Forgiving business models for new ventures.
We set forth the attributes of forgiving business models that
entrepreneurs can use to minimize losses while exploiting ideas to
launch new ventures. Venture ideas possessing these attributes . . .
Perceived institutional ambiguity and the choice of
organizational form in social entrepreneurial ventures.
Social entrepreneurship (SE) is emerging as a common approach to
meeting social needs. However, SE founders appear to be organizing under
both for-profit and nonprofit organizational forms to . . .
A contingent model of network utilization in early financing of
technology ventures.
Most of the entrepreneurship literature has addressed the benefits
and necessity of using social network ties as opposed to market methods
in early venture finance, but it has largely understated . . .
How international is entrepreneurship?
Nine major entrepreneurship, international business (IB), and
management journals used by the Financial Times to rank business schools
were examined to see if the amount of international . . .
Venture capitalists' evaluations of start-up teams:
trade-offs, knock-out criteria, and the impact of VC experience.
The start-up team plays a key role in venture capitalists'
evaluations of venture proposals. Our findings go beyond existing
research, first by providing a detailed exploration of VCs' . . .
Note to instructors: Ed's dilemma: succession planning at
Niagara paving.(Ed Merski )(Case study)
This case illustrates the dilemma of Ed Merski as he decides
whether--and if so, on what terms--to invite his daughter Nancy to join
Niagara Paving, the family business he founded and built into . . .
Effectuation and over-trust: debating Goel and Karri.
In their article on entrepreneurship, effectuation, and over-trust,
Goel and Karri suggest relationships between effectuation, over-trust,
and certain psychological characteristics of . . .
Entrepreneurial orientation, learning orientation, and firm
performance.
Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is a key ingredient for firm
success. Nonetheless, an important message from past findings is that
simply examining the direct effect of EO on firm performance . . .
Creative entrepreneurship at iconstruye: a pan Andean
e-procurement market maker.
Juan Correa looked out of his nineteenth floor window and noted the
growing number of construction cranes visible against the backdrop of
the Andes. This was a good sign and predicted that the . . .
Entrepreneurial orientation and growth of SMEs: a causal
model.(Small and medium enterprises )
The literature existing on entrepreneurship implicitly assumes that
entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and growth orientation are positively
related with each other. However, few studies, whether . . .
The role of government policy on entrepreneurial activity:
productive, unproductive, or destructive?
This paper serves as an introduction to the special issue of
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice on government policy and
entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurship is an important engine . . .
Effectuation and over-trust: response to Sarasvathy and
Dew.
In their response to our article, Sarasvathy and Dew (S&D)
agree with us that effectuation supposes over-trust and yet claim that
trust is irrelevant to an effectual entrepreneur. They further . . .
The role of perceived relational support in entrepreneur-customer
dyads.
Drawing from social exchange theory and the marketing literature,
we posit that entrepreneurs' commitment to and satisfaction with a
customer depends on the extent to which they believe the . . .
Note to instructors: creative entrepreneurship at iconstruye: a
pan Andean e-procurement market maker.
Introduction
Iconstruye describes the entrepreneurial processes that surround
the founding of a business-to-business procurement portal within the
Chilean construction industry. The case aims to . . .
Internal resources, external network, and competitiveness during
the growth stage: a study of Taiwanese high-tech ventures (1).
This study explores the performance implications of internal
resources and external networks for entrepreneurial firms. A
relationship of trust among network members is essential because of . . .
Ed's dilemma: succession planning at Niagara paving (1).(Ed
Merski)(Case study)
Ed Merski, the founder of Niagara Paving, a successful asphalt
company, must decide whether and on what terms to invite his youngest
child Nancy to rejoin the family business. Nancy has worked in a . . .
Portfolio entrepreneurship: habitual and novice founders, new
entry, and mode of organizing.
With the purpose of advancing our understanding of portfolio
entrepreneurship, we separate the act of entrepreneurship (new entry)
from its mode or organizing (internal vs. independent . . .
The collaborative network orientation: achieving business success
through collaborative relationships.
This study presents a theoretical concept called the collaborative
network orientation (CNO) and tests it using a sample of male and female
small business owners. The CNO is based on (1) research . . .
Regional economy as a determinant of the prevalence of family
firms in the united states: a preliminary report.
The formation of family firms, as well as their scale and scope, is
likely to be influenced by the characteristics of the environment. This
study presents preliminary findings on the relationship . . .
The role of human capital in loan officers' decision
policies.
Using a human-capital perspective and the similarity-attraction
paradigm, we examine the role of general and specific human capital in
the decision policies of 114 Swedish loan officers in their . . .
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