Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice articles from July 2007

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice archives from July 2007

Special issue of entrepreneurship theory and practice: transnational entrepreneurship and global reach.
July 1, 2007... The concept of transnational entrepreneurship (TE) as a distinct attribute of globalization has attracted considerable attention in social science disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, economics and economic geography and regional...

Alternative knowledge strategies, competitive environment, and organizational performance in small manufacturing firms.(Table)
July 1, 2007... This study examines the relationship between knowledge strategy (exploration or exploitation) and performance, and the possible moderating role of external environment variables. Results from a sample of small manufacturing firms indicate that...

Exploring the role of industry structure in new venture internationalization.
July 1, 2007... While we have gained considerable knowledge since the late 1980s regarding the phenomena of international new ventures, less is known about the influence of industry structure on these ventures. In the present paper, we draw on literature from...

The influence of university R & D expenditures on new business formations and employment growth.
July 1, 2007... Since new firms generally lack the resources necessary to compete with their larger, older counterparts in the knowledge development process, we argue that they often rely on spillovers to fuel their own innovative efforts. Thus, we hypothesize...

From opportunity insight to opportunity intention: the importance of person-situation learning match.(opportunity development)
July 1, 2007... Within the context of opportunity development as a learning process, this paper explores the intentionality that drives the early stages of this process, from the initial occurrence of an idea to its further exploration and elaboration by a...

A note on strategic renewal and corporate venturing in the subsidiaries of multinational enterprises.
July 1, 2007... The corporate entrepreneurship literature has recently been enriched by Birkinshaw's research on subsidiary initiatives in multinational enterprises (MNEs). In this article, we extend that work by discussing the conceptual and practical...

The past, present, and future of entrepreneurship research: data analytic trends and training (1).
July 1, 2007... Competent data analysis is essential to entrepreneurship research and to the discipline's progression. A three-study design was used to evaluate quantitative analytic trends and the adequacy of entrepreneurship doctoral training. First, trends...

Marshaling resources to form small new ventures: toward a more holistic understanding of entrepreneurial support.(Statistical data)
July 1, 2007... This article makes two contributions to our understanding of the core entrepreneurial activity of assembling resources to pursue an opportunity. First, a conceptual framework is presented to organize the research on resource mobilization....

Dealer Trade Group: high-tech venturing in a low-tech industry.(Carter Crockett)
July 1, 2007... Early one morning in August 2001, Carter Crockett groaned as he pulled his rickety Honda Accord into the parking lot at 6:53 A.M. Todd Greenway' s new, oversized bright red truck was already there. Crockett was president of Dealer Trade Group...

Note to instructors for Dealer Trade Group: high-tech venturing in a low-tech industry.
July 1, 2007... This case provides a rare insider's perspective on the situation of a high-tech company (Dealer Trade Group: DTG) attempting to upset the existing institutions, practices, and norms of the traditional auto wholesaling industry. Because DTG's...