Adapting and extending the unfolding model of voluntary job turnover to IS entrepreneurs'
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Abstract
This proposal builds on the interaction between a dynamic construct that I call entrepreneur maturation (EM) and the shock construct from Lee et al (1996)'s Unfolding Model of Turnover. This proposal describes an exploratory study in which I seek to understand how an IS nascent entrepreneur (NE) decides to quit his or her job to create a venture (conception and gestation stage). The dissertation's theoretical contribution lies in the new construct: entrepreneurial maturation (EM). The methodology will be based on a multi-case design, which will help contrast the different dimensions and facet of venture creation by an employee.
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