Riding the Storm
Climate change has led to a growing number of natural disasters. Thi s dissertation examines how firms create, innovate, and survive in th ose disasters. If firms do not survive, how do we promote failed entr epreneurs to reentry into entrepreneurship? And how complex social, c ognitive, and resource environments mitigate the aforementioned relat ionships? By integrating social capital theory, behavioral theory of the firm, and prospect theory, this dissertation constructs a framewo rk for understanding the multifaceted relationships between natural d isasters and firm/personal behaviours. In doing so, this dissertation provides actionable insights that help organizations thrive in disas ters and support policymakers in fostering more resilient entrepreneu rial ecosystems.
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DESCRIPTION: Climate change has led to a growing number of natural dis asters. This dissertation examines how firms create, innovate, and su rvive in those disasters. If firms do not survive, how do we promote failed entrepreneurs to reentry into entrepreneurship? And how comple x social, cognitive, and resource environments mitigate the aforement ioned relationships? By integrating social capital theory, behavioral theory of the firm, and prospect theory, this dissertation construct s a framework for understanding the multifaceted relationships betwee n natural disasters and firm/personal behaviours. In doing so, this d issertation provides actionable insights that help organizations thri ve in disasters and support policymakers in fostering more resilient entrepreneurial ecosystems. More information on the thesis Ri ding the Storm END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR