This paper analyses the impact of good vs. bad ratings during the first stage of the decision-
making process when booking a hotel. This study tested the interaction between numerical …

In this review, we integrate insights from the extensive but fragmented literature on
information intermediaries. Tracing the evolution of this research, we observe a shift from a …

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an unmatched level of panic buying globally, a type of
herd behavior whereby consumers buy an uncommonly huge amount of products because …

Using a nested multiple-case study of participating ventures, directors, and mentors of eight
of the original US accelerators, we explore how accelerators' program designs influence …

The distinction of macro-and microfoundations of institutions implies a multilevel
conceptualization of institutional processes. We adopt the evaluators' perspective on …

Using an inductive theory-development study, a field experiment, and a longitudinal field
test, we examine early-stage entrepreneurial investment decision making under conditions …

We draw from socioemotional wealth and social identity research to develop a theory on
reputational differences among family and non‐family firms. We propose that family …

The proposed theory extends research on cognitive and sociopolitical legitimacy, reputation,
and status by advancing an evaluator's perspective on these concepts as forms of social …

Drawing on signaling theory, this study provides preliminary evidence that prior financing
certifies firm quality to investors and reduces information asymmetries in equity …

Social commerce has taken the e-tailing world by storm. Business-to-consumer sites and,
more important, intermediaries that facilitate shop** experience, continue to offer more …