Bricolage, effectuation, and causation shifts over time in the context of social entrepreneurship

Vinciane Servantie and Martine Hlady Rispal

Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2018, vol. 30, issue 3-4, 310-335

Abstract: In response to recent calls for contributions on the singular processes of social entrepreneurship, this paper examines how the combination of causation, effectuation, and bricolage changes over a particular venture’s life cycle. It also analyses the factors responsible for such shifts in the approach. Using a longitudinal case study of a Colombian foundation, the behaviours underlying the three theories and their alternations are analysed at three different periods in the case’s entrepreneurial process: its emergence, growth and replication. The analysis provides insight into the activities that require a causation approach and those that need bricolage or effectuation. We also highlight the implications for practice.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2017.1413774

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