Untangling the Intuition Mess: Intuition as a Construct in Entrepreneurship Research

J. Robert Mitchell, Paul N. Friga and Ronald K. Mitchell

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2005, vol. 29, issue 6, 653-679

Abstract: Entrepreneurs often use intuition to explain their actions. But because entrepreneurial intuition is poorly defined in the research literature: the “intuitive†is confused with the “innate,†what is systematic is overlooked, and unexplained variance in entrepreneurial behavior remains high. Herein we: (1) bound and define the construct of entrepreneurial intuition within the distinctive domain of entrepreneurship research; (2) apply a levels–of–consciousness logic and process dynamism approach to; (3) organize definitions, antecedents, and consequences; and (4) produce propositions that lead to a working definition of entrepreneurial intuition. Our analysis renders intuition more usable in entrepreneurship research, and more valuable in practice.

Date: 2005
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