In this article, we present the results of a case study of an entrepreneur who successfully founded and grew a venture underpinned by a portfolio of strongly homophilous, dyadic ties. Building on our case, we discuss how the entrepreneur strategically constructed these ties through a form of...

Despite the profound influence that religious organizations exert, religion occupies a curiously marginal place in organization theory. This volume aims to make available in one place existing knowledge on religion and organizations, encouraging more organization theorists to include religion as...

This paper examines the different mechanisms used by multinational corporations (MNCs) in Nigeria seeking to make long-term social investments by meeting the critical challenge of improving water provision. Community enterprise – an increasingly common form of social enterprise, which...

Part I. Fashion rising -- The birth of fashion entrepreneurship (1845-1895) -- Fashion, art, and beauty (1895-1914) -- Part II. Fashion diffusion -- Fashion amid war and depression (1914-1945) -- The golden age of haute couture (1945-1959) -- The changing face of the fashion business (1960s...