Following Kuhn, this article conceptualizes social entrepreneurship as a field of action in a
pre–paradigmatic state that currently lacks an established epistemology. Using approaches …

" The first component of intelligence involves effective adaptation to an environment. In order
to adapt effectively, organizations require resources, capabilities at using them, knowledge …

This study seeks to better understand why some individuals decide to start new businesses
and others do not, particularly in light of high base rates of failure. In addressing the question …

This paper explores the role that entrepreneurial leadership vision plays in the
entrepreneurial process of nonprofit and for-profit ventures. The results indicate significant …

This paper builds on the liabilities of newness literature to suggest that accounting
information is important for new firms. Using a sample of over 30,000 companies followed …

In 2005, the British parliament passed legislation to make available the first new legal form
of incorporation in over a century: the Community Interest Company (CIC). This initiative …

Organizational entrainment captures the temporal fit in the activity cycles between exchange
partners. We argue that organizational entrainment between international new ventures …

Our study draws on institutional and signalling theories to postulate relationships between
board characteristics and corporate reputation. Based on a sample of 324 firms featured in …

Although growth is a desirable outcome for new ventures due to the many advantages of
large size, most new firms fail to grow, largely because of their limited resources and …

We develop a theory that examines how a particular type of third-party quality signal,
certifications, influences an actor's long-term reputation by addressing two different types of …