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Leadership Lessons From Entrepreneurial Failure In China Under Pandemic Influence: A Phenomenological Study, Ding Wang Jan 2023

Leadership Lessons From Entrepreneurial Failure In China Under Pandemic Influence: A Phenomenological Study, Ding Wang

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This study explores the experiences of failure among entrepreneurs in China, focusing on the impacts of failure and the lessons they learned from these experiences. Entrepreneurial activities are characterized by greater percentage of risk and uncertainty, and failure is an inherent attribute of the entrepreneurship process. However, the social, psychological, and financial cost of failure is an under-researched area. The COVID-19 pandemic serves as a unique event that impacted entrepreneurs worldwide and offers awareness of the impact of the crisis on entrepreneurship. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is threefold: to highlight the lessons learned from failure experiences, to …