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 …

In this review of the literature on reputation, status, celebrity, and stigma we develop an
overarching theoretical framework based on the rational, emotional, and moral aspects of …

The lean startup framework is one of the most popular contributions in the practitioner-
oriented entrepreneurship literature. This study seeks to generate new insights into how new …

Do firms learn from their failed innovation attempts? Answering this question is important
because failure is an integral part of exploratory learning. In this study, we consider whether …

Organizational researchers have long used imprinting as a theoretical lens for a historically
embedded understanding of diverse, significant phenomena for explanatory, evaluative, and …

Open networks give actors non-redundant information that is diverse, while closed networks
offer redundant information that is easier to interpret. Integrating arguments about network …

Recent research highlights that founders' early decisions and the environmental conditions
at founding each imprint upon a new venture in ways that affect growth and survival …

At the start of a venture, most entrepreneurs wear many hats. However, entrepreneurs often
cannot remain involved in every aspect of the venture process, and so they face important …

Organizational learning can be a key shared value that perpetuates the family's and the
family firm's culture across generations. Imprinting theory helps to explain the impact that …

Research Summary: A learning‐by‐hiring approach is used to scrutinize scientists' mobility
in relation to the recruiting firms' subsequent innovation output. Our starting point is that …