Creating new ventures is one of the most central topics to entrepreneurship and is a critical
step from which many theories of management, organizational behavior, and strategic …

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

The essential steps in the transition from a nascent startup to an organization capable of
sustained and profitable growth are not readily apparent to many early stage entrepreneurs …

We use signaling theory to explain how new ventures effectively signal future prospects to
acquire external resources. Based on a sample of 235 new ventures drawn from a unique …

Startup companies are newly born companies which struggle for existence. These entities
are mostly formed based on brilliant ideas and grow to succeed. These phenomena are …

As entrepreneurship research has matured, scholars have increasingly recognized that the
formation of new ventures is commonly accomplished by teams as opposed to lone …

Board composition is a critical element in the ability of the board to impact firm outcomes.
While much of this research has focused on size and independence, there is growing …

Upper echelon theory highlights the importance of top management teams in large and
established firms; however, effects are not always clear outside of this context. Due to the …

New small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are an important vehicle to address the
challenges of job creation, sustainable economic growth, equitable distribution of income …