Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/31785 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Jena Economic Research Papers No. 2009,018
Publisher: 
Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Abstract: 
Based on the aggregated insights of the existing theories related to multiple sources of efficacy and locus of control, we introduce the theory of mixed control, a model of compound-risk perception. This theory considers outcome expectancies as being composed of expectancies regarding three distinct sources of risk (self, others, and chance). This reflects that entrepreneurship is a complex and dynamic activity, involving multiple sources of risk. Beliefs about the efficacy of these elements are weighted by the degree to which these elements are perceived to control the outcome. The interaction of efficacy and control beliefs is therefore at the core of our theory. Further, we discuss that risks are not only subjectively perceived but can be endogenous and depend on future decisions and actions of the entrepreneur.
Subjects: 
Locus of control
self-efficacy
risk perception
JEL: 
D8
D83
D84
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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