The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup accelerators
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Resumo: | Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the decision-making on new ventures of eight directors ormanagers of Brazilian accelerators, aiming to understand if the Einstellung effect – mental rigidity – operatesduring the judgment of new ventures to accelerate.Design/methodology/approach – Through a quasi-experiment design, the study was conducted withdirectors or managers of Brazilian accelerators, who were separately interviewed and responded to apsychological test, previously consented, as well as to a simulated decision-making questionnaire.Findings – The selection process, with the criteria for decision-making, functions as a “template” for therecognition of potentially successful companies and is, indeed, subject to various cognitive biases, amongwhich, the Einstellung effect, characteristic of mental rigidity.Research limitations/implications – The main contribution of the present study is to identify thecognitive mechanisms, which can negatively affect the evaluation of innovative projects and propose waysthat can counteract or mitigate them.Originality/value – The psychological approach to decision-making, usually studied in chess gamecontext or problem-solving, was applied to a relatively unexplored field that is startups to accelerate. Itsoriginality remains at the interdisciplinary approach, combining knowledge from psychology, decisionmaking and entrepreneurship |
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The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup acceleratorsDecision-makingCognitive biasesStartupsInnovative projectsEinstellung effectMental rigidityPurpose – This paper aims to investigate the decision-making on new ventures of eight directors ormanagers of Brazilian accelerators, aiming to understand if the Einstellung effect – mental rigidity – operatesduring the judgment of new ventures to accelerate.Design/methodology/approach – Through a quasi-experiment design, the study was conducted withdirectors or managers of Brazilian accelerators, who were separately interviewed and responded to apsychological test, previously consented, as well as to a simulated decision-making questionnaire.Findings – The selection process, with the criteria for decision-making, functions as a “template” for therecognition of potentially successful companies and is, indeed, subject to various cognitive biases, amongwhich, the Einstellung effect, characteristic of mental rigidity.Research limitations/implications – The main contribution of the present study is to identify thecognitive mechanisms, which can negatively affect the evaluation of innovative projects and propose waysthat can counteract or mitigate them.Originality/value – The psychological approach to decision-making, usually studied in chess gamecontext or problem-solving, was applied to a relatively unexplored field that is startups to accelerate. Itsoriginality remains at the interdisciplinary approach, combining knowledge from psychology, decisionmaking and entrepreneurshipUniversidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade2021-10-20info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/19160010.1108/INMR-06-2020-0079INMR - Innovation & Management Review; v. 18 n. 03 (2021); 276-2912515-8961reponame:Revista de Administração e Inovaçãoinstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rai/article/view/191600/176531https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBarlach, LisetePlonski, Guilherme Ary 2021-10-20T20:21:46Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/191600Revistahttp://www.viannajr.edu.br/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/raiPUBhttp://www.revistas.usp.br/viaatlantica/oairevistarai@usp.br||tatianepgt@revistarai.org1809-20391809-2039opendoar:2021-10-20T20:21:46Revista de Administração e Inovação - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup accelerators |
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The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup accelerators |
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The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup accelerators Barlach, Lisete Decision-making Cognitive biases Startups Innovative projects Einstellung effect Mental rigidity |
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The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup accelerators |
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The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup accelerators |
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The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup accelerators |
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The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup accelerators |
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The Einstellung effect, mental rigidity and decision-making in startup accelerators |
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Barlach, Lisete |
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Barlach, Lisete Plonski, Guilherme Ary |
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Plonski, Guilherme Ary |
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Barlach, Lisete Plonski, Guilherme Ary |
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Decision-making Cognitive biases Startups Innovative projects Einstellung effect Mental rigidity |
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Decision-making Cognitive biases Startups Innovative projects Einstellung effect Mental rigidity |
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Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the decision-making on new ventures of eight directors ormanagers of Brazilian accelerators, aiming to understand if the Einstellung effect – mental rigidity – operatesduring the judgment of new ventures to accelerate.Design/methodology/approach – Through a quasi-experiment design, the study was conducted withdirectors or managers of Brazilian accelerators, who were separately interviewed and responded to apsychological test, previously consented, as well as to a simulated decision-making questionnaire.Findings – The selection process, with the criteria for decision-making, functions as a “template” for therecognition of potentially successful companies and is, indeed, subject to various cognitive biases, amongwhich, the Einstellung effect, characteristic of mental rigidity.Research limitations/implications – The main contribution of the present study is to identify thecognitive mechanisms, which can negatively affect the evaluation of innovative projects and propose waysthat can counteract or mitigate them.Originality/value – The psychological approach to decision-making, usually studied in chess gamecontext or problem-solving, was applied to a relatively unexplored field that is startups to accelerate. Itsoriginality remains at the interdisciplinary approach, combining knowledge from psychology, decisionmaking and entrepreneurship |
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Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade |
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Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade |
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