Handbook of entrepreneurial cognition Entrepreneurial cognition research is at a crossroads where static views give way to dynamic approaches. This Handbook draws on a variety of perspectives from experts in the field of entrepreneurial cognition to highlight the key elements in a socially situated view where cognition is action oriented embodied socially situated and distributed. It provides readers with some of the most up to date approaches to entrepreneurial cognition research and is designed to be an invaluable and timesaving companion for entrepreneurial cognition researchers. With insights from leading entrepreneurial cognition researchers the Handbook offers a comprehensive literature review of the field. Readers seeking to better understand and participate in some of the most up to date approaches to entrepreneurial cognition research will find this Handbook to be especially helpful in their research. Established scholars who are new to the research area will also be interested in this book. University libraries with research focused business schools will also benefit from this Handbook 1. Thinking about ... cognition ... and its central role in entrepreneurship : confessions of a reformed behaviorist Robert A. Baron 2. Linking achievement motivation to intentions goals and entrepreneurial behaviors Alan L. Carsrud and Malin Brännback 3. Toward a taxonomy of entrepreneurs behavior Barbara Bird 4. Entrepreneurial self regulation : consciousness and cognition Brandon Randolph Seng Wallace A. Williams Jr. and Mario Hayek 5. Feeling and thinking : the role of affect in entrepreneurial cognition Maw Der Foo Charles Y. Murnieks and Elsa T. Chan 6. Exploring the affective and cognitive dynamics of entrepreneurship across time and planes of influence Denis A. Grégoire 7. Cultural context passion and self efficacy : do entrepreneurs operate on different planets  Mateja Drnovsek Alenka Slavec and Melissa S. Cardon 8. Lessons from the neural foundation of entrepreneurial cognition : the case of emotion and motivation David A. Baucus Melissa S. Baucus and Ronald K. Mitchell 9. Entrepreneurial cognition and social cognitive neuroscience Jeffery S. Mcmullen Matthew S. Wood and Leslie E. Palich 10. The infrastructure of entrepreneurial learning Daniel P. Forbes 11. How language shapes thought : new vistas for entrepreneurship research Jean S. Clarke and Joep P. Cornelissen 12. Thinking big from the start : an essay on entrepreneurial growth cognitions Andrew C. Corbett 13. Simulating socially situated cognition in exchange creation Ronald K. Mitchell ... [et al.] 14. The whole deal : models metaphors and mechanisms in entrepreneurial cognition Saras D. Sarasvathy