...Graciela Corral de Zubielqui; Peter Guckenbiehl; Janice Jones; Hussain Gulzar Rammal Purpose This study aims to explore how variations in goal congruity and lifecycle stages influence start-ups’ approaches to coopetition and how these factors shape their strategies for competing and cooperating...

...Priyanka Jayashankar; Tirtho Roy; Souradeep Chattopadhyay; Muhammad Arbab Arshad; Soumik Sarkar Purpose The purpose of the study is to determine how signals of market orientation and brand storytelling affect the evaluation of start-ups by Shark Tank judges. Design/methodology/approach...

...Maria Landqvist; Frida Lind Purpose Taking the perspective of a start-up company, the purpose of this paper is to analyse resource renewal in heavy business networks. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical framework is based on the Industrial Network Approach and, especially, the resource...

... aims to offer a thorough view of the dynamic and complex processes characterizing the participation of the start-ups to more than one campaign adopting a business network perspective. Design/methodology/approach In line with an explorative research aim, a multiple case study analysis is performed...

...Ignat Kulkov; Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen; Maