Taking an institution-based view, we investigate how entrepreneurs respond to immature regulatory environments in order to be listed on stock markets in countries with an emerging economy. Unlike in stock markets in developed countries, in emerging markets gaining government approval for listing...

While previous research has demonstrated the health benefit of water treatment programs, we know relatively little about such programs' effects on education. In this paper we examine the educational benefit to rural youth in China from a major drinking water treatment program started in the...

Although risk has always been at the center of entrepreneurship, research on risk recognition in new ventures is limited. Applying cognitive information-processing theory, we develop a theoretical framework that explores the interactive influences of entrepreneurs' social networks and their...

We explore how an incumbent firm’s internal knowledge and organization structure influences its strategic alliance formation. We propose that the firm’s knowledge breadth and the centrality of its R&D organization structure positively influence its absorptive capacity, and consequently, its...

Integrating signaling theory with social network theory, we investigate the influence of venture capitalists' (VCs') IPO experience on the likelihood of foreign IPO successes. Using data from VC-backed Chinese companies listed on the U.S. or Chinese stock markets from 2002 to 2012, we find that...

This study proposes a multi-dimension, multi-contingent bfitQ perspective for examining different practices adapted by entrepreneurial firms in acquiring human resources. We position that while environmental constraints are important considerations for adapting recruitment practices through...