The dual nature of social enterprises (social and financial goals) brings crucial challenges regarding the tensions to which objectives address, and therefore success is harder to assess and attain. This study aims to respond to this gap of knowledge by investigating social enterprises perceived...

Survival determinants can influence important strategic decisions. Analysis of longitudinal data on 418 online retailers in fourteen Bizrate product categories yields insights into key survival determinants. Survival tends to be easier for introductory versus growth stage entrants. Survival,...

The study consists of two essays investigating different aspects of e-tailing dynamics. The first one uses archival data from public sources on 335 online retailers. Business characteristics covered are order of market entry, single-channel e-tailer, and e-tailer age. After controlling for other...