Rhetorical history has emerged as a useful theoretical construct that bridges the long
recognized gap between historical and organizational scholarship. Despite its growing …

Historical research represents an alternative understanding of temporality that can
contribute to greater methodological and theoretical plurality in international business (IB) …

Time and temporality are central to strategy and strategic management. Yet, relatively little
attention has been paid to what organizational members do to shape temporal phenomena …

Rhetoric is the art of persuasion through speech or text. However, it should not be reduced
to a mere form of representation because it often includes processes of dividing, ordering …

We develop a process model of how and why entrepreneurial framing can lead to deception
and result in the loss of legitimacy in new ventures. We draw on the literature on framing and …

How can stakeholder theory contribute to opportunity theory? We suggest that stakeholder
theory affords appropriate theoretical lenses for grounding the opportunity-actualization …

How do family values endure decades after an enterprise is no longer a family business?
Addressing this question has been a challenge in social theory, and it is an issue of …

Many entrepreneurial opportunities are associated with events, including sports
competitions, races and tournaments, concerts and music festivals, and conferences and …

Resilience research has extensively addressed how organizations cope with disruptive
events and their immediate impact. The focus of this research has been on how …

There is growing interest in understanding the role of stakeholders—including financiers,
employees, customers, suppliers, and communities—in the process of new venture …