Entrepreneurship is a fundamental phenomenon in society around the world, but empirical work to improve its understanding has struggled to gain legitimacy. This article examines the challenge of establishing the field of research by comparing six recent studies on entrepreneurship research...

Entrepreneurship is a fundamental phenomenon in society around the world, but empirical work to improve its understanding has struggled to gain legitimacy. This article examines the challenge of establishing the field of research by comparing six recent studies on entrepreneurship research...

Entrepreneurship is a critical driver of economic health, industrial rejuvenation, social change, and technological progress. In an attempt to determine how to best support such an important component of society, researchers and practitioners alike continue to ask why some countries, regions,...

Social entrepreneurship increasingly garners interest from both the public and academics. Social entrepreneurs have been characterized as being at 'the vanguard (of the) worldwide transformation to improve the quality of life and standard of living around the world,'. Research to understand...

Entrepreneurship is a perilous endeavor. Contextual changes, such as nascent technology emergence or new industry creation, can spawn entrepreneurial opportunities; however, these changes do not instantaneously create the resources and structures that new firms need to survive. This study...

Spinoff firms originate from several sources including universities, existing firms, and government research centers. Thus far, work on spinoff activity has focused on factors that influence the creation and performance of corporate spinoffs, with recent attention turning to those from...