Abstract
Researchers have focused attention on the problematic effects of confirmatory search applied to opportunity evaluations, arguing that a confirmatory strategy almost always leads to poor decisions. The implicit assumption of this research is that confirmatory search cannot conclusively falsify an entrepreneurial conjecture. In this article we focus on circumstances where the search for confirming information (positive test strategy) is a superior strategy for testing the veracity of a conjecture.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 637-651 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Business Venturing |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- Belief
- Conjecture
- Doubt
- Opportunity
- Test
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Management of Technology and Innovation