Entrepreneurship & Strategy IG

Accelerator expertise: Understanding the role of accelerators in Bangalore entrepreneurial ecosystem

Accelerators are a new form of entrepreneurial support organization. These organizations typically focus on developing individual start-ups, but we find that they also help develop entrepreneurial ecosystems. They do so…

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Alvarez-Garrido and Dushnitsky: Investor complementary assets

Entrepreneurial ventures are a key source of innovation. Nowadays, ventures are backed by a wide array of investors whose complementary asset profiles differ significantly. We therefore assert that entrepreneurial ventures…

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Are Formal Planners More Likely To Achieve New Venture Viability?

This study assesses whether founders who write formal plans are more likely to achieve new venture viability. This is important because, despite its popularity, there is considerable debate about the…

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What is a pivot?

The term “pivot” is used extensively by practitioners and scholars alike, yet little is known about when and how entrepreneurial firms actually choose to change their strategies and when that…

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Founder–inventors and their investors: Spurring firm survival and growth

The role of founders and founder competences is critical as firms progress along their life cycles, whereby founders face decisions about which tasks deserve their attention and which ones they…

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Decision Weaving: Forming Novel, Complex Strategy in Entrepreneurial Settings

Strategy formation is central to why firms seize novel opportunities while others fail. By comparing three venture-pairs, we develop a fresh framework for strategy formation in nascent markets where strategy…

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Collaboration and informal hierarchy in innovation teams

Designing an innovation team can be challenging for new ventures. While the presence of a technologically proficient founder or highly accomplished inventor can significantly bolster a new venture’s innovation efforts,…

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Funding Ventures Similar: How Status Dynamics Within Heterogeneous Groups Affect Venture Evaluation

We examine how status dynam-ics in heterogeneous evaluator groups affect the evalua-tion of a target venture where some evaluatorsresemble the venture team while some do not. Usingdata from a funding…

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A fresh look at patterns and assumptions in the field of entrepreneurship

Has the entrepreneurial journey remained unchanged over the past decades? And if there have been substantive changes, what are they? And what are their implications? These are critical questions that…

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Venture capital exit pressure and venture exit: A board perspective

Venture capital funds have alimited lifecycle. As the fund ages, venture capitalists(VCs) are motivated to promote venture exit discus-sions with the venture board. We investigate the impactof VCs’ exit pressure…

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