Drawing on 180 survey responses from young, New Zealand-based ventures, we investigate effects of the number of perceived serious competitors on venture growth. We find empirical evidence for an inverse U-shaped relationship between competitive density and young venture growth. We further find...

This qualitative, longitudinal study of 12 innovative young New Zealand ventures investigates how individual entrepreneurs develop their venture opportunity amidst emerging rivalry. Two phases are identified: the pursuit of the initial opportunity, and developing it under rivalry. Adopting a...

Entrepreneurship research has benefited from embracing three economic sociology lenses-networks, cognition, and institutions—but has treated power mainly implicitly. This paper pioneers how the concept of power can advance research into entrepreneurship. We illustrate how state actors, legacy...

This paper argues that an entrepreneurial state can inadvertently crowd out entrepreneurship. Using the context provided by Singapore, the paper finds that coordinated policies that prioritize and target capital, knowledge, and human capital accumulation in particular industries, sectors,...