Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research -- 1996 Index Page

I. SPECIAL TOPIC: ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR

Alcoholism Treatment Center Death: Interorganizational Linkages in Health Care:
Terry C. Blum, Paul M. Roman and Scott A. Shane

Toward A Not-For-Profit Analytical Framework: William D. Bygrave, Daniel D'Heilly,
Melinda McMullen and Natalie T. Taylor

Social Comparison Behavior Among Profit and Not-For-Profit Oriented Businesses: An Analysis of Similarities and Differences: Brooke R. Envick, Steven M. Sommer and Robin D. Anderson

SUMMARIES

Toward Transforming Voluntary Social Service Organizations in Ontario

Investing in Neighborhood Entrepreneurs: Private Foundations As Community Development Venture Capitalists

Non-Profit Entrepreneurship At The Grass Roots: The NFTE Venture For Educating Low-Income Youth

The Entrepreneurship Practice in a Brazilian NGO-Non Governmental Organization: A Successful Experience In A Street Kids Educational and Professional Centre:

Business Incubators: Linking The Not-For-Profit and Entrepreneurship Sectors

Determinants of Entrepreneurial Behavior Within Foundations: An Examination Of Factors Affecting Start-Up, Effective Management and Continuity

II. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENTREPRENEUR

Evidence for the Existence of a Set of Personality Types, Defined by Psychological Tests, That Predict Entrepreneurial Success: John B. Miner

Psychological Factors in Success at Getting Into Business: Kelly G. Shaver, William B. Gartner, Elizabeth J. Gatewood and Lynn H. Vos

SUMMARIES

Using Cognitive Processes to Differentiate Among Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurial Characteristics Inventory: Validation Process of an Instrument of Entrepreneurial Profiles

The Origin of the Species: Genes, Darwin and Entrepreneurs

III. WOMEN AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SUMMARIES

Women Entrepreneurs: Profile Differences Across High and Low Performing Adolescent Firms

Leadership Vision of Successful Women Entrepreneurs: Dimensions and Characteristics

Toward Equal Access: The Fiscal Strength and Creditworthiness of Women- Owned Enterprises

A Comparison of Men and Women Entrepreneurs: A Cross-National Exploratory Study

POSTER SESSION

Portrait of a Program: Women Business Owners and One Not-for-Profit Program that Educates Them:

IV. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR

Effects of Transferability of Learning From Pre-Start-up Experiences:
Arif Butt and Wasif Khan

The Impact of the Owner's Employment Status on New Business Formations and Their Substance: William J. Dennis, Jr. and Terri Dial

Three Key Experiences of Japanese Entrepreneurs During Their Elementary and Secondary School Years: Shoko Ohe and Takeru Ohe

Founder Backgrounds and Entrepreneurial Success: Implications for Core Competence Strategy Application to New Ventures: Steven T. Walsh, Bruce A. Kirchhoff and Robert L. Boylan

SUMMARIES

Why Does The Self-Employment Rate Vary Across Countries and Over Time?

The Decision to Start a New Venture: Values, Beliefs and Alternatives

The Convergence of Good Ideas: How Do Serial Entrepreneurs Recognize Innovative Business Ideas?

Reluctant Entrepreneurs: Factors of Participation, Satisfaction, and Success

Existing Businesses as Sources of New Firms: A Missing Topic in Business Formation Research?

New Venture Scholarship Versus Practice: When Entrepreneurship Academics Try The Real Thing as Applied Research

Entrepreneurship in New Start Small Businesses: A Regional Study of Factors Contributing to Entrepreneurial Success:

V. MANAGERIAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOR OF ENTREPRENEURS

Entrepreneurial Time Allocation: Antecedents and Performance Implications:
Arnold C. Cooper, Mohan Ramachandran and David Schoorman

Entrepreneurs as Managers: A Study of the Implications of Different Managerial Styles for New Venture Performance: Jaume Franquesa and Arnold C. Cooper

VI. COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES

Competing Against a Retailing Giant: A Look at How Local Merchants Respond to the Arrival of Wal-Mart: Jeffrey E. McGee

SUMMARIES

Sustained Competitive Advantage as Rent on Entrepreneurship: A Resource-Based Perspective

VII. GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION: REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

Internationalization of New Ventures: Implications of the Value Chain:
James G. Almeida and James M. Bloodgood

Geographic Expansion: A Common But Managerially Challenging Path to Small Firm Growth:
Bruce R. Barringer and Daniel W. Greening

SUMMARIES

The Impact of Top Management Groups on the Internationalization of Small and Medium Sized Software Firms

VIII. STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND NETWORKS

External Resource Exchange and Perceptions of Competitiveness Within Organizational Networks: An Organizational Learning Perspective: Sherrie E. Human and Keith G. Provan

The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Networks: Bengt Johannisson

Strategic Alliances and Performance of High Technology New Firms: Timothy M. Stearns

The Development Process of Interfirm Cooperation of SMEs: Elina Varamäki

SUMMARIES

Complex Product Systems and Vertical Disintegration of R&D: Influences On New, Technology-Based Firms

Entrepreneurial Networks: Level of Development and SME Competitiveness

IX. FRANCHISING

Making New Franchise Systems Work: Scott A. Shane

An Examination of the Effects of Exit and Switching Costs on Trade Mark Valuation and Franchisee Satisfaction: Stephen Spinelli and Sue Birley

SUMMARIES

A Risk Assessment Model For Franchising Entry Strategies in High Risk Markets: Developing The Taxonomy

