ABSTRACT

Business planning is one of the most studied topics in management, capturing the interest of researchers focused on new ventures, small enterprises, and large companies alike. However, little research exists that examines the cognitive antecedents of early planning. Analyzing a unique data set that was obtained from 2,535 individuals residing in the Netherlands and that is representative of the whole population of the country, our empirical evidence reveals that individual’s firsthand entrepreneurial experience, education level, general life experience, and exposure to entrepreneurship education influence the scope of early business planning. More generally, our findings advance understanding as to why we see differences in how individuals engage in early business planning, thereby, also providing new insights into the core question of how firm heterogeneity arises. Furthermore, our insights on the effects of formal learning raise important questions about the actual effects of entrepreneurship education.

摘要

业务规划是管理学中研究最多的主题之一，吸引了专注于新企业、小型企业和大型公司的研究人员的兴趣。然而，很少有研究检查早期计划的认知前因。分析从居住在荷兰的 2,535 个人获得的代表该国全体人口的独特数据集，我们的实证证据表明，个人的第一手创业经历、教育水平、一般生活经历以及受创业教育的影响早期业务规划的范围。更一般地说，我们的研究结果促进了对为什么我们看到个人如何参与早期商业计划的差异的理解，从而，还为企业异质性如何产生这一核心问题提供了新的见解。此外，我们对正式学习效果的见解提出了关于创业教育实际效果的重要问题。