A proposition is offered regarding entrepreneurial values that may be drivers of entrepreneurial behavior -- that a basic set of beliefs exists in entrepreneurs about themselves and others in society which, from the entrepreneur's point of view, differentiates entrepreneurs from other people....

Analyzes the acquisition of resources through social transactions by independent entrepreneurs and corporate entrepreneurs, with a focus primarily on the corporate entrepreneurs. These social transactions include previous working relationships, voluntary connections, and community ties for...

Considers one approach to the selection and adoption of new research tools and theories for topics in entrepreneurship which have proved difficult to study. Eight topics are identified as challenging to study because the person or event is difficult to find. Included in these topics are...

Previous studies helped researchers decide which criteria venture capitalists use to assess venture proposals. Yet, none of these studies have discussed whether these criteria are actually useful in determining a startup's potential for success or failure. The extent to which the criteria...

In 1981, Tyebjee and Bruno examined the criteria usedby venture capitalists (VCs) when they evaluate venture proposals. Thisresearch expands on the earlier work, using a broader group of VCs. Aquestionnaire mailed to all members of the National Venture Capital Associationand all members listed...

This study examines whether or not certain values are likely to be held consistently by entrepreneurs, which are not held by non-entrepreneurs. The four underlying dimensions of culture from Hofstede's 1980 study--power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity--are used to...

Drawing on a conceptual framework, the Information Space or I-Space, and using agent-based simulation, our paper offers a theoretical exploration of the spatial dimensions of knowledge management. By modelling two well-known cases of high-tech industrial clusters, Silicon Valley and Boston Route...