X. BUSINESS ANGELS

Serial Investors: An Exploratory Study: Peter Kelly and Michael Hay

The Returns from Informal Venture Capital Investments: Some Evidence From Finland:
Annareetta Lumme, Colin Mason and Markku Suomi

SUMMARIES

Technology Due Diligence: What Angels Consider Important

Venturenet: A New Approach to the Promotion of Informal Venture Capital Investments

XI. INVESTMENT, VENTURE CAPITAL DECISIONS

Financing Early Stage Technology Based Companies: Investment Criteria Used by Investors: Jagdeep S. Bachher and Paul D. Guild

Factors Underlying Changes in Risk Perceptions of New Ventures by Venture Capitalists:
Douglas D. Moesel, Jim Fiet, Lowell Busenitz and Jay Barney

Do Venture Capitalists Really Understand Their Own Decision Process?: A Social Judgment Theory Perspective: Andrew L. Zacharakis and G. Dale Meyer

SUMMARIES

Estimation of Risk in Young Ventures

XII. FINANCING: TRADITIONAL SOURCES

SUMMARIES:

Capital Structures in New Ventures: Characteristics and Relationships to Performance

Dimensions of Access to Capital in Canadian SMEs: Implications and Findings from Multiple Data Sources

An Empirical Investigation of SCORs (Small Corporate Offering Registrations): Do Geographical Region and Amount Offered Affect the Success of Offerings?

The Entrepreneur and the Banker: A Comparative Study of Perceptions

Does Bank Size Affect the Relationship Between Entrepreneurs and Their Bankers?

XIII. MARKET VALUE AND FIRM GROWTH

The Market Value of Intangible Resources: Evidence From the Biotechnology Industry:
Joseph E. Coombs and David L. Deeds

Firm Specific Capabilities as a Determinant of the 'Market Value Added' By Biotechnology Companies: David L. Deeds and Joseph Coombs

Pricing High Growth Firms: Arbitrage Opportunities in the INC.100:
Benoit F. Leleux, Julian E Lange and Veronique M. Matthys

SUMMARIES

An Index of Family Controlled Publicly Traded Firms: Comparison of Performance Relative to Traditional Indices

XIV. FIRM GROWTH

Initial Founding Conditions and New Firm Performance: A Longitudinal Study Integrating Predictions From Multiple Perspectives: Charles E. R. Bamford, Thomas J. Dean
and Patricia P. McDougall

When Does Growth Pay?: Richard N. Cardozo, Tait Elder and Brian Harmon

Gauging Performance in Emerging Businesses: Longitudinal Evidence and Growth Pattern Analysis: Gaylen N. Chandler and David A. Baucus

SUMMARIES

A Model Of The Early Organization Growth and Development Process: A Case Study of A Telecommunications Venture

Competing For The Critical Mass: An Analysis of the Success And Failure of High Growth Firms In Emerging Industries

XV. MANAGEMENT AND GROWTH

Leadership, Management, and Culture in High-Performance Entrepreneurial Companies:
John H. Eggers, Kim T. Leahy and Neil C. Churchill

Managing Growth Through Strategic Change in New Ventures:
G. Page West III and G. Dale Meyer

XVI. FIRM OWNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE

Using Ownership As An Incentive: Does The "Too Many Chiefs" Rule Apply in Initial Public Offering (IPO) Firms?: Theresa M. Welbourne

The Longer Term Effects of Management-Led Buy-Outs:
Mike Wright, Nick Wilson and Ken Robbie

SUMMARIES

A View of Public Entrepreneurship: IPOs, Strategy, and Management

XVII. HIGH TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Parasitic Product Development: Do Small Firms Exploit Knowledge Spillovers?:
Michael B. Heeley and Charles W. L. Hill

Patterns and Determinants of Technological Scanning: An Empirical Investigation of Manufacturing SMBs: Pierre-André Julien, Louis Raymond, Réal Jacob and Charles Ramangalahy

XVII. HIGH TECHNOLOGY FIRMS AND STRATEGY

Niche Strategy - Planning Focus Synergy in Technological, Entrepreneurial Firms:
Karen A. Bantel

SUMMARIES

A Gap Analysis of Infrastructural Support to Entrepreneurs in Biotechnology

Innovative Medical Technology and Entrepreneurial Transfer

Research Centers: Lessons To Be Learned For University Intrapreneurship

XIX. GOVERNMENT POLICY, PROGRAMS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Government Programs and High Growth New Firms: Sammis B. White and Paul D. Reynolds

SUMMARIES

Government Agencies: Their Role in Promoting Growth Through Innovation to SMEs

An Empirical Assessment of the Returns to Investment in Entrepreneurial Education

New Venture Growth in France: Do Local Government Policies Make A Difference

The Triad Theory Essential to Entrepreneurial Success

XX. TRANSITION ECONOMIES, PRIVITIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Entrepreneurs and Privatized Firms in Russia and Ukraine: Evidence on Performance:
Mike Wright, Igor Filatotchev and Trevor Buck

SUMMARIES

Water Supply and Waste Water Treatment: Converting From a Not-For-Profit to a For-Profit Organization

Barriers to Entrepreneurship in A Transition Economy: The Romanian Case

XXI. MISCELLANEOUS

SUMMARIES

The Entrepreneurial Spirit in Japan: A Recent Assessment

Entrepreneurship and The Homeless: Can Microenterprises Lead to Self- Sufficiency?

Entrepreneurial Ethics: The Impact of Accountability and Independence

XXII. WORKSHOPS
No Papers Available

Conducting International Franchising Research with the Classroom in Mind:
Frank Hoy, Scott Shane, Karin Fladmoe-Lindquist, & Dianne H. B. Welsch

Corporate Venturing and Discontinuous Innovation:

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