Hybrid organizations operate in a context of institutional plurality and enact elements of multiple,
often conflicting institutional logics. Governance is highly relevant in navigating such an …

Purpose – This study’s aim is to investigate the role of investor communication in equity-based
crowdfunding. The study explores whether and how investor communication can reduce …

Based on 1182 dyads of venture capitalists and German portfolio companies involved in a
financing round between 2002 and 2007, the study here examines the importance of spatial …

This paper analyzes how social venture capitalists evaluate the integrity of social
entrepreneurs. Based on an experiment with 40 social venture capitalists and 40 students, we …

This study systematically reviewed 21 quantitative and qualitative articles on the effect of
entrepreneurship education in schools. We reviewed short-term effects, focusing on the effect of …

Business accelerators are a phenomenon of increasing popularity in practice, but their
specific value-added for the participating startups has been understudied thus far. Our study …

Through diversified acquisitions, family firms are able to grow their business in previously
untapped markets. In the long term, diversification can enhance extended socioemotional …

In this paper, we draw upon resource dependence theory to investigate the impact of different
types of value-added services on entrepreneurs’ venture capitalist selection. We use a …

In this study, we examine whether access to venture capital for female entrepreneurs is
more constrained than for their male counterparts, taking into account their educational …

Privately held family businesses are usually characterized by concentrated ownership and
the involvement of the family in both the management and control of the company. Theories of …