Topic:Academic Literature in Entrepreneurship
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Application of Entrepreneurial Management Theory
Issues and Problems from Various Entrepreneurial Perspectives
Ames, M. & Runco, M.A., “Predicting Entrepreneurship From Ideation and Divergent Thinking,” Creativity and Innovation Management, 14 (3), p. 311-315, 2005.
Baron, R.A., “Psychological Perspectives on Entrepreneurship: Cognitive and Social Factors in Entrepreneurs' Success,” Current Directions in Psychological Science, 9 (1), p. 15-18, 2000.
Baron, R.A., “The Cognitive Perspective: a Valuable tool for Answering Entrepreneurship's Basic “Why” Questions,” Journal of Business Venturing, 19 (2), p. 221-239, 2004.
Busenitz, L.W. & Barney, J.B., “Differences between Entrepreneurs and Managers in Large Organizations: Biases and Heuristics in Strategic Decision-making,” Journal of Business Venturing, 12 (1), p. 9-30, 1997.
Crane, F.G. & Crane E.C., “Management Principles: The Theory of Management: Dispositional Optimism and Entrepreneurial Success,” The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 10 (1), p. 13-25, 2007.
Krueger, N.F. Jr., “What Lies Beneath? The Experiential Essence of Entrepreneurial Thinking,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31 (1), p. 123–138, 2007
Kuratko, D.F., Hornsby, J.S., Naffziger, D.W. & Montagno, R.V., “Implement Entrepreneurial Thinking in Established Organizations,” SAM Advanced Management Journal, 58, p. 28-33, 1993.
Kuratko, D.F., Ireland, R.D., Covin, J.G., Hornsby, J.S., “A Model of Middle-level Managers' Entrepreneurial Behavior,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 29 (6), p. 699-716, 2005.
McGrath, R.G & MacMillan, I., The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Strategies for Continuously Creating Opportunity in an Age of Uncertainty, Harvard Business School Press, 2000.
Mitchell, R.K., Smith, J.B., Morse, E.A., Seawright, K.W., Peredo, A.M. & Mckenzie, B., “Are Entrepreneurial Cognitions Universal? Assessing Entrepreneurial Cognitions across Cultures,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 26 (4), p.9-33, 2002. An errata for this article was published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 27 (2), p. 209, 2002
Sternberg, R.J., “Successful Intelligence as a Basis for Entrepreneurship,” Journal of Business Venturing 19, p. 189–201, 2004.
Defining Entrepreneurship
Birch, D.L., The Job Generation Process, MIT Program on Neighborhood and Regional Change Cambridge, Mass., 1979.
Brazeal, D.V. & Herbert, T.T., “The Genesis of Entrepreneurship,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 23 (3), p. 29-45, 1999.
Carree, M.A. & Thurik, A.R., “The Impact of Entrepreneurship on Economic Growth,” in Zoltan Acs and David Audretsch (Eds.), Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research, Springer USA, 2005.
Cunningham, J.B. & Lischeron, J., “Defining Entrepreneurship,” Journal of Small Business Management, 29, p. 45-61, 1991.
Hébert, R.F. & Link, A.N., “In Search of the Meaning of Entrepreneurship,” Small Business Economics, 1 (1), p. 39-49, 1989.
Karlsson, C., Friis, C. & Paulsson, T., “Relating Entrepreneurship to Economic Growth,” in B. Johansson, C. Karlsson & R.R. Stough (Eds.), The Emerging Digital Economy: Entrepreneurship, Clusters and Policy, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2005.
Kirchhoff, B.A. & Greene, P.G., “Understanding the Theoretical and Empirical Content of Critiques of U.S. Job Creation Research,” Small Business Economics, 10 (2), p. 153-170, 1998.
Picot, G. & Dupuy, R., “Job Creation by Company Size Class: The Magnitude, Concentration and Persistence of Job Gains and Losses in Canada”, Small Business Economics, 10 (2), p.110-139, 1998.
Shane, S.A. & Venkataraman, S., “The Promise of Entrepreneurship as a Field of Research,” Academy of Management Review, 25 (1), p. 217-226, 2000.
Sharma, P. & Chrisman, J.J., “Toward a Reconciliation of the Definitional Issues in the Field of Corporate Entrepreneurship,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 23 (3), p. 11-27, 1999.
Wennekers, S. & Thurik, R., “Linking Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth,” Small Business Economics, 13 (1), p. 27-55, 1999.
