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A RELATIONAL EXAMINATION OF RESOURCE ACQUISITION IN ENTREPRENEURIAL NETWORKS
Title
A RELATIONAL EXAMINATION OF RESOURCE ACQUISITION IN ENTREPRENEURIAL NETWORKS
Author
Medaugh, Melissa
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship
Description
Social networks provide entrepreneurs with a cost-effective way to acquire resources from people they know personally. In the current research, I develop and test a relational model of resource acquisition, which demonstrates the predictive role o...
COMMITMENT, TRUST, KINSHIP – BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH SUCCESSION PLANNING
Title
COMMITMENT, TRUST, KINSHIP – BUILDING A LEGACY THROUGH SUCCESSION PLANNING
Author
Rolan, Lisa
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship
Description
This dissertation deals with the incumbent's commitment to the family firm and the degree of formalization of a succession plan and how trust and kinship strengthen or weaken the relationship. This dissertation argues that the incumbent's commitme...
Does Fit Matter? An Investigation of Employee-Supervisor Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation Fit on Innovative Work Behavior Within Established Organizations
Title
Does Fit Matter? An Investigation of Employee-Supervisor Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation Fit on Innovative Work Behavior Within Established Organizations
Author
Piwowar, Theresa
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship, Management
Description
Within established organizations, employee innovative behavior is vital for the long-term survival of firms. Employee individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) represents tendencies by an individual toward innovativeness, proactiveness, and ris...
Does Gender Matter? A Moderated Model for Family Climate and Psychological Ownership of the Family Firm as Experienced by Next-Generation Family Members.
Title
Does Gender Matter? A Moderated Model for Family Climate and Psychological Ownership of the Family Firm as Experienced by Next-Generation Family Members.
Author
Shike, Sarah
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship
Description
While most family business leaders want their offspring to take over the family business, most next-generation family members choose to pursue opportunities outside their families’ businesses. This research aims to understand how internal family d...
FROM OPPORTUNITY RECOGNITION TO OPPORTUNITY EVALUATION: A CONGRUENCE PERSPECTIVE OF OPPORTUNITY BELIEF FORMATION
Title
FROM OPPORTUNITY RECOGNITION TO OPPORTUNITY EVALUATION: A CONGRUENCE PERSPECTIVE OF OPPORTUNITY BELIEF FORMATION
Author
Scheaf, David
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Cognitive psychology, Entrepreneurship
Description
Beliefs about the existence and attractiveness of opportunities underpin entrepreneurial action. Belief formation is broken into two distinct phases. Third-person opportunity beliefs (i.e., an opportunity for someone) form as a result of the oppor...
Founder Social Identity As A Predictor Of Customer And Competitor Orientation In Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises
Title
Founder Social Identity As A Predictor Of Customer And Competitor Orientation In Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises
Author
Rutherford, Austin
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Description
This dissertation explores the association between Founder Social Identity and the twoleading component measures of market orientation: customer and competitor orientation. Using the typology of entrepreneurial identities developed by Fauchart and...
Identity-Salient Language: Conceptualizing the Content Influence of Entrepreneurs
Title
Identity-Salient Language: Conceptualizing the Content Influence of Entrepreneurs
Author
Harris, Kimberly
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship
Description
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of identity-salient language on rapper performance. Social identity theory literature acknowledges that there is an in-group favoritism effect when entrepreneurs form a connective identity with th...
Improvement or Peril: The Paradox of Professionalizing Innovation-Driven Portfolio Firms
Title
Improvement or Peril: The Paradox of Professionalizing Innovation-Driven Portfolio Firms
Author
Medaugh, Melissa
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship, Management, Psychology
Description
To understand why some innovation-driven portfolio firms benefit more from venture capital (VC) funding than others, I explore the salient phenomenon of founder CEO exit. Integrating institutional logics and psychological contracts theories, I pro...
Moderating Effect of Political Affiliation, Kinship Ties, Environmental Munificence and Environment Uncertainty in the Relationship Between Institutional Trust and Entrepreneurial Orientation.
Title
Moderating Effect of Political Affiliation, Kinship Ties, Environmental Munificence and Environment Uncertainty in the Relationship Between Institutional Trust and Entrepreneurial Orientation.
Author
Henriques, Tchijica
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship, Industrial management
Description
Micro-entrepreneurship constitutes undeniably an important development strategy in developing countries. Earlier empirical studies have shown it generates 20 to 45% of full-time employment and 30% to 50% of rural household income in Africa. Howeve...
Predicting Startup Success in U.S
Title
Predicting Startup Success in U.S
Author
Lopes Veloso, Felipe Augusto
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Economics, Artificial intelligence, Entrepreneurship
Description
This thesis consists of the creation of a reliable model to predict the success of Startups located in U.S. Previous researches have been focused either on the accuracy of different algorithms, without investigating the real effect of the risk and...
Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Intention to Pursue Digital Entrepreneurship: Opportunity Evaluation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Title
Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Intention to Pursue Digital Entrepreneurship: Opportunity Evaluation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Author
Chapman, Ophelia
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Information technology, Entrepreneurship, Industrial management
Description
Over the past several years the connection between entrepreneurship and digital technologies has transformed the way business is conducted. This, coupled with reactions to the coronavirus outbreak that have caused interruptions to significant econ...
Resilience and Venture Performance: The Moderating Role of Culture within Entrepreneurship
Title
Resilience and Venture Performance: The Moderating Role of Culture within Entrepreneurship
Author
Barzuna Hidalgo, Oscar
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship, Sociology
Description
Resilience research within the field of entrepreneurship has increasingly received attention from academia. However, most studies have considered this construct under extreme circumstances such as war, the aftermath of natural disasters, and econo...
Supportive Entrepreneurial Figures: Examining the Role of Gender and Racial Homophily and Status on New Venture Creation
Title
Supportive Entrepreneurial Figures: Examining the Role of Gender and Racial Homophily and Status on New Venture Creation
Author
Sandoval, Rosalyn
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship
Description
Although women and racial minority entrepreneurs make considerable contributions to society by creating their ventures, they often face additional barriers and limitations that explain the differential rate of new venture creation between men and ...
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship Meets the Dark Triad: Entrepreneurial Passion, Work Addiction, and Personality Traits
Title
The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship Meets the Dark Triad: Entrepreneurial Passion, Work Addiction, and Personality Traits
Author
Gerdts, James
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship, Social sciences, Psychology
Description
Passion can drive entrepreneurs to new heights of success and fulfilment, but the dark side can also lead to conflict with relationships and other valued activities. Work addiction goes a step further as it demands the entrepreneur’s time and ener...
The Dualistic Model of Passion and Employee Intrapreneurial Behaviors
Title
The Dualistic Model of Passion and Employee Intrapreneurial Behaviors
Author
Holoman, Mark
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship, Industrial management
Description
Passion research is rapidly expanding within the field of entrepreneurship. However, measurement of the passion construct has rarely considered entrepreneurial-thinking employees within established firms, or intrapreneurs. Drawing from identity th...
The Influence of Low-Income Households: Social Cohesion Entrepreneurship Formalization Moderated by Family Support, Risk Propensity, and Locus of Control
Title
The Influence of Low-Income Households: Social Cohesion Entrepreneurship Formalization Moderated by Family Support, Risk Propensity, and Locus of Control
Author
Wise, Janice
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Organizational behavior, Social sciences, Entrepreneurship
Description
Poverty is a global problem dating back to the early nineteen hundred. Issues, such as income inequalities, food insecurities, poor education, lack of good health care, and housing challenges have often been highlighted in the research. The plight...
The Interactive Effect of Psychological Capital and Gender on Employee Turnover and Promotion Within Entrepreneurial Ventures
Title
The Interactive Effect of Psychological Capital and Gender on Employee Turnover and Promotion Within Entrepreneurial Ventures
Author
Tuders, John
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Organizational behavior, Psychology, Entrepreneurship
Description
Entrepreneurship is drives economic growth and innovation. While research largely focuses on the role of the individual entrepreneur, new venture success also depends on the ability for the entrepreneur to attract and retain employees. The purpose...
Through the Lens of Social Movement Impact Theory in Latin America. Measuring Social Entrepreneurial Intention: Utilizing Socio-Political Activism and Entrepreneurial Passion as Moderated by Opportunity Recognition and Gender
Title
Through the Lens of Social Movement Impact Theory in Latin America. Measuring Social Entrepreneurial Intention: Utilizing Socio-Political Activism and Entrepreneurial Passion as Moderated by Opportunity Recognition and Gender
Author
Darden, Bryan
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Management, Social sciences--Research, Entrepreneurship
Description
Many studies have used the Theory of Planned Behavior to explain social entrepreneurial intention; however, limited empirical research has focused on the effects that socio-political activism, theory of social movements, and social movement impact...
Understanding The Effects of Decision-Making Logics on Small Business Relative Profitability
Title
Understanding The Effects of Decision-Making Logics on Small Business Relative Profitability
Author
Click, Nathan
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Industrial management, Entrepreneurship
Description
This study examines the decision-making logics of 220 small and micro-entrepreneurial businesses throughout the United States and presents a model for a better understanding of the impact of decision-making approaches on relative profitability thr...
Understanding the Impact of Digital Marketing Capabilities and Female-owner Behaviors on the Performance of Entrepreneurially Oriented Firms in the Digital Economy
Title
Understanding the Impact of Digital Marketing Capabilities and Female-owner Behaviors on the Performance of Entrepreneurially Oriented Firms in the Digital Economy
Author
Johnson-Deberry, Darlene
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Sex role
Description
Entrepreneurial enterprises take risks, innovate, and remain proactive in seeking business opportunities. For the past 30 years, entrepreneurial orientation theory has been the basis of exploring organizational behavior and has proven to be a reli...