Social entrepreneurship has emerged as an important means of addressing grand
challenges. Although research on the topic has accelerated, scholars have yet to articulate …

For entrepreneurs, establishing and maintaining new venture legitimacy is a complex
endeavor. Various factors complicate this process, including issues of optimal …

Today's key challenge for firm growth relies in the integration of digital technologies and
their use in new business models. Thus, firms increasingly engage in a digital transformation …

How do new ventures gain legitimacy and attract critical resources? An increasing body of
cultural entrepreneurship research has highlighted an “optimal distinctiveness” trade-off …

In recent years, entrepreneurs have increasingly turned to crowdfunding, a new form of
entrepreneurial finance, to fund projects. Whilst research has shown that signals originating …

Our study applies legitimacy theorizing to service research, zooming in on co-prosumption
service business models, which reside on significant direct contacts among provider-actors …

Ecosystems are typically evaluated and understood using standard visible material metrics,
such as new products, patents, startups, VC funding, jobs, and successful exits. Yet …

Platform sponsors and complementors co‐create value in digital platform ecosystems. But
how does a digital platform ecosystem emerge in the incipient stage, especially in a situation …

Abstract Research Summary How do new entrepreneurial ventures effectively deploy
linguistic frames to attract customer demand? Drawing on framing and categories research …

Successfully navigating critical uncertainties during the incipient stages of new ventures
requires these ventures to develop learning systems, and building the right team may be key …