Defining Creativity and Innovation
Heunks, F.J., “Innovation, Creativity and Success,” Small Business Economics, 10 (3), p. 263-272, 1998.
Lee, S.Y., Florida, R. & Acs, Z.J., “Creativity and Entrepreneurship: A Regional Analysis of New Firm Formation,” Regional Studies, 38 (8), p. 879-891, 2004.
McMullan, W.E., A General Theory of Entrepreneurial Creativity, Unpublished Manuscript, 2007. Not currently in our collection
Sternberg, R.J. (Ed.), Handbook of Creativity. Cambridge: University Press, 1999. Not currently in our collection
Ward, T.B., “Cognition, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship,” Journal of Business Venturing, 19 (2), p. 173-188, 2004.
Strategy for Start-up Survival and Growth
Baum, J.R., Locke, E.A. & Smith, K.G., “A Multidimensional Model of Venture Growth,” The Academy of Management Journal, 44 (2), p. 292-303, 2001.
Carter, N.M., Stearns, T.M., Reynolds, P.D. & Miller, B.A., “New Venture Strategies: Theory Development with an Empirical Base,” Strategic Management Journal, 15 (1), p. 21-41, 1994.
Carter, N.M., Williams, M. & Reynolds, P.D., “Discontinuance among New Firms in Retail: The Influence of Initial Resources, Strategy, and Gender,” Journal of Business Venturing, 12 (2), p. 125-145, 1997.
Chrisman, J.J, Bauerschmidt, A. & Hofer, C.W., “The Determinants of New Venture Performance: An Extended Model,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 23 (1), p. 5-29, 1998.
Ebben, J.J. & Johnson, A.C., “Efficiency, Flexibility, or Both? Evidence Linking Strategy to Performance in Small Firms,” Strategic Management Journal, 26 (13), p. 1249-1259, 2005.
Edelman, L.F., Brush, C.G. & Manolova, T., “Co-alignment in the Resource-performance Relationship: Strategy as Mediator,” Journal of Business Venturing, 20 (3), p. 359-383, 2005.
Eisenhardt, K.M. & Schoonhoven, C.B., “Organizational Growth: Linking Founding Team, Strategy, Environment, and Growth among U.S. Semiconductor Ventures, 1978-1988,” Administrative Science Quarterly, 35 (3), p. 504-529, 1990.
Feeser, H.R. & Willard, G.E., “Founding Strategy and Performance: A Comparison of High and Low Growth High Tech Firms,” Strategic Management Journal, 11 (2), p. 87-98, 1990.
Gundry, L.K. & Welsch, H.P., “The Ambitious Entrepreneur: High Growth Strategies of Women-owned Enterprises,” Journal of Business Venturing, 16 (5), p. 453-470, 2001.
McDougall, P. & Robinson, R.B. Jr., “New Venture Strategies: An Empirical Identification of Eight 'Archetypes' of Competitive Strategies for Entry,” Strategic Management Journal, 11 (6), p. 447-467, 1990.
McDougall, P.P., Covin, J.G., Robinson, R.B. Jr & Herron, L., “The Effects of Industry Growth and Strategic Breadth on New Venture Performance and Strategy Content,” Strategic Management Journal, 15 (7), p. 537-554, 1994.
Olson, P.D. & Bokor, D.W., “Strategy Process-Content Interaction: Effects on Growth Performance in Small Start-Up Firms,” Journal of Small Business Management, 33 (1), p. 34-44, 1995.
van Gelderen, M., Frese, M. & Thurik, A.R.,”Strategies, Uncertainty and Performance of Small Business Startups,” Small Business Economics, 15 (3), p. 165-181, 2000.
Sandberg, W.R. & Hofer, C.W., “Improving New Venture Performance: The Role of Strategy, Industry Structure, and the Entrepreneur,” Journal of Business Venturing, 2 (1), p. 5-28, 1987.
Stearns, T.M., Carter, N.M., Reynolds, P.D. & Williams, M.L., “New Firm Survival: Industry, Strategy, and Location,” Journal of Business Venturing, 10 (1), p. 23-42, 1995.
Zahra, S.A., “Technology Strategy and New Venture Performance: A Study of Corporate-sponsored and Independent Biotechnology Ventures,” Journal of Business Venturing, 11 (4), p. 289-321, 1996.
Entrepreneurial Strategy in Global Contexts
Anderson, S., Gabrielsson, J. & Wictor, I., “International Activities in Small Firms: Examining Factors Influencing the Internationalization and Export Growth of Small Firms,” Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 21 (1), p. 22-34, 2004.
