Purpose: This paper explores the contextual factors involved in the development and application of paradigmatic theories in general, and the application and development of Agency Theory in the Chinese context in particular. Design/methodology/approach: Referring to four templates for the design...

The study aims to examine the determinants of social loafing by using social exchange theory and expectation theory. Specifically, we examine how self-efficacy and entrepreneurial bricolage moderate the relationship between perceived organizational support and employee social loafing. In...

Frequent and open interaction between venture capitalists (VCs) and entrepreneurs is necessary for venture capital investments to occur. Increasingly, these investments are made across jurisdictions. The vast majority of these cross-border investments are carried out in a syndicate of two or...