This study examines how Buddhism as an Eastern religion influences new venture performance. We propose that Buddhist values and associations can bring unique benefits to new ventures founded by Buddhist entrepreneurs and help improve new venture performance. We further advance that at least part...

This study examines whether and how different types of institutional ties affect new venture performance at different organizational stages. We propose that equity ties to government agencies will enhance the speed and returns of IPO but hinder post-IPO market growth. By contrast, we posit that...

Performance evaluation for universities or research institutions has become a hot topic in recent years. However, the previous works rarely investigate the multiple departments’ performance of a university, and especially, none of them consider the non-homogeneity among the universities’...