The grief of venture failure

Date
2011-12-07
Authors
Singh, S
Corner, T
Pavlovich, K
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Conference Contribution
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Australia New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
Abstract

This article examined the research question “How do entrepreneurs experience grief when their venture fails?” This question was addressed using a qualitative methodology with the intent of theory building. Rich descriptions from narratives of 21 entrepreneurs show entrepreneurs experienced grief in a variety of ways that have been grouped into two overarching themes of “counting losses” and “revealing hidden wounds”. Table 1 elaborates on these two themes and conclusions are drawn from them.

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Venture failure , Grief
Source
25th ANZAM Conference 2011, Amora Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand, 2011-12-05 to 2011-12-09
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