Drawing from a qualitative empirical study of Canadian entrepreneurs, we seek to understand the nature of entrepreneurial thinking. More specifically, we analyse entrepreneurs’ cognitive capacity to mitigate the risk inherent in an uncertain future and overcome low community expectations of entrepreneurial success. We introduce the notion of ‘magical thinking’, an emergent construct that refers to a cluster of beliefs that maintain the motivation and focus of entrepreneurs by transmuting agency from a rational-scientific context in which the entrepreneur imposes his or her will on the environment, to a spiritual context in which the entrepreneur perseveres by remaining true to trust in a wider cosmological belief system. We identify three key elements of magical thinking – finding one’s path, obtaining the answers and being at peace.

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灵性与创业精神：神奇思维在面向未来的意义建构中的作用

通过对加拿大企业家的定性实证研究，我们试图了解企业家思维的本质。更具体地说，我们分析了企业家的认知能力，以减轻不确定的未来固有的风险，并克服社区对创业成功的低期望。我们引入了“神奇思维”的概念，这是一种新兴的结构，指的是一组信念，通过将代理从理性科学的背景中转变为企业家将他或她的意志强加于环境，从而保持企业家的动机和焦点，在精神环境中，企业家坚持相信更广泛的宇宙信仰体系。我们确定了神奇思维的三个关键要素——找到自己的道路、获得答案和保持平静。