Fernhaber, S.A., McDougall, P.P. & Oviatt, B.M., “Exploring the Role of Industry Structure in New Venture Internationalization,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 31, p. 517-542, 2007.
George, G., Wiklund, J. & Zahra, S.A., “Ownership and the Internationalization of Small Firms,” Journal of Management, 31 (2), p. 210-233, 2005.
Hitt, M.A., Tihanyi, L., Miller, T., & Connelly, B., “International Diversification: Antecedents, Outcomes, and Moderators,” Journal of Management, 2006, 32 (6), p. 831-867, 2006.
Knight, G.A. Cavusgil, S.T., “Innovation Organizational Capabilities and the Born-Global Firm,” Journal of International Business Studies, 35 (2), p.124-141, 2004.
Lévesque, M. & Shepherd, D.A., “Entrepreneurs' Choice of Entry Strategy in Emerging and Developed Markets,” Journal of Business Venturing, 19 (1), p. 29-55, 2004.
Lu, J.W. & Beamish, P.W, “The Internationalization and Performance of SMEs,” Strategic Management Journal, 22 (6/7), p. 565-584, 2001.
McDougall, P.P., “International versus Domestic Entrepreneurship: New Venture Strategic Behavior and Industry Structure,” Journal of Business Venturing, 4 (6), p. 387-400, 1989.
McDougall, P.P., Shane, S.A. & Oviatt, B.M., “Explaining the Formation of International New Ventures: The Limits of Theories from International Business Research,” Journal of Business Venturing, 9 (6), p. 469-487, 1994.
McDougall, P.P. & Oviatt, B.M., “New Venture Internationalization, Strategic Change, and Performance: A Follow-Up Study,” Journal of Business Venturing, 11 (1), p.23-40, 1996.
McDougall, P.P. & Oviatt, B.M., “International Entrepreneurship: The Intersection of Two Research Paths,” Academy of Management Journal, 43 (5), p. 902-906, 2000.
Oviatt, B.M. & McDougall, P.P., “Defining International Entrepreneurship and Modeling the Speed of Internationalization,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 29 (5), p. 537-553, 2005.
Zahra, S.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hitt, M.A., “International Expansion by New Venture Firms: International Diversity, Mode of Market Entry, Technological Learning and Performance,” Academy of Management Journal, 43 (5), p. 925-950, 2000.
Zahra, S.A., “A Theory of International New Ventures: a Decade of Research,” Journal of International Business Studies, 36 (1), p. 20-28, 2005.
New Venture Strategy Selection
Cooper, A.C., Woo, C.Y., & Dunkelberg, W.C., “Entrepreneurs' Perceived Chances for Success,” Journal of Business Venturing, 3 (2), p. 97-108, 1988.
DeTienne, D.R., Shepherd, D.A. & de Castro, J.O., “The fallacy of ‘only the strong survive’: The Effects of Extrinsic Motivation on the Persistence Decisions for Under-performing Firms,” Journal of Business Venturing, In Press, 2007
McCarthy, A.M., Schoorman, F.D., &.Cooper, A.C., "Reinvestment Decisions by Entrepreneurs: Rational Decision-making or Escalation of Commitment?,” Journal of Business Venturing, 8 (1), p. 9-24, 1993.
Managing People and Processes
Entrepreneurial Skills, Traits, Behaviours and Attitudes
Busenitz, L.W. & Barney, J.B., “Differences Between Entrepreneurs and Managers in Large Organizations: Biases and Heuristics in Strategic Decision-making,” Journal of Business Venturing, 12 (1), p. 9-30, 1997.
Ciavarella, M.A., Buchholtz, A.K., Riordan, C.M., Gatewood, R.D. & Stokes, G.S., “The Big Five and Venture Survival: Is there a Linkage?,” Journal of Business Venturing, 19 (4), p. 465-483, 2004.
Cooper, A.C.& Artz, K.W., “Determinants of Satisfaction for Entrepreneurs,” Journal of Business Venturing, 10 (6), p. 439-457, 1995.
Forbes, D.P., “Are some Entrepreneurs more Overconfident than Others?,” Journal of Business Venturing, 20 (5), p. 623-640, 2005.
Frank, H., Lueger, M., & Korunka, C., “The significance of personality in business start-up intentions, start-up realization and business success,” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 19 (3), p. 227-251, 2007.
