The emergence of entrepreneurship education: development, trends,
and challenges.
Entrepreneurship has emerged over the last two decades as arguably
the most potent economic force the world has ever experienced. With that
expansion has come a similar increase in the field of . . .
Trends and directions in the development of a strategic
management theory of the family firm.
This article provides a review of important trends in the strategic
management approach to studying family firms: convergence in
definitions, accumulating evidence that family involvement may . . .
Defining international entrepreneurship and modeling the speed of
internationalization.
This article provides a reformulated definition of international
entrepreneurship. Consistent with the new definition, a model is
presented of how the speed of entrepreneurial internationalization . . .
When do venture capital firms learn from their portfolio
companies?
In this study, we examine when venture capital firms (VCFs) learn
from their portfolio companies (PFCs). Relying primarily on learning and
behavioral theories, we develop hypotheses regarding the . . .
Explorative and exploitative learning from external corporate
ventures.
This study examines the antecedents of explorative and exploitative
learning of technological knowledge from external corporate ventures. We
compare different forms of external corporate venturing, . . .
Experiential learning within the process of opportunity
identification and exploitation.
The article uses experiential learning theory to magnify the
importance of learning within the process of entrepreneurship. Previous
research details the contributions of prior knowledge, . . .
The role of organizational learning in the
opportunity-recognition process.
Firms engage in entrepreneurship to increase performance through
both strategic renewal and the creation of new venture opportunities.
Organizational learning (OL) has become an effective avenue . . .
The nature of entrepreneurial opportunities: understanding the
process using the 4I organizational learning framework.
In this article, we drew upon insights from two rather disparate
streams of literature-entrepreneurship and organizational learning--to
develop an informed understanding of the phenomenon of . . .
The process of entrepreneurial learning: a conceptual
framework.(Bibliography)
The present article seeks to advance the theoretical knowledge of
entrepreneurial learning by reviewing and synthesizing available
research into a conceptual framework that explains the process . . .
Toward a dynamic learning perspective of
entrepreneurship.
This conceptual article introduces a dynamic learning perspective
of entrepreneurship that builds upon existing "dominant"
theoretical approaches to understanding entrepreneurial activity. As
many . . .
Entrepreneurial learning: researching the interface between
learning and the entrepreneurial context.
The context for the research presented in this article arises from
increasing interest, by academics and practitioners, in the importance
of learning and knowledge in the knowledge-based economy. . . .
Researching entrepreneurship.
In "Theorizing About Entrepreneurship," we noted that one
of the major challenges facing entrepreneurship researchers in the 1990s
"is to develop models and theories built on solid foundations . . .
A finance perspective on entrepreneurship research.
Much of the research in entrepreneurship to date involves the
application of theory and methods from "established"
disciplines--in particular psychology, management, and marketing--to
issues faced . . .
Entrepreneurship theory from an interdisciplinary perspective:
Volume II.
We are pleased to present Volume II of our two-volume series aimed
at furthering the development of theories of entrepreneurship. Earlier
versions of the eight discipline-anchored papers in these . . .
Commentary on the multidimensional degree of family influence
construct and the F-PEC measurement instrument.(Family influence o
In this commentary, we provide suggestions for further establishing
the validity of the multidimensional degree of family influence
construct and the reliability of the family influence on . . .
The F-PEC scale of family influence: construction, validation,
and further implication for theory.
For a solution to the family business definition dilemma, we
propose the application of a scale that assesses the extent and the
quality of family influence via the measurement of three . . .
Family firm resource management: commentary and
extensions.(Column)
The family firm resource-divestment model by Sharma and Manikutty
(2004) is extended into a longitudinal model of family firm resource
management. Resource accumulation is included as an additional . . .
Strategic divestments in family firms: role of family structure
and community culture.
Timely acquisition and divestment of resources is essential for
sustaining the competitive advantage and longevity of family firms. A
combination of past successes, emotional attachments, and . . .
Familiness in top management teams: commentary on Ensley and
Pearson's "an exploratory comparison of the behavioral
dynamics of
This commentary elaborates further upon the proposition that
"familiness" can serve as a unique advantage in family firms,
contributing to more effective behavioral processes in top . . .
An exploratory comparison of the behavioral dynamics of top
management teams in family and nonfamily new ventures: cohesion,
con
While some researchers propose that the combination of family and
business creates a need for trade-offs in family and business demands,
we argue that the social system of the family creates a . . .
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