Does entrepreneurship capital matter?
Economics has identified three types of capital as the drivers of
economic growth--physical capital, human capital, and knowledge capital.
This article introduces the concept of entrepreneurship . . .
Introduction.
In September 2003, the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Durham
Business School hosted the three-day International Conference on
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, held at the University . . .
Family control and the rent-seeking society.
A high level of trust within a small elite, like a low level of
trust in society at large, may be a serious impediment to economic
development. This is because such concentrated high trust among . . .
A commentary on "entrepreneurship in family vs. non-family
firms: a resource-based analysis of the effect of organizational
cult
Introduction
Organizational culture has long been identified as an important
dimension of the family firm (Dyer, 1986, 1988; Owen & Rowe, 1995).
Using a framework of a resource-based view, Zahra, . . .
Entrepreneurship in family vs. non-family firms: a resource-based
analysis of the effect of organizational culture.
Organizational culture is an important strategic resource that
family firms can use to gain a competitive advantage. Drawing upon the
resource-based view (RBV) of the firm, this study examines . . .
Self-serving or self-actualizing? Models of man and agency costs
in different types of family firms: a commentary on "Comparing
In their article "Comparing the agency costs of family and
non-family firms: Conceptual issues and exploratory evidence,"
Chrisman, Chua, & Litz (2004) develop a conceptualization and
empirical . . .
Comparing the agency costs of family and non-family firms:
conceptual issues and exploratory evidence.
Family involvement in a business has the potential to both increase
and decrease financial performance due to agency costs. In this article
we discuss the different nature of agency costs in family . . .
Enhancing succession research in the family firm: a commentary on
"toward an integrative model of effective FOB
succession".
In their 1994 article on executive succession, Kesner and Sebora
(p. 362) stated that:
"Developing and testing theory is similar to putting together
a jigsaw puzzle. Individual pieces of the . . .
Toward an integrative model of effective FOB succession.(family
owned businesses)
Given that less than 10% of family owned businesses (FOBs) survive
into the third generation, the issue of top executive succession has
received a good deal of attention. Unfortunately, the . . .
Entrepreneurial management and governance in family firms: an
introduction.
Many organizations, ranging from small entrepreneurial start-ups to
large, multi-business and multi-national enterprises, exhibit a family
dimension. Although there is much evidence that this . . .
Note to instructors CommunityWeb: an Internet firm's fight
to survive.
Introduction
This case focuses on the efforts of an Internet startup firm to
survive in light of the "tech wreck" of April 2000. Possible
reasons for the firm's struggles, such as . . .
CommunityWeb: an Internet firm's fight to survive *.
Dan Pale, the 30-year-old CEO of http://CommunityWeb.com, faced the
most important decision of his business career. After more than a year
of operation funded by $1.6 million in start-up capital, . . .
Methodology used to prepare the case Proceedo: finding the right
CEO for future growth.
This article describes the process of preparing this case study.
The roles of the case authors are discussed, and key decisions
concerning the structure and content of the case are described. . . .
Proceedo: finding the right CEO for future growth.
The founders and employees at Proceedo, an eProcurement firm based
in Stockholm, were looking for a new CEO, an older, experienced
executive with a track record in sales to mature companies. They . . .
SME entry mode choice and performance: a transaction cost
perspective.
Although small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) account for a
significant portion of international trade, little is know about how
they make international entry mode decisions. Transaction cost . . .
Feuding families: when conflict does a family firm good.
Using the conflict theory lens and insights from the family
business literature, we develop a theoretical model concerning the
effects of task, process, and relationship conflict in family . . .
Methodological note to accompany Zandinger!
Role of the Author
The Zandinger! case originated from a single class section in a
fourth year entrepreneurship course at the University of Waikato in
Hamilton, New Zealand. In this case author's . . .
Zandinger! *.
Most cases in entrepreneurship address strategic or operating
difficulties of recently formed organizations. The case study presented
here addresses an organization in its earliest stage of the . . .
Artemis images: note to instructors.
The case is positioned to discuss the start-up process for a new
business and the issues involved in turning a business idea into a
workable plan. Specifically, the case deals with the realities . . .
Artemis images: providing content in the digital age.
Christine Nazarenus tried to retain her optimism. Thirteen had
always been a lucky number for her, but Friday, the thirteenth of July,
2001, had the earmarks of being the unluckiest day of her . . .
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