Janney, J.J. & Dess, G.D., “The Risk Concept for Entrepreneurs Reconsidered: New Challenges to the Conventional Wisdom,” Journal of Business Venturing, 21 (3), p. 385-400, 2006.
Korunka, C., Frank, H., Lueger, M., & Mugler, J., “The Entrepreneurial Personality in the Context of Resources, Environment, and the Startup Process—A Configurational Approach,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 28 (1), p. 23-42, 2003.
McGrath, R.G. & MacMillan, I.C., “More like Each Other than Anyone Else? A Cross-cultural Study of Entrepreneurial Perceptions,” Journal of Business Venturing, 7 (5), p. 419-429, 1992.
Miner, J.B., “Entrepreneurs, High Growth Entrepreneurs, and Managers: Contrasting and Overlapping Motivational Patterns,” Journal of Business Venturing, 5 (4), p. 221-234, 1990.
Mueller, S.L. & Thomas, A.S., “Culture and Entrepreneurial Potential: A Nine Country Study of Locus of Control and Innovativeness,” Journal of Business Venturing, 16 (1), p. 51-75, 2001.
Palich, L.E. & Bagby, D.R., “Using Cognitive Theory to Explain Entrepreneurial Risk-taking: Challenging Conventional Wisdom,” Journal of Business Venturing, 10 (6), p. 425-438, 1995.
Robinson, P. B., Stimpson, D. V., Huefner, J., and Hunt, H. K., “An Attitude Approach to the Prediction of Entrepreneurship,” Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 15(4), p. 13-31, 1991.
Stewart, W.H. Jr., Watson, W.E., Carland, J.C. & Carland, J.W., “A Proclivity for Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Corporate Managers,” Journal of Business Venturing,14 (2), p. 189-214, 1999
Zhao, H. & Seibert, S.E., “The Big Five Personality Dimensions and Entrepreneurial Status: A Meta-Analytical Review,” Journal of Applied Psychology, 91 (2), p. 259-271, 2006.
Founder and Founding Team Dynamics
Amason, A.C., Shrader, R.C. &.Tompson, G.H., “Newness and Novelty: Relating Top Management Team Composition to New Venture Performance,” Journal of Business Venturing, 21 (1), p. 125-148, 2006.
Beckman, C.M., “The Influence of Founding Team Company Affiliations on Firm Behavior,” Academy of Management Journal, 49 (4), p. 741-758, 2006.
Beckman, C.M., Burton, M.D. & O'Reilly, C., “Early Teams: The Impact of Team Demography on VC Financing and Going Public,” Journal of Business Venturing, 22, p. 147-173, 2007.
Chandler, G.N., Honig, B. & Wiklund, J., “Antecedents, Moderators, and Performance Consequences of Membership Change in New Venture Teams,” Journal of Business Venturing, 20 (5), p. 705-725, 2005.
Ensley, M.D, Carland, J.W & Carland, J.C., “Investigating the Existence of the Lead Entrepreneur,” Journal of Small Business Management, 38 (4), p. 59-77, 2000.
Ensley, M.D. & Pearce, C.L., “Shared Cognition in Top Management Teams: Implications for New Venture Performance,” Journal of Organizational Behavior, 22 (2), p. 145-160, 2001.
Ensley, M.D., Pearson, A.W. & Amason, A.C., “Understanding the Dynamics of New Venture Top Management Teams: Cohesion, Conflict, and New Venture Performance,” Journal of Business Venturing, 17 (4), p. 365-386, 2002.
Forbes, D.P., Borchert, P.S., Zellmer-Bruhn, M.E., & Sapienza, H.J., “Entrepreneurial Team Formation: An Exploration of New Member Addition,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 30 (2), p. 225-248, 2006.
Francis, D.H. & Sandberg, W.R., “Friendship Within Entrepreneurial Teams and its Association with Team and Venture Performance,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 25 (2), p. 5-25, 2000.
Godwin, L.N., Stevens, C.E., & Brenner, N.L., “Forced to Play by the Rules? Theorizing How Mixed-Sex Founding Teams Benefit Women Entrepreneurs in Male-Dominated Contexts,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 30 (5), p. 623-642, 2006.
Hmieleski, K.M. & Ensley, M.D., “A Contextual Examination of New Venture Performance: Entrepreneur Leadership Behavior, Top Management Team Heterogeneity, and Environmental Dynamism,” Journal of Organizational Behavior, 28 (7), p. 865-889, 2007. Or try the MRC print collection
Kamm, J.B., Shuman, J.C.,Seeger, J.A., & Nurick, A.J.. “Entrepreneurial Teams in New Venture Creation: A Research Agenda,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 14 (4), p. 7-17, 1990.
