Purpose

The paper aims to explore the relationship between the congruence of mental models held by the members of entrepreneurial teams operating in an emerging economy (Poland) and entrepreneurial outcomes (performance and satisfaction).

Design/methodology/approach

The data obtained from 18 nascent and 20 established entrepreneurial teams was analysed to answer hypotheses. The research was quantitative and was conducted using an online questionnaire. Data was collected from each of the teams at two stages. Members of entrepreneurial teams were surveyed independently, which allowed measuring the congruence of their mental models pertaining to running a venture.

Findings

Findings reveal that team members’ mental model congruence is significantly related to financial performance and members’ satisfaction in the case of established entrepreneurial teams. However, in the case of nascent teams, there is no relationship between analysed variables.

Practical implications

Implications for theory and practice are offered with a special emphasis on entrepreneurship education. The concept of team mental model congruence is proposed to be included in training of nascent entrepreneurial teams, experienced companies and students.

Originality/value

The concept of team mental models investigated by the authors has been underexplored in entrepreneurship research. Results indicate that at least in some entrepreneurial teams, team mental models’ congruence is related to obtained outcomes. The paper proposes that principles of effectuation and causation can serve as the lens through which the mental model pertaining to running a venture can be analysed. It allows expanding studies on the congruence of team mental models in entrepreneurial teams beyond the strategic consensus.

中文翻译：

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创业团队心智模型的一致性——对新兴经济体团队绩效和满意度的影响

目的

本文旨在探讨在新兴经济体（波兰）中运营的创业团队成员所持有的心智模型的一致性与创业成果（绩效和满意度）之间的关系。

设计/方法/途径

对从 18 个新生和 20 个已建立的创业团队获得的数据进行分析以回答假设。该研究是定量的，并使用在线问卷进行。分两个阶段从每个团队收集数据。创业团队的成员接受了独立调查，这可以衡量他们与经营一家企业有关的心智模型的一致性。

发现

研究结果表明，在已建立的创业团队中，团队成员的心智模型一致性与财务绩效和成员满意度显着相关。然而，在新生团队的情况下，分析变量之间没有关系。

实际影响

提供了对理论和实践的影响，特别强调创业教育。团队心智模型一致性的概念被提议包含在新生创业团队、经验丰富的企业和学生的培训中。

原创性/价值

作者调查的团队心智模型概念在创业研究中尚未得到充分探索。结果表明，至少在一些创业团队中，团队心智模型的一致性与获得的结果有关。该论文提出，效应和因果关系的原则可以作为透镜，通过它可以分析与经营企业有关的心智模型。它允许在战略共识之外扩展对创业团队中团队心智模型一致性的研究。