We review new venture creation process research in leading journals over the past 30
years, applying a broad view of “process.” While we find a rich and varied literature with …

For entrepreneurs, establishing and maintaining new venture legitimacy is a complex
endeavor. Various factors complicate this process, including issues of optimal …

Entrepreneurship has the potential to be an inclusive space comprising many types of
conventional as well as unconventional entrepreneurs. In this essay we will argue that when …

Calls for greater contextualization have been powerful in motivating research and
knowledge creation about entrepreneurship. However, unless counter-balanced with …

Abstract Research Summary We articulate the value of historical methods and reasoning in
strategic entrepreneurship research and theory. We begin by introducing the papers in the …

Entrepreneurs need to act under conditions of uncertainty and resource constraints to bring
new, often‐unrecognizable products to market and convince an unknown set of …

Expressions about opportunities are used unproblematically in everyday contexts. Yet, the
question “What is an opportunity?” has posed a difficult riddle in the academic study of …

It is often assumed that opportunities can be known ex ante in spite of the fact that the future
is simultaneously acknowledged to be unknowable. This paper endeavors to resolve this …

We examine how entrepreneurs rework the temporal commitments implicated in their
venture ideas when they persevere or pivot upon confronting unexpected events. To gain a …

As a self-organizing act, entrepreneurship is a significant feature of and force within modern
life that is intimately related to individuals' growth, development, and well-being. We present …