Kamm, J.B. & Nurick, A.J., “The Stages of Team Venture Formation: A Decision-making Model,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 17 (2), p.17-27, 1991.
Lechler, T., “Social Interaction: A Determinant of Entrepreneurial Team Venture Success,” Small Business Economics, 16 (4), p. 263-278, 2001.
Lipinski, J., “The Influence of an Entrepreneur’s Background on their Method of Building a Team,” University of Pittsburgh, Doctoral Dissertation, 2007. Not currently in our collection
Ruef, M., Aldrich, H.E. & Carter, N.M, “The Structure of Founding Teams: Homophily, Strong Ties, and Isolation among U.S. Entrepreneurs,” American Sociological Review, 68 (2), p. 195-222, 2003.
Talaulicar, T., Grundei, J. & Werder, A.V., “Strategic Decision Making in Start-ups: the Effect of Top Management Team Organization and Processes on Speed and Comprehensiveness,” Journal of Business Venturing, 20 (4), p. 519-541, 2005.
Ucbasaran, D., Lockett, A., Wright, M. & Westhead, P., “Entrepreneurial Founder Teams: Factors Associated with Member Entry and Exit,” Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 28 (2), p.107-127, 2003.
Watson, W.E., Ponthieu, L.D. & Critelli, J.W., “Team Interpersonal Process Effectiveness in Venture Partnerships and its Connection to Perceived Success,” Journal of Business Venturing, 10 (5), p. 393-411, 1995.
West, G.P. III, “Collective Cognition: When Entrepreneurial Teams, Not Individuals, Make Decisions,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31 (1), p. 77-102, 2007.
Key Leadership Issues in Exploiting Opportunities
Cogliser, C.C., & Brigham, K.H., “The Intersection of Leadership and Entrepreneurship: Mutual Lessons to be Learned,” Leadership Quarterly, 15 (6), p. 771–799, 2004.
Conger, J.A., “Leadership: The Art of Empowering Others,” Academy of Management Executive, 3 (1), p. 17-24, 1989.
Covin, J.G., & Slevin, D.P., “The Entrepreneurial Imperatives of Strategic Leadership,” In M. A. Hitt, R. D. Ireland, S. M. Camp, & D. L. Sexton (Eds.), Strategic Entrepreneurship (pp. 309–327). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2002.
Covin, J.G., & Slevin, D.P., “The Concept of Entrepreneurial Leadership,” In M. A. Hitt, & R. D. Ireland (Eds.), Entrepreneurship Encyclopedia. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
Ensley, M.D., Hmieleski, K.M. & Pearce, C.L., “The Importance of Vertical and Shared Leadership within New Venture Top Management Teams: Implications for the Performance of Startups,” Leadership Quarterly, 17 (3), p. 217-231, 2006.
Ensley, M.D., Pearce, C.L. & Hmieleski, K.M., “The Moderating Effect of Environmental Dynamism on the Relationship between Entrepreneur Leadership Behavior and New Venture Performance,” Journal of Business Venturing, 21 (2), p. 243-263, 2006.
Gupta, V., MacMillan, I.C., & Surie, G., “Entrepreneurial Leadership: Developing and Measuring a Cross-cultural Construct,” Journal of Business Venturing, 19, p. 241–260, 2004.
Hmieleski, K.M. & Ensley, M.D., “A Contextual Examination of New Venture Performance: Entrepreneur Leadership Behavior, Top Management Team Heterogeneity, and Environmental Dynamism,” Journal of Organizational Behavior, 28 (7), p. 865-889, 2007. Or try the MRC print collection
Marion, R. & Uhl-Bien, M., “Leadership in Complex Organizations,” Leadership Quarterly, 14 12 (4), p. 389–418, 2001.
Contextual Strategies for Team Development
Chowdhury, S., “Demographic Diversity for Building an Effective Entrepreneurial Team: Is it important?,” Journal of Business Venturing, 20 (6), p. 727-746, 2005.
Ensley, M.D. & Hmieleski, K.A., “A Comparative Study of New Venture Top Management Team Composition, Dynamics and Performance between University-based and Independent Start-ups,” Research Policy, 34 (7), p. 1091-1105, 2005.
