In many industries, the traditional sources of competitive advantage tend to evaporate fairly
rapidly. Therefore, managers need to continually rethink and reformulate their firm …

This article discusses the current and potential application of experimental methods to the
study of entrepreneurship phenomena. Drawing on a review of experimental studies in …

Entrepreneurship is often considered a key means to tackling the ongoing challenge of
poverty among the rural populations in developing countries. We study how drawing on the …

In their search for innovation, organizations often invite suggestions from external
contributors. Soliciting suggestions is a form of distant search, since it allows organizations …

Business Intelligence goal is to investigate, integrate and logically collect and
multidimensional analysis of data from varied customer information sources, environment …

New ventures often experience deviations from their plans that oblige them to reorient in
pursuit of a better fit between their evolving products and their target customers. Yet …

We develop and test an attention-based theory of search by top management teams and the
influence on firm innovativeness. Using an in-depth field study of 61 publicly traded high …

We examine how venture CEOs effectively engage their boards in the strategy-making
process. Using the inductive multiple-case study approach, we track CEO–board …

This paper analyzes organizations' attempts to entice external contributors to submit
suggestions for future organizational action. While earlier work has elaborated on the …

Microsoft, Amgen, Cisco, Amazon, and Google, as well as a host of promising new ones like
Tesla, Zynga, Amyris, and Twitter, and the relocation destination for still others like …