
Overview
Background
Areas of expertise:
- The processes activities involved in creating high impact startups
- The development and evolution of startup ecosystems
- The impact firm failure has on small business owners’ well-being including their financial, and emotional well-being and how they respond to and cope with firm failure
Dr Anna Jenkins studies the startup process, the activities and processes which entrepreneurs engage in to explain why some startups emerge successful and growing and others either stagnate or fail. She currently holds an ARC Discovery grant for this project where she is leading a project following the development and trajectories of startups for over four years. She is also leading a research project on the development of startup ecosystems where the research team is conducting a longitudinal ethnographic study on how startup ecosystems emerge.
Her other area of expertise on how small business owners manage setbacks and failure. Her research focuses on how small business owners respond to failure, how they reduce the impact failure can have on their well-being, and the effectiveness of different coping strategies for their well-being and future employment. She was been awarded a number of prestigious research grants for this work including funding from The Swedish Retail and Wholesale Development Council and Swedbank.
She is familiar with a variety of research methods having conducted large scale longitudinal quantitative studies and narrative interviews with small business owners who have failed. As well as ethnographic field work and experiments.
Availability
- Associate Professor Anna Jenkins is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Hogskolan i Jonkoping
Works
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2020
Conference Publication
The role of translation in the formation of a field: the case of a startup ecosystem
Ekberg, Sara, Spee, A. Paul and Jenkins, Anna Saies (2020). The role of translation in the formation of a field: the case of a startup ecosystem. 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2020), Virtual, 7-11 August 2020. Briarcliff Manor, NY USA: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2020.16573abstract
2020
Conference Publication
Goal setting: the missing link in the experience-learning relationship
Jenkins, Anna, Simmonds, Aimee and Spee, Andreas Paul (2020). Goal setting: the missing link in the experience-learning relationship. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Knoxville, TN USA/Virtual, 3-6 June 2020.
2020
Journal Article
Wicked problems, reductive tendency, and the formation of (non-)opportunity beliefs
Gras, David, Conger, Michael, Jenkins, Anna and Gras, Michael (2020). Wicked problems, reductive tendency, and the formation of (non-)opportunity beliefs. Journal of Business Venturing, 35 (3) 105966, 105966. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2019.105966
2020
Conference Publication
The legitimization process of a startup: an in-depth study of how pitches evolve
Allan, Marielle, Spee, Andreas Paul and Jenkins, Anna (2020). The legitimization process of a startup: an in-depth study of how pitches evolve. Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Excellence conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 4-7 February 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
Understanding the role and interaction of actors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem: a longitudinal study
Wicaksono, Adit, Ekberg, Sara, Jenkins, Anna and Spee, Andreas Paul (2020). Understanding the role and interaction of actors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem: a longitudinal study. Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Excellence conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 4-7 February 2020.
2019
Conference Publication
The legitimation process of a startup
Allan, Marielle, Spee, Andreas Paul and Jenkins, Anna (2019). The legitimation process of a startup. 35th European Group for Organizational Studies colloquium, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 4-6 July 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Understanding what learning means to entrepreneurs: a phenomenographic study
Walsh, Aimee, Jenkins, Anna and Spee, Andreas Paul (2019). Understanding what learning means to entrepreneurs: a phenomenographic study. Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Excellence conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 5-8 February 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Getting a ticket to the game: becoming an entrepreneur amidst multiple demands
Ekberg, Sara, Spee, Andreas Paul and Jenkins, Anna (2019). Getting a ticket to the game: becoming an entrepreneur amidst multiple demands. Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Excellence conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 5-8 February 2019.
