Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice articles from July 2008

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice archives from July 2008

A contingent model of network utilization in early financing of technology ventures.
July 1, 2008... Most of the entrepreneurship literature has addressed the benefits and necessity of using social network ties as opposed to market methods in early venture finance, but it has largely understated the potential limitations and costs of doing so....

The collaborative network orientation: achieving business success through collaborative relationships.
July 1, 2008... This study presents a theoretical concept called the collaborative network orientation (CNO) and tests it using a sample of male and female small business owners. The CNO is based on (1) research that indicates female managers prefer to...

Entrepreneurial orientation, learning orientation, and firm performance.
July 1, 2008... Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) is a key ingredient for firm success. Nonetheless, an important message from past findings is that simply examining the direct effect of EO on firm performance provides an incomplete picture. Prior studies...

The role of perceived relational support in entrepreneur-customer dyads.
July 1, 2008... Drawing from social exchange theory and the marketing literature, we posit that entrepreneurs' commitment to and satisfaction with a customer depends on the extent to which they believe the customer is willing to provide strong support to...

Perceived institutional ambiguity and the choice of organizational form in social entrepreneurial ventures.
July 1, 2008... Social entrepreneurship (SE) is emerging as a common approach to meeting social needs. However, SE founders appear to be organizing under both for-profit and nonprofit organizational forms to engage in essentially the same activities. We...

Portfolio entrepreneurship: habitual and novice founders, new entry, and mode of organizing.
July 1, 2008... With the purpose of advancing our understanding of portfolio entrepreneurship, we separate the act of entrepreneurship (new entry) from its mode or organizing (internal vs. independent organization). Analyzing a cohort of 2,253 novice and...

Effectuation and over-trust: debating Goel and Karri.
July 1, 2008... In their article on entrepreneurship, effectuation, and over-trust, Goel and Karri suggest relationships between effectuation, over-trust, and certain psychological characteristics of entrepreneurs. In this response we debate their article....

Effectuation and over-trust: response to Sarasvathy and Dew.
July 1, 2008... In their response to our article, Sarasvathy and Dew (S&D) agree with us that effectuation supposes over-trust and yet claim that trust is irrelevant to an effectual entrepreneur. They further claim that our approach to entrepreneurship is...

Forgiving business models for new ventures.
July 1, 2008... We set forth the attributes of forgiving business models that entrepreneurs can use to minimize losses while exploiting ideas to launch new ventures. Venture ideas possessing these attributes have greater potential because they can shift risk...

Ed's dilemma: succession planning at Niagara paving (1).(Ed Merski)(Case study)
July 1, 2008... Ed Merski, the founder of Niagara Paving, a successful asphalt company, must decide whether and on what terms to invite his youngest child Nancy to rejoin the family business. Nancy has worked in a number of jobs in and outside Niagara Paving...

Note to instructors: Ed's dilemma: succession planning at Niagara paving.(Ed Merski )(Case study)
July 1, 2008... This case illustrates the dilemma of Ed Merski as he decides whether--and if so, on what terms--to invite his daughter Nancy to join Niagara Paving, the family business he founded and built into a substantial enterprise. A few weeks away from...