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100			_aYusuf, Juita-Elena(wie)
245			_aEffectual processes in nonprofit start-ups and social entrepreneurship: an illustrated discussion of a novel decision making approach
260			_c2015
300			_ap.417-435.
362			_aJul
520			_aWhile effectual decision making has been studied in the private sector entrepreneurship literature as a way to explain the entrepreneurial start-up process, it also has potential application in the public and nonprofit sectors. Effectuation can be used to explain the decision process used by actors in the nonprofit sector, particularly in understanding how social entrepreneurs make decisions during the development of a nonprofit or social venture. We distinguish between causal and effectual decision making and illustrate the latter through two case studies of nonprofit start-up in the community development arena. These studies indicate that effectual decision making is particularly suited to the start-up social entrepreneurship venture. Differences between causal and effectual decision making influence the way actors prepare for the future and have pedagogical implications for how we teach social entrepreneurship. Training social entrepreneurs in effectual decision making has potential to better mirror real-world applications and may increase a ventureﾒs ultimate success. Effectuation could also potentially explain decision making in other public arenas. - Reproduce
650			_aDecision making
650			_aEntrepreneurs
650			_aNonprofit organizations
700			_aSloan, Margaret F.
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
909			_a109086
999			_c109081 _d109081