Recent research developments underscore the need for research on the processes that link
board demography with firm performance. In this article we develop a model of board …

Entrepreneurs are more susceptible to certain cognitive biases than are managers who are
not entrepreneurs, but it is not clear why. In an effort to help explain why, I examine …

A key question in strategy is whether comprehensiveness enables firms to make better
strategic decisions in various environments. I identify two problems hindering efforts to answer …

This study helps to explain why some new ventures make strategic decisions more quickly
than others. Drawing on life course theory and human capital theory, I develop a model of …

Past research has established that new firms can enhance their attractiveness to prospective
resource providers by affiliating with more reputable firms. But research on this process has …

The subject of organizational effectiveness in nonprofit organizations, although controversial,
remains important to both practitioners and researchers. In spite of this, the empirical …

This study builds on the construct of entrepreneurial self–efficacy (ESE), which measures
the degree to which individuals believe they are capable of performing the tasks associated …

We explored in this article the process of entrepreneurial team formation. As theory specific
to this topic is scant, we drew first on disparate views of team formation and its correlates; we …

Cognitive processes play a critical role in the formation of new ventures. Moreover, the effects
of managerial cognition are likely to be more direct and immediate in new venture settings …

The emergence of new industries is an important phenomenon that remains relatively
neglected by researchers. We address several theoretical and methodological problems that …