Using an evolutionary model and a sample of 7,166 firms in the manufacturing and technology sectors of Sweden, we find that surviving organizations founded independent of a parent organization have lower long-term failure rates than their protected subsidiary counterparts. Specifically, we find...

Contents: Preface -- Introduction: Helping birds to fly: introducing start-up incubation ecosystems / Adam Novotny, Einar Rasmussen, Tommy H. Clausen, and Johan Wiklund -- Part I: Holistic approaches to supies -- 1. The role of smart specialization in providing regional strategic support for...

Organizational sponsorship refers to attempts to mediate the relationship between new organizations and their environments by creating a resource-munificent context intended to increase survival rates among those new organizations. This includes efforts such as business incubation, venture...