Prior to being a simple concept, the entrepreneurial failure is a multidimensional phenomenon. To contribute to its … comprehension, this paper proposes to develop a synthetic vision of failure in order to escape a behavioral and partial approach … between the performance (or failure) of companies and some environmental variables. We also introduce a dynamic view of …

may foster cooperation through an entry mechanism, which leads to assortative selection of interaction partners, or an … exit mechanism, whereby the opportunity to leave the partnership can be used as a threat against free-riders. We examine … on provision only through the exit mechanism. Assortative selection of interaction partners seems to play a minor role in …