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... and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence . Institutional theory Opportunity Institutions...

... attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence . Technology Dynamic capabilities Resource-based theory Institutions Institutional theory Artificial intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential...

... necessitating further examination. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on institutional theory to explore how innovation hubs promote start-ups and to what extent they develop into key stakeholders in entrepreneurial ecosystems characterized by institutional voids. We followed a qualitative...

...., 2019). Immigrant entrepreneurship Enclave strategy Institutional theory Social resources Business performance Times of crisis MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 PID 2021-123274NB-I00 Funding: This work was supported by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (award number: PID2021...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Entrepreneurship Employment Growth Institutions Institutional theory The topic of business growth receives considerable research attention from entrepreneurship scholars (Clarysse et...

... Innovative capabilities Institutional theory Soto (1989) and North (1990 , 1991) formulated what has commonly become known as institutional theory. Since the classical times and down through history, institutions have established the rules for societies, determining the modes of human...

... a comprehensive multi-level model underpinned by symbolic interactionism, institutional theory, and the nuances of gendered institutions. Employing innovative analytical techniques and leveraging data from 66 countries, we scrutinize how formal and informal gendered institutional arrangements either inhibit...

... Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Institutional theory Women entrepreneurs Institutions Female entrepreneurs How does economic freedom influence the distribution opportunity-to-necessity-motivated entrepreneurship cross-culturally...

.... Challenging this logic, the study highlights the potential of institutional theory to explain a contextualization of the link between EE and employability on a national level. Carolin Decker-Lange is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: carolin.decker-lange@brunel.ac.uk 20 08 2023...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Institutional theory Policy Women entrepreneurs Institutions Women have disproportionately lower levels of self-employment than men (GEM, 2022). Women entrepreneurs are therefore a focus for policy action, with different approaches...

.... This research is one of the first to explore the implications of institutional racism on institutional theory and the first to employ this concept within the context of family firms. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Compared to Whites...

... performance. Practical implications The study research holds key implications for strengthening institutional theory. The authors find that our empirical results draw attention to the impact that institutions and their functioning can have on economic performance. Through this alert, the authors aim...

... in this context. Institutional theory (Acemoglu et al., 2005 ; North, 1990 ; Williamson, 2000) provides support to examine the influence of cultural practices on next-generation engagement. According to this theory, institutions correspond to “human-devised constrains that shape human interaction...

... for their children to be entrepreneurs and their personal attitudes to innovation. Moreover, the present study is built on the perspective of institutional theory, and it contributes to a better understanding of the role of institutions in entrepreneurship by improving our knowledge of how the mechanism of normative...

... attempt to further understand the context of street entrepreneurship through the theoretical lens of the institutional theory. In doing so, it synthesizes the arguments of existing institutional perspectives and further develops the institutional theory of informal entrepreneurship. Moreover, the paper...

... of the general conditions of a country. Entrepreneurial activity often emerges from the environment in the form of responses to institutional forces, perceptions, fear of failure with differences across countries and regions (Wyrwich et al., 2016). Rooted in the institutional theory (Urbano...

... Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Corporate venturing Entrepreneurship Human capital Institutions Institutional theory Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness ECO 2017-87885-P Economy and Knowledge Department, Catalan Government 2017...

... context. Design/methodology/approach The authors undertake a review of extant literature on institutional theory, institutional voids, family business and business families and examine the relevance of these theoretical constructs in relation to the institutional environment of Sub-Saharan Africa...

... 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Institutional theory Family firms Entrepreneurship Institutions Family businesses and entrepreneurship are a prominent topic (Evert et al., 2016). There is growing recognition that family businesses...