Where do entrepreneurs get their ideas for ventures that will construct a valuable new future? Occasionally these are based on serendipity through observing the unexpected or the incongruous. More often, however, new ideas spring from alertness to opportunities presented by changing markets or...

This case study presents the dilemma of the CEO of a French medium-sized paint company who is wondering whether to develop a new line of products based on nanostructured materials. These new products could give the company a competitive advantage thanks to novel properties that meet many...

Innovative entrepreneurship has become a trend in this digital era as the Governments of nations are creating a conducive and supportive business environment. Many First Generation Entrepreneurs are developing innovative business models which have been well accepted and acknowledged by the...

I analyze how managerial overconfidence affects management's propensity to issue seasoned equity offerings (SEOs). I focus separately on Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), and further differentiate between Shelf offerings and Non-Shelf offerings. The main...

Purpose - The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine the partner selection criteria reported by maritime firms in Norway. This study aims to analyze how a maritime firm's competitive advantage can be enhanced by the selection of the right partner with reference to a strategic...

This paper attempts to draw the focus of youth towards the rich heritage of the North East India region and cites case lets of several entrepreneurs who have built successful and sustainable business models

Despite the attention paid by academics to the study of the determinants and growth consequences of entrepreneurs' planning behavior, the convenience of engaging in planning activities is still an open debate in the entrepreneurship literature. In this paper, we analyze how institutional and...

Entrepreneurs take risk and build organizations that fuel the growth of economies. Number of studies have shown that risk taking is a personality trait as well as a result of contextual forces. It is affected by the perceived risk and the risk bearing capacity of an entrepreneur. Many studies...