Learning to fail: Three essays on risk attitudes, uncertainty, and entrepreneurship education

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dc.contributor.advisorBhawuk, Dharm P.S.
dc.contributor.authorRowan, Peter
dc.contributor.departmentBusiness Administration
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-27T22:20:43Z
dc.date.available2025-06-27T22:20:43Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.degreePh.D.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/110980
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectAccelerators
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial Cognition
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship Education
dc.subjectLean Startup Methodology
dc.subjectRisk Attitude
dc.subjectUncertainty
dc.titleLearning to fail: Three essays on risk attitudes, uncertainty, and entrepreneurship education
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractThis dissertation examines the impact of Entrepreneurship Education (EE) on first-time entrepreneurs (or nascent entrepreneurs) employing multiple methods in three separate studies. Essay one empirically examines regional differences in risk attitudes among first-time entrepreneurs to test the influence of culture on risk-taking and entrepreneurship. Essay two examines the impact of the Lean Startup Methodology (LSM) (embedded in an experiential learning program and a university startup accelerator) on the risk attitudes of nascent entrepreneurs using longitudinal data. Finally, essay three examines the persistence of nascent entrepreneurs, employing a qualitative methodology, in the early years of building an enterprise, wherein six cases of nascent entrepreneurs are described and compared. These studies contribute to the literature on entrepreneurship education research and provide insights to practice, especially for Entrepreneurship Support Organizations (ESOs), in educating and serving nascent entrepreneurs.
dcterms.extent203 pages
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i at Manoa
dcterms.rightsAll UHM dissertations and theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner.
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