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The authors acknowledge the support from Nucleo Milenio Research Center in Entrepreneurial Strategy Under Uncertainty (NS130028) and Fondecyt 223845 (Chilean National Science and Technology Research Fund).

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The Study of Bias in Entrepreneurship

Publicated to:ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE. 41 (3): 419-454 - 2017-05-01 41(3), DOI: 10.1111/etap.12212

Authors: Zhang, Stephen X; Cueto, Javier

Affiliations

Nucleo Milenio Res Ctr Entrepreneurial Strategy U, Santiago, Chile - Author
Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Entrepreneurship & Innovat, Santiago, Chile - Author
Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, IncubaUC, Business Incubator, Int Accelerat Program, Santiago, Chile - Author

Abstract

Scholars use the theoretical lens of bias to research various behavioral phenomena in entrepreneurship. We assess this body of research, focusing on definitional issues and relationships. Furthermore, we discuss how the study of bias in entrepreneurship can be advanced, given the new development in related fields such as cognitive sciences. The assessments and discussions help reveal as well as address tensions in the literature, identify numerous research opportunities that may not be obvious by looking at previous work individually, and contribute to how the theory of bias can further help to understand entrepreneurship.

Keywords

Accessibility experiencesChosen coursCognitive perspectiveDecision-makingHindsight biasIndividual-differencesPositive affectRisk perceptionSelf-efficacyVenture capitalists

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2017, it was in position 16/140, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Business.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 6.34. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 44.93 (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-20, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 122
  • Scopus: 161
  • OpenCitations: 144

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-20:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 529.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 529 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 18.23.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 9 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on Wikipedia: 21 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Chile.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (CUETO GARCIA, JAVIER).