Contesting effectuation theory: Paper by John Kitching & Julia Rouse

The authors of the paper “Contesting effectuation theory: Why it does not explain new venture creation” argues that effectuation perspective reduces the process of venture creation to a individual decision-making logic, ignoring social-structural and cultural contexts on venture creation.

The paper also concludes that effectuation implicitly assumes nascent entrepreneurs of having excessive powers of agency.

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