Fiet, J.O., Busenitz, L.W., Moesel, D.D. & Barney, J.B., “Complementary Theoretical Perspectives on the Dismissal of New Venture Team Members,” Journal of Business Venturing, 12 (5), p. 347-366, 1997.
Foo, M.D., Sin, H.P. & Yiong, L.P., “Effects of Team Inputs and Intrateam Processes on Perceptions of Team Viability and Member Satisfaction in Nascent Ventures,” Strategic Management Journal,:27 (4), p. 389-399, 2006.
Forbes D.P., Borchert, P.S., Zellmer-Bruhn, M.E. & Sapienza, H.J., “Entrepreneurial Team Formation: An Exploration of New Member Addition,” Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 30 (2), p. 225-248, 2006.
Lechler, T. “Social Interaction: A Determinant of Entrepreneurial Team Venture Success,” Small Business Economics, 16 (4), p. 263-278, 2001.
Loane, S., Bell, J.D. & McNaughton, R., “A Cross-national Study on the Impact of Management Teams on the Rapid Internationalization of Small Firms,” Journal of World Business, 42 (4), p. 489-504, 2007.
Packalen, K.A., “Complementing Capital: The Role of Status, Demographic Features, and Social Capital in Founding Teams' Abilities to Obtain Resources,” Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 31 (6), p. 873-891, 2007.
Shrader, R. & Siegel, D.S., “Assessing the Relationship between Human Capital and Firm Performance: Evidence from Technology-based New Ventures,” Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 31 (6), p 893-908, 2007.
Vanaelst, I., Clarysse, B., Wright, M., Lockett, A., Moray, N. & S'Jegers, R., “Entrepreneurial Team Development in Academic Spinouts: An Examination of Team Heterogeneity,” Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 30 (2), p. 249-271, 2006.
Attraction of Employees and Advisors
Arthurs, J.D. & Busenitz, L.W., “Dynamic Capabilities and Venture Performance: The Effects of Venture Capitalists,” Journal of Business Venturing, 21 (2), p. 195-215, 2006.
Busenitz, L.W., Fiet, J.O. & Moesel, D.D., “Reconsidering the Venture Capitalists' ‘Value Added’ Proposition: An Interorganizational Learning Perspective,” Journal of Business Venturing, 19 (6), p. 787-807, 2004.
Clarysse, B., Knockaert, M. & Lockett, A., “Outside Board Members in High Tech Start-ups,” Journal of Small Business Economics, 29 (3), p. 243-259, 2007
Fiegener, M.K., Brown, B.M., Dreux I.V., Dirk, R. & Dennis, W.J. Jr.,”The Adoption of Outside Boards by Small Private US Firms,” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 12 (4), p. 291-309, 2000.
Fiegener, M.K., “Determinants of Board Participation in the Strategic Decisions of Small Corporations,” Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, 29 (5), p. 627-650, 2005.
Gabrielsson, J., “Correlates of Board Empowerment in Small Companies,” Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 31 (5), p. 687-711, 2007.
George, G., Wood, D.R. & Khan, R., “Networking Strategy of Boards: Implications for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises,” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 13 (3), p. 269-285, 2001.
Huse, M., “Boards of Directors in SMEs: a Review and Research Agenda,”. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 12 (4), p. 271-290, 2000.
Hsu, D.H., “Experienced Entrepreneurial Founders, Organizational Capital, and Venture Capital Funding,” Research Policy, 36 (5), p. 722-741, 2007.
Rosenstein, J., Bruno, A.V., Bygrave, W.D. & Taylor, N.T., “The CEO, Venture Capitalists, and the Board,” Journal of Business Venturing, 8 (2), p. 99-113, 1993.
Sapienza, H.J., Manigart, S. & Vermeir, W.,“Venture Capitalist Governance and Value Added in Four Countries,” Journal of Business Venturing, 11 (6), p. 439-469, 1996.
Wijbenga, F.H., Postma, T.J.B.M. & Stratling, R., “The Influence of the Venture Capitalist's Governance Activities on the Entrepreneurial Firm's Control Systems and Performance,” Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 31 (2), p. 257-277, 2007.
Demonstrating Financial Competence
Evaluating Various Financing Options
Developing Alternate Valuation Models
Appropriate Capital Structures
Acting Professionally and Ethically
Assessing Ethical Issues
Understanding the Role of Social Entrepreneurship
Managing Risk
Analyzing Legal Issues
Assessing International Risk
Communicating Effectively
Business Planning
Networking
Conducting Research