2018
Conference Publication
Launching new ventures: assimilating to rules and norms whilst balancing family and work commitmen
Spee, A. Paul, Jenkins, Anna Saies and Ekberg, Sara (2018). Launching new ventures: assimilating to rules and norms whilst balancing family and work commitmen. Academy of Management 2018 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL USA, Unknown. Briarcliff Manor, NY USA: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2018.12289abstract
2018
Journal Article
Understanding entrepreneurial success: a phenomenographic approach
Angel, Pablo, Jenkins, Anna and Stephens, Anna (2018). Understanding entrepreneurial success: a phenomenographic approach. International Small Business Journal, 36 (6), 026624261876866-636. doi: 10.1177/0266242618768662
2018
Journal Article
Motivated but not starting: how fear of failure impacts entrepreneurial intentions
Ng, Leon and Jenkins, Anna Saies (2018). Motivated but not starting: how fear of failure impacts entrepreneurial intentions. Small Enterprise Research, 25 (2), 152-167. doi: 10.1080/13215906.2018.1480412
2017
Journal Article
Is this the end? Investigating firm and individual level outcomes post-failure
Jenkins, Anna and McKelvie, Alexander (2017). Is this the end? Investigating firm and individual level outcomes post-failure. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 8, 138-143. doi: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2017.10.002
2016
Journal Article
What is entrepreneurial failure? Implications for future research
Jenkins, Anna and McKelvie, Alexander (2016). What is entrepreneurial failure? Implications for future research. International Small business Journal, 34 (2), 176-188. doi: 10.1177/0266242615574011
2016
Conference Publication
Understanding the meaning of entrepreneurial success
Angel, Pablo, Jenkins, Anna and Stephens, Anna M. (2016). Understanding the meaning of entrepreneurial success. ACERE, Gold Coast, Australia, 2 – 5 February 2016.
2015
Book Chapter
Entrepreneurial exit: who, what or to where? Regional relocation as a form of exit
Jenkins, Anna, Steen, John and Verreynne, Martie-Louise (2015). Entrepreneurial exit: who, what or to where? Regional relocation as a form of exit. Research Handbook of Entrepreneurial Exit. (pp. 246-264) edited by Dawn R. DeTienne and Karl Wennberg. Northampton, MA United States: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781782546979
2014
Other Outputs
Growing business in Redlands: technical report
Steen, John, Verreynne, Martie-Louise and Jenkins, Anna (2014). Growing business in Redlands: technical report. Brisbane, Australia:
2014
Journal Article
Individual responses to firm failure: appraisals, grief, and the influence of prior failure experience
Jenkins, Anna S., Wiklund, Johan and Brundin, Ethel (2014). Individual responses to firm failure: appraisals, grief, and the influence of prior failure experience. Journal of Business Venturing, 29 (1), 17-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2012.10.006
2012
Book
After firm failure: Emotions, learning and re-entry
Jenkins, Anna (2012). After firm failure: Emotions, learning and re-entry. Jönköping, Sweden: Jönköping International Business School.
2012
Conference Publication
A risky decision on an informed choice: Re-entry after firm failure
Jenkins, Anna and Wiklund, Johan (2012). A risky decision on an informed choice: Re-entry after firm failure. 32nd Annual Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, June 2012. Babson Park, MA United States: Babson College, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.
2010
Conference Publication
Grief or relief? Emotional repsonses to firm failure
Jenkins, Anna S., Brundin, Ethel and Wiklund, Johan (2010). Grief or relief? Emotional repsonses to firm failure. Babson College Entrepreneurial Research Conference 2010, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2010. Babson Park, MA, United States: Babson College, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Artificial intelligence in medical imaging: understanding the frames that influence the adoption and integration of new technology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sam MacAulay
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Doctor Philosophy
Disruptive innovation: How can it be valued and priced? A case of novel theranostics in oncology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lisette Pregelj, Associate Professor Sam MacAulay
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Doctor Philosophy
Entrepreneurial Leadership in Practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lance Newey
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding learning of novice entrepreneurs during new venture creation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Paul Spee
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Towards Understanding the Liminal Experiences of Expatriate Spouses
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Miriam Moeller
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
A realist evaluation: How institutional entrepreneurs build adaptive not-for-profit healthcare organisations
Associate Advisor
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