Purpose The extant literature on emerging economies states that the development of the institutional context contributes to the creation of hypercompetitive conditions. The purpose of this paper is to test this assertion by using data from both developing and developed countries....

This paper studies how individuals consider other individuals' preferences when selecting whom to include in a group or network in the absence of any personal taste or statistical reason associated with the inclusion of a particular applicant. This type of decision emerges, for instance, when...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of government-led programs on the engagement of individuals in entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach: The authors worked with government-led programs of 16 European countries between 2003 and 2014 and were able to benefit...