PhD defence: Diego Zunino

In this dissertation, I borrow relevant socio-cognitive constructs from the field of strategy and employ them to four relevant steps of the venture creation process. The first essay looks at the relationship between institutional and individual factors as antecedents of entrepreneurial activity. The second essay looks at the problem of resource acquisition when entrepreneurs have experienced business failure in the past. The third essay addresses the problem of recruitment. The fourth essay looks at the step of technology product launch. Through diverse theories and methodologies, the dissertation provides empirical support to the role perceptions play during the entrepreneurship process, and suggests rhetorical strategies entrepreneurs can exploit to gather resources and achieve competitive advantage.

Primary Supervisor:
Professor Mirjam Van Praag
Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics
Copenhagen Business School

Secondary Supervisors:
Professor Keld Laursen
Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics
University of Copenhagen

Assessment Committee:
Professor Randolph Sloof (chair)
Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics
Copenhagen Business School
 
Associate professor Elena Novelli
Cass Business School
City University of London
 
Professor Michael S. Dahl
Department of Management
Aarhus University
 
Thesis:
The thesis will be available from http://openarchive.cbs.dk/handle/10398/9638

Reception:
The Doctoral School of Economics and Management will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in the reception area at INO, 3rd floor, Kilevej 14A, 2000 Frederiksberg.