Introduction: Historical context, present trends and future directions in entrepreneurial cognition research

Abstract

In this introduction to the Handbook of Entrepreneurial Cognition, we briefly review recent developments in social cognition and entrepreneurial cognition and the context in which these developments have arisen. First, we present a high-level historical review of research in social cognition more generally. Second, we review the roots of entrepreneurial cognition and the current state of the field. Lastly, we provide an overview of the chapters in the Handbook.