To acquire resources, new ventures need to be perceived as legitimate. For this to occur, a
venture must meet the expectations of various audiences with differing norms, standards …

The funding landscape for startups has recently changed significantly. Not only have new
funding partners emerged but established funding partners have also changed their …

The resource-based view (RBV) provides a rich framework for analyzing the role of a firm's
tangible and intangible resources in creating and sustaining competitive advantage. As a …

Abstract Cryptocurrencies (eg, Bitcoin, EOS, Etherum, Litecoin, and others) are disrupting
the traditional banking and financial systems. The cryptocurrencies are based on a set of …

The mobilization of resources is a central and defining feature of entrepreneurship. As the
body of empirical research on entrepreneurial resource mobilization has grown, the …

We examine how entrepreneurs manage new venture legitimacy judgments across diverse
audiences, so as to appear legitimate to the different audience groups that provide much …

Equity crowdfunding (ECF) offers entrepreneurs an online social media marketplace where
they can access numerous potential investors who, in exchange for an ownership stake …

This paper provides the first evidence of a moral hazard in signaling in an entrepreneurial
finance context, by examining token offerings or Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Entrepreneurs' …

Abstract The Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF) is a highly regarded academic journal
specializing in corporate finance. The journal celebrated its silver jubilee year in 2018. We …

This paper explores the relationship between firm-level innovation and external finance for
small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Our sample consists of 13,430 firms from Eastern …