Biomimicry: New insights for entrepreneurship scholarship

Stephanie A. Fernhaber and Alyssa Y. Stark

Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2019, vol. 12, issue C

Abstract: While the natural world is argued to serve as a powerful source of knowledge and insight, entrepreneurship scholars have struggled to fully engage with nature. This raises the question of whether the antecedents, mechanisms and consequences of entrepreneurship might look differently if nature’s time-tested patterns were truly considered. This paper reviews the existing linkages between biology and entrepreneurship. The value of biomimicry in inspiring new insights into entrepreneurial phenomena is then discussed, followed by a biomimicry-based mode of theorizing. Examples and future research directions are provided.

Keywords: Biomimicry; Biology; Entrepreneurship; Theory building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2019.e00137

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