Entrepreneurship
Industry 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…
Read MoreA key dilemma facing entrepreneurs is how to finance their ventures. While entrepreneurs in developed economies can seek VC or angel investment, entrepreneurs in emerging economies often need to pursue…
Read MoreWe study the causes and consequences of the replacement of founder-CEOs in a sample of 4,172 Danish start-ups. We propose that founder-CEO replacement is driven in part by mismatches between…
Read MoreLean startup methodology has rapidly become one of the most common and trusted innovation and entrepreneurship methods by corporations, startup accelerators, and policymakers. Unfortunately, it has largely been portrayed as…
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