| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Trial Status | Before on_going | After completed |
| Field Last Published | Before June 20, 2022 03:17 AM | After December 12, 2023 11:13 AM |
| Field Study Withdrawn | Before | After No |
| Field Intervention Completion Date | Before | After December 31, 2021 |
| Field Data Collection Complete | Before | After Yes |
| Field Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) | Before | After 151 projects |
| Field Was attrition correlated with treatment status? | Before | After No |
| Field Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations | Before | After 756 survey responses across 6 data collection points; 719 interview responses across 6 data collection points |
| Field Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms | Before | After 76 projects in the experimentation-driven condition; 75 projects in the theory-driven condition; |
| Field Data Collection Completion Date | Before | After July 31, 2022 |
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Affiliation | Before University of Maryland | After University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
| Field | Before | After |
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| Field Affiliation | Before Bocconi University | After Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
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| Field Paper Abstract | Before | After Entrepreneurs making decisions under uncertainty are encouraged to evaluate their initial ideas through hypothesis testing, but entrepreneurial approaches vary in their emphasis on ex-ante theory development prior to collecting evidence. In this paper, we examine whether and how entrepreneurs benefit from adopting an evidence-based approach or a theory-and-evidence-based approach to decision-making. We conducted a field experiment with Tanzanian agribusiness entrepreneurs by randomly assigning entrepreneurs to two different training conditions. We find that entrepreneurs in the theory-and-evidence-based condition have higher economic performance during the observation period following the intervention. We conjecture this result stems from differences in the types of changes enacted: entrepreneurs in the theory-and-evidence-based training make more coordinated changes that encompass both core and operational elements of their business models. |
| Field Paper Citation | Before | After Agarwal, Rajshree and Bacco, Francesca and Camuffo, Arnaldo and Coali, Andrea and Gambardella, Alfonso and Msangi, Haji and Sonka, Steven T. and Temu, Anna and Waized, Betty and Wormald, Audra, Does a Theory-of-Value Add Value? Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial with Tanzanian Entrepreneurs (April 6, 2023). Bocconi University Management Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4412041 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4412041 |
| Field Paper URL | Before | After https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4412041 |