In this study, we seek to explain why firms' innovations vary across countries. Drawing on institutional anomie theory (IAT), we test cross-level hypotheses related to firm innovation. Specifically, we apply the fundamental tenets of IAT to argue that innovation is an outcome of positive...

Despite recognition of the importance of facilitative environments to promote new ventures and the corresponding efforts of many governments to provide the necessary infrastructure to fuel growth in entrepreneurship, our understanding of the relationship between the new venture and the state is...