Theory is at the very heart of organizational scholarship and a key criterion for evaluating the quality and contribution of our research. Focusing on conceptual rather than empirical work …
Despite its overwhelming importance to millions of people across the planet both currently and throughout history, religion has been largely neglected by entrepreneurship research …
In recent years, we have seen a proliferation of research on discursive legitimation, which has shed light on how legitimacy is established through communication. However, this body …
Expressions about opportunities are used unproblematically in everyday contexts. Yet, the question “What is an opportunity?” has posed a difficult riddle in the academic study of …
Organization Theory is an academic journal dedicated to the development and dissemination of novel theory in the domain of organizational scholarship. At the same time …
This article theorizes and empirically investigates how status and provocative language influence audience engagement with new-venture posts on social media platforms. Using …
The perception of organizational legitimacy is influenced by different factors at the micro and macro levels. Organizational approval and support depend on the judgment criteria applied …
JJ McSweeney, KT McSweeney, JW Webb… - Journal of Business …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scholars have devoted significant attention to the role of entrepreneurs' communication, and gender in crowdfunding. Yet, how female and male entrepreneurs can effectively configure …
K Mochkabadi, S Kleinert, D Urbig… - Journal of Business …, 2024 - Elsevier
We examine how external endorsements help new ventures with varying degrees of innovativeness to attract funding. According to optimal distinctiveness theory, new ventures …