Business Review, Business Process Management Journal, Negotiation&Conflict Management Research and International Journal of Conflict Management. Massimiliano M. Pellegrini was a Senior lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Roehampton Business School and is now a researcher at University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy) where he also received his PhD. He has previously worked or held visiting roles at the Wharton School, University of Linz, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Princess Sumaya University and University of West-London. He is currently chair for the Strategic Interest Group of Entrepreneurship (E-ship SIG) at the European Academy of Management (EURAM). His research interest and publications are in entrepreneurial and organizational behaviours; he published in many international journals like the Journal of Business Ethics and International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviours&Research, Journal of Managerial Psychology and European Business Review.