Barriers to entry in regulated markets are frequently conceptualized as static features that must be removed or overcome if new entrants are to successfully enter a market. However, government institutions regulating markets often consist of multiple levels existing in tension with one another....

This study examines how ventures can leverage relationships with heterogeneous government stakeholders to enhance survival in different institutional environments. We consider how the distinct resources provided from venture ties to military and political actors represent complementary strategic...

The prevailing view in the management literature is that income inequality fosters entrepreneurship by providing both incentives and resources for individuals to engage in risk-taking and innovative activities. However, we contend that this view overlooks the potential negative effects of high...

We seek to understand whether and how social activism can affect entrepreneurship in the context of an authoritarian regime. Unlike Western democracies, where activism is legal and can foster entrepreneurship through gradual institutional change, social activism and entrepreneurship are...

This paper explores why some policies designed to lower the barriers to entry and close the entrepreneurial gender gap are effective in some settings, yet ineffective in others. We propose that while policy changes can lower the barriers to entrepreneurship, local institutional logics may shape...

Entrepreneurs face a host of potential choices in creating new firms, yet little is known about how multiple institutional actors promoting different practices and technologies can affect entrepreneurial decision-making, especially at the beginning of new sectors and technological lifecycles....