Drawing on institutional theory and using a methodology adapted from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), early stage entrepreneurial activities are examined within American Indian nations. Examining a context within a larger institutional context, comparisons are made between three...

Investigating the factors that influence venture capital decision‐making has a long tradition in the management and entrepreneurship literatures. However, few studies have considered the factors that might bias an investment decision in a way that is idiosyncratic to a given...

Contents: Introduction to passion in entrepreneurship -- 2. Passion of entrepreneurs: Conceptual underpinnings and distinctions -- 3. Different potential targets of entrepreneurial passion -- 4. The profits and perils that can arise from entrepreneurial passion -- 5. Stoking the fires of...

The literature concerning turnover has traditionally been composed of studies and analyses which assume that turnover rates are malleable, and can be reduced. We take the opposite position and contend that turnover rates for certain organizations are not variable, but rather remain fixed. Is it...