Explanations of how new ventures grow have tended to rely on either behavioral or resource-based arguments. We examine the inter-dependence of resources and aspirations in firm growth. By studying the role of venture capitalists as resource providers, we explore the impact of venture...

We examine how income seeking attitude, economic and occupational vulnerability jointly influence individual intentions to switch into entrepreneurship under desperate poverty. We posit that vulnerability negatively moderates the relationship between optimism and entrepreneurial intention. We...

With ongoing privatization efforts in emerging economies, governments have supported developmental financial institutions (DFI) to spur entrepreneurial activity in the absence of private venture capitalists. DFIs are quasi-governmental financial institutions with independent managerial control...