Entrepreneurs must choose between alternative strategies for bringing their idea to market. They face uncertainty regarding both the quality of their idea as well as the efficacy of each …
Why do some entrepreneurs thrive while others fail? We explore whether the advice entrepreneurs receive about managing their employees influences their startup's …
KA Bryan, A Tilcsik, B Zhu - American Economic Review, 2017 - aeaweb.org
Is coachability a usable concept for startups? Using a dataset on high-growth startups in a prominent university incubator, we show that firm characteristics do predict which firms are …
Abstract Research Summary This article runs a large‐scale replication of Camuffo and colleagues in 2020, involving 759 firms in four randomized control trials. The larger sample …
T Zellweger, T Zenger - Academy of Management Review, 2023 - journals.aom.org
Building on pragmatism, we advance an entrepreneur-as-scientist perspective and depict entrepreneurs as engaging in causally inferential action by forming beliefs, testing these …
TE Ott, KM Eisenhardt - Strategic Management Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Summary Strategy formation is central to why some firms seize novel opportunities while others fail. We explore a core dilemma of strategy formation in …
Research summary Examining the strategy formation process is central to understanding why some firms in entrepreneurial settings create competitive advantage and succeed while …
Given that stakeholders often commit more than capital to a startup, they commonly stress how important it is for entrepreneurs to be “coachable.” To date, however, coachability has …
W An, CC Rüling, X Zheng, J Zhang - Small Business Economics, 2020 - Springer
This study examines how firms' decision-making logics and entrepreneurial resourcing behaviors combine to create value. We conduct a qualitative comparative analysis …