How do informal institutions affect conflicts between controlling and minority shareholders,
also known as principal–principal (PP) conflicts? The dominant formal institution-based view …

This article analyzes the role of context in the advancement of entrepreneurship research. It
defines contextualization and discusses why and how it is important in entrepreneurship …

Abstract Research Question/Issue This study seeks to extend agency theory in the context of
tunneling by exploring how different owner types seek private benefits of control …

In this paper, we examine how one important type of relationship, research joint ventures
(RJVs), is governed within the context of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Based on agency …

We examine the association between common institutional ownership and tax avoidance in
an institutional setting characterized by concentrated ownership and principal-principal …

Abstract Research Question/Issue This study examines activism campaigns where multiple
activists simultaneously target the same firm—which we term clustered shareholder activism …

We analyse business‐NGO (B2N) alliances through the lenses of multiple agency and
behavioural agency theories to identify the sources of agency problems and the most …

While principal–principal problems are prevalent in emerging economies, the severity of
these problems could vary based on the identity of shareholders and the institutional …

This study contextualizes the agency theory perspective in the Chinese setting to better
understand the determinants of tunneling by controlling shareholders, a well-known form of …

While research has commonly assumed that business-owning families are concerned about
the preservation of control, families are increasingly seeking cooperation with external …