Entrepreneurship & Strategy IG
We study the emergence of organizational forms, focusing on two mechanisms—reconfiguration and transposition—that distinguish the founding models of the first 26 biotechnology companies, all created in the industry’s first decade,…
Read More about Amphibious entrepreneurs and the emergence of organizational formsFounders of new ventures need to understand the factors that encourage others to give them the help they need for their new firms to survive and grow—what we call venture…
Read More about Saxton, Wesley, & Saxton on “Venture Advocates”Patents are essential to high-tech businesses, helping them to secure funding and exclude competitors from the marketplace. We evaluate a USPTO pilot program that allowed patent applicants to accelerate patent…
Read More about The Track One Pilot Program: Who Benefits from Prioritized Patent Examination?Recently, many universities have developed programs to promote entrepreneurship. However, relatively little is known about the impacts of such university initiatives. In this article, we examine the two major initiatives…
Read More about Do university entrepreneurship programs promote entrepreneurship?Our research finds that exporting by young firms are enabled to a greater extent (than established firms) when they use Internet technologies and tap into mobile talent (such as cross-national…
Read More about Born globals from emerging economiesInstitutional 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 More about Entrepreneurial Strategies During Institutional ChangesGrowing 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 More about Entrepreneurial teams’ acquisition of talentPractitioner-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 More about Promotion- versus Prevention-Focused Effectuation Principles and Entrepreneurial OrientationIndustry 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 More about High-Performer Mobility to Entrepreneurship and Parent-Firm Performance