Abstract Social entrepreneurship has emerged as an important research topic in the literature. This interest stems from social entrepreneurs' role addressing serious problems on a worldwide scale while enhancing wealth, often without regard for profits. In this article, we explain forces contributing to formation and rapid internationalization of ventures. We use behavioral theory firm distill key attributes opportunities show how these influence timing geographic scope ventures'...

In this study, the impact of implicit and explicit activation gender stereotypes on men's women's intentions to pursue a traditionally masculine career, such as entrepreneurship, was examined. On basis stereotype theory, it hypothesized that men women would confirm about entrepreneurship when presented implicitly but disconfirm explicitly. Hypotheses were tested by randomly assigning 469 business students one 6 experimental conditions then measuring their entrepreneurial intentions. Results...

The primary goal of this study was to examine the role proactive personality in moderating influence widely-held `masculine' stereotype about entrepreneurs on intentions become an entrepreneur. Manipulating threat, results from eighty young women indicated that with more were significantly affected by exposure commonly known and had a significant decrease entrepreneurial compared less personality. are discussed terms their theoretical significance practical relevance.

Scaling has remained a challenge for social enterprises, which strive to balance impact with financial performance facilitate sustainable development. Product diversification, common scaling strategy in commercial been recently proposed as scale enterprises while keeping their dual goals balance. We empirically investigate this using combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses microfinance institutions India. Our inductive analysis reveals that product diversification varies along...

Traditional theories of entrepreneurship have been about risk-oriented profit-seeking individuals who identify market opportunities and exploit them to earn profits. Though useful understand a large part entrepreneurial activities in modern economies, the focus on profit as underlying motive entrepreneurs is not helpful understanding social entrepreneurs. Social refers creation viable socio-economic structures, relations, institutions, organizations practices that yield sustain benefits...

Recent work has emphasized the role of context in shaping diversification strategies social enterprises (SEs), but our understanding remains superficial. We identify two types context-driven strategies—market development (MDD) and market functioning (MFD)—depending on type voids being addressed. then empirically test how these impact performance SEs twin dimensions financial growth impact. Using a mixed-method approach qualitative interviews longitudinal database Indian microfinance firms...

Entrepreneurs need to accumulate different types of resources take the initial steps grow their ventures. While much is known about configurations that improve venture success, less on how ventures should initially begin exploit valuable opportunities. Using agent-based simulations, we classify by functions (search and execution) they provide. We find acquiring search before execution leads more opportunities, but only under conditions higher uncertainty. contribute entrepreneurial resource...

Scale has remained elusive for hybrid organizations. Recently, product diversification been proposed as a strategy to scale up organizations while preserving their hybridity. We build on this work investigate if and how impacts the social financial dimensions of scale, in an environment rife with institutional voids. Drawing literature voids, using longitudinal database Microfinance institutions (MFI), we theorize find that leads greater scaling both terms profits impact. Upon unpacking...

In this paper, we study convergence between the video game and movie industries in emerging interactive entertainment industry to understand how cross–industry intra–industry knowledge spillovers influence performance. We find that experience their primary enables firms benefit from spillovers. Experience complementary allows span boundaries more However, comes at a cost as with may inhibit use of Our findings show when within across

Firms in high technology creative industries have to leverage specialized knowledge from diverse areas build novel new products that a significant impact on the industry. Often such required is outside boundaries of firm. Thus, firms must locate talent and skills they need globally hire them for short period time develop products. Based capability team literatures, we propose product development projects designed staffed with greater role diversity, or specialization, will consistent prior...

This study examines the performance of products that span their category boundaries in technologically converging industries. While few studies systematically explore demand side implications convergence, using data from video game industry, we find boundary spanning both intra and inter industry enhances performance. The level product complexity reduces effect intra-industry increases inter-industry spanning. We also as erode over time positive on diminishes.

I investigate how entrepreneurs’ choice of first partner influences the likelihood and type second effect order on outcomes for new ventures in bio-pharmaceutical industry. Ventures match up with generic resource firms as their partners, while specialized partners prefer to wait till underlying technology matures. Generic enable selection inhibit a partner. Identifying right helps entrepreneurs access capabilities from multiple diverse sets improving performance financial growth.