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Entrepreneurship: The Lab

Where ventures reshape industries.

We are a group of researchers at National Cheng Kung University exploring how entrepreneurs' venturing efforts change the course of industrial dynamics — and drive economic evolution.

Institute of International Management (IMBA) · NCKU

We believe the entrepreneur is the engine of economic evolution — so we study the people who leap, the communities that create, and the curiosity that keeps organizations alive.

Our research philosophy

Research directions

Three questions we keep asking.

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Entrepreneurship

Why do people leap? We study the psychological side of venturing — from entrepreneurial intention and fear of failure to lean-startup practice and how entrepreneurship should be taught.

PsychologyLean StartupEducation
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User Innovation

Innovation doesn't only come from firms. We trace how makers, open communities and user ecosystems create, share and commercialize ideas outside traditional R&D.

Maker MovementOpen CommunitiesEcosystems
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Work Curiosity & Creativity

What keeps minds exploring at work? We examine curiosity, creative cognition and organizational designs that let employees—and organizations—stay inventive.

CuriosityCreative CognitionOrg Design

Impact

Our footprint.

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Researchers & Alumni
One connected community of current members and graduates, since the lab's founding.
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Scholarly Outputs
42 peer-reviewed journal articles and 53 conference papers — 27 in SSCI journals such as British Journal of Management, Technovation and IEEE TEM.
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Recognition
Awards and honors across the lab — 15+ advisee thesis awards alongside PI honors including BAM Best Papers and the Einstein Young Scholar Fellowship.
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Nationalities
Members from Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Germany, Austria, France, Hungary and the United States.

Recognition

Work that gets noticed.

The crew

Fifty-eight stories, one lab.

Meet everyone

Curious minds,
wanted.

Whether you want to research venturing, build something new, or join a lab that feels like a crew — we'd love to hear from you.