Is this the end? Investigating firm and individual level outcomes post-failure

Anna Jenkins; Alexander McKelvie

doi:10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.10.002

Is this the end? Investigating firm and individual level outcomes post-failure

Anna Jenkins, Alexander McKelvie

Whitman School of Management

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Abstract

Research into entrepreneurial failure is increasing in prevalence. However, treatment of failure has tended to be at one level of analysis (firm or individual) and generally assumed a level of finality, marking the end of the firm, an opportunity, or, in some cases, entrepreneurial careers. In this paper, we interview 257 failed entrepreneurs and examine individual and firm level outcomes of entrepreneurial failure. Our results show that there are substantial levels of variance in regards to what happens to the firm and the entrepreneur post-bankruptcy. We discuss implications for future theorizing and research questions about entrepreneurial failure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	138-143
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Business Venturing Insights
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.10.002
State	Published - Nov 2017

Keywords

Exit
Failure
Opportunity
Process
Recovery

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Business and International Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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