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25 April 2023 | book, phd thesis
Problems matching entrepreneurial theory to reported experience How does entrepreneurship happen? Viewed from the outside, it can sometimes seem mysterious. But through the work of researchers such as Baron and …
Read more about Effectuation within narratives of creative industries entrepreneurship
24 November 2019 | book
As a child, I drew maps. Maps which had our family house at the centre and a web of suburban streets radiating out from it, to the various destinations my …
21 October 2018 | book, Uncategorized
Clarke’s law is, famously, “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Entrepreneurship is hardly advanced technology, but I think to those who don’t practice it, it can seem as …
20 May 2018 | book, journal article, Uncategorized, web resource
Recently, I’ve been teaching a subject at AFTRS on Entrepreneurial Finance. This has been a useful exercise in exploring ideas about what an entrepreneur is and who identifies as an …
Read more about Some initial thoughts on entrepreneurship, business, wealth and innovation.
27 August 2017 | book
Management consultants tend to come in two types; generalists and industry specialists. I’m the second type. If I was of the first type, I might tell you (as many have …
Read more about What made the creative industries different then, may not be so potent now.
11 February 2017 | book, Uncategorized
Recently, I’ve become interested in decision making. My job is frequently about helping people make decisions which impact their businesses and their lives. It’s also about selling services, which requires …
Read more about Decisions, visions, brain functions and storytelling
19 November 2016 | book, journal article
In preparation for something else entirely, I have been reading up on decision making. Through that, I’ve come across numerous references to Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, and …
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