We develop the concept of institutional fragility to investigate the outward foreign direct
investment (OFDI) behavior of firms from emerging economies. When different dimensions of …

The lean startup model emerging from the Silicon Valley recently has become worldwide
practice. In this model, search and execution are the two primary activities conducted by …

The direct top-down approach and indirect bottom-up approach are two ends of the
spectrum in the role of government in developing an innovation ecosystem. Taking a hybrid …

How can emerging-economy firms technically upgrade in global value chains (GVCs) and
avoid being locked into low value-added activities? Inspired by catch-up cycles theory and …

The emerging economy perspective provides an excellent opportunity to theorize the
intertwined fields of entrepreneurship and institution research. How do the institutions in …

This study aims to enrich our understanding of the relationship between political
connections and the adoption of environmental corporate socially responsible (ECSR) …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically review and explore how organizations
knowledgeably respond to unfavorable institutional environments that exert institutional …

Purpose Knowledge of how entrepreneurial alertness (EA) and effectuation impact small
firms' performance in uncertain markets is limited. Suggesting effectuation as a mediation …

Previous diversification research has largely focused on product relatedness, but ignored
institutional relatedness—the degree of informal embeddedness with the dominant …

Integrating the institution-based view and the resource-based view, this article explores the
contingent effects of national institutions and firm resource bases on the relationships …