Entrepreneurship & Strategy IG
Institutional environments influence the effectiveness of entrepreneurial strategies. How should entrepreneurs adopt different strategies at different stages of an institutional change? We tackle this question by examining China’s transition from…
Read MoreGrowing startups face the question of who to hire and how much to compensate the new hires. Simultaneously, prospective new hires ask which startup to join and how much their…
Read MorePractitioner-oriented presentations and texts on entrepreneurial decision making frequently portray the means-driven effectuation approach as opposite to the goals-driven causation approach. Our study challenges this portrayal by highlighting substantial differences…
Read MoreIndustry experience is critical for new venture performance, and spinoff entrepreneurs (former employees from the same industry) perform better than other start-ups. However, studies have found that high performers’ mobility…
Read MoreThe ability to redeploy resources inside the firm reduces the cost of entry “mistakes.” If a new business turns out to have poor profitability, the ability to redeploy more of…
Read MoreIan C. MacMillan, originally from Africa, is a seminal figure in forging the contours of the present-day field of entrepreneurship. He was the first to empirically explore topics such as…
Read MoreWe examine the effects of founderteams’ firm- and industry prior work experience on startupgrowth in the context of high technology industries. Westudy these effects both on the early growth of…
Read MoreWomen are less likely to be entrepreneurs than men. We investigate whether working in a startup founded by a woman instead of a man influences individuals’ decision to become an…
Read MoreLearning from negative outcomes is of fundamental interest to scholars. Yet most research in this area explores learning from actual outcomes. By contrast, we add to the literature by setting…
Read MoreWhile family small and medium enter-prises (SMEs) increasingly involve women in their boards,the role of female directors as catalysts of innovation is yetto be fully understood. Drawing on upper echelons…
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