Entrepreneurship & Strategy IG

How Entrepreneurs Develop Diverse Social Ties, even in Divided Societies

Social networks provide entrepreneurs with invaluable resources, from finding funding and building a customer base to sourcing suppliers and specialists. The right social network not only reduces start-up risk, but…

Are Family Businesses Friendlier to Female Leadership?

Decades of entrepreneurship research has depicted women CEOs as poorer performers, citing statistics that female-led businesses have slower growth rates and lower profits. Many experts criticize this interpretation—arguing that growth…

Growth mindset training enhances entrepreneurial programs by 50%

Individuals who receive growth mindset training display greater initiative in entrepreneurial business growth, thanks to the newfound confidence they gain to apply learned business principles effectively. According to a new…

Why Big Businesses Struggle to Hire Entrepreneurs

Despite the rhetoric from CEOs about the importance of recruiting for innovation, entrepreneurs face an established hiring bias. According to a recent study in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, recruiters are…

Are entrepreneurs penalized during job searches? It depends on who is hiring

Video abstract for the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal article “Are entrepreneurs penalized during job searches? It depends on who is hiring” authored by Waverly W. Ding, Hyeun J. Lee, and Debra…

SEJ: Why Do So Many Businesses Fail? A New Study Suggests It Has to Do with When They’re Born

Only 25% of new businesses make it to 15 years or more, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Despite vacillating economic conditions between and across markets,…

SEJ: A New Study Explores how Venture Team Membership Dynamics Impact Innovation

New research published in Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal shows that modifying the composition of a new venture’s team significantly affects the venture’s ability to be innovative, which is key to allowing new organizations to…

SEJ Video Abstract | The Signaling Effect of Entrepreneurship Subsidies on IPO Investor Valuation

 

SEJ Video Abstract | Born into chaos: How founding conditions shape whether ventures survive/thrive

Entrepreneurship and Strategy Interest Group

The Entrepreneurship and Strategy Interest Group focuses on entrepreneurial behavior both in new ventures and established organizations.