This historical and comparative study examines the entrepreneurial roots of the nation's largest corporations based on a study of the 1997 Fortune 200 companies (197 of them were traced to entrepreneurial founders). The role that entrepreneurship played among the chief executives who founded...

This article develops linkages between business associations and economic growth viewed through the prism of new institutional economics. The literature on economic regulation, collective choice, and rent-seeking often portrays interest groups as redistributing wealth. In this article we present...

This paper is part of an ongoing research project designed to develop quantitative information on the demography and career path of the CEOs of the largest American corporations in the twentieth century. The paper presents both qualitative and quantitative information concerning such matters as...

In four laboratory studies, we find that regulatory focus induced by situational cues (such as the framing of a task or incentive schemes) influences people’s likelihood to cross ethical boundaries. A promotion focus leads individuals to be more likely to act unethically than a prevention...

Three pressing challenges (equity split, extent of commitment to social responsibility, and product discoloration) confront VeeV, the world's first alcoholic beverage infused with acai berries. Brothers Courtney and Carter Reum founded VeeV in 2007 and the firm has experienced rapid growth since...

How can individuals equip themselves to exercise leadership in the face of moral adversity? This six-session module aims to prepare students to meet moral responsibility when it is simultaneously most essential and most difficult. Moral adversity refers to situations in which a person confronts...

In an era of rising concern about financial performance and social ills, companies' economic achievements and negative externalities prompt a common question: Does it pay to be good? For thirty-five years, researchers have been investigating the empirical link between corporate social...