The study meta-analytically integrates results from three decades of human capital research
in entrepreneurship. Based on 70 independent samples (N= 24,733), we found a significant …

Conceptualizing growth trajectories of organizations in organismic terms describing
transitions through a series of stages, from birth to maturity, has considerable intuitive …

In this study, the significance of using Porter's generic strategies in firms that operate in
competitive environments is investigated. The aim is to indicate the effects of Porter's generic …

Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has received substantial conceptual and empirical
attention, representing one of the few areas in entrepreneurship research where a …

Purpose This study aims to identify how ICT appeared as an emergent business strategy
and to investigate the impact of ICT adoption factors on the perceived benefits of micro …

The formation of partnerships between firms is becoming an increasingly common way for
firms to find and maintain competitive advantage. While the antecedents of partnership …

Cluster analysis is a statistical technique that sorts observations into similar sets or groups.
The use of cluster analysis presents a complex challenge because it requires several …

Does owner management necessarily eliminate the agency costs of ownership? Drawing on
agency literature and on the economic theory of the household, we argue that private …

Many start-ups chose to compete with incumbent firms using one of two generic strategies:
cost leadership or differentiation. Our study demonstrates how this choice depends on …

Surprisingly, the majority of US family firms offer employed family members short-and long-
term performance-based incentive pay. We draw on the household economics and altruism …