Boards in early stage high tech firms have an important role to play through their involvement in service tasks. Building on the attention based view of the firm and self-efficacy theory, we investigate the role of top management team (TMT) and board chair characteristics as antecedents of board...

<title/> A theory of new venture management valuation should answer the two questions: (1) What should be assessed? (2) How can it be assessed? In response to the work of Smart (1999), we address the first question and suggest a conceptual framework for the valuation of founder managers' entrepreneurial...

In this study, the effects of conflict on confidence in partner cooperation are explored. While the literature on VC--entrepreneur interactions is well developed, viewing the impact of conflict within the dyad is less developed. The data are based on a survey of 57 entrepreneurs who have...

Although networks in prior research have been highlighted as a remedy to resource constraints experienced by smaller firms, little attention has been paid to understanding mechanisms through which smaller firms benefit from networks for effective innovation performance. In this paper we develop...

Although networks in prior research have been highlighted as a remedy to resource constraints experienced by smaller firms, little attention has been paid to understanding mechanisms through which smaller firms benefit from networks for effective innovation performance. In this paper we develop...

There are several studies in entrepreneurship investigating determinants of innovation outcomes in SMEs. Although entrepreneurs’ entrepreneurial creativity is often seen as a prerequisite, previous research indicates it is not an exclusive determinant of innovation. We use theoretical logics...

Work-life research thus far theorized national context as static. We develop a model and a set of testable propositions about the impact of rapid changes in national context on individuals’ work-life conflict, satisfaction with work-life balance and work-life enrichment, using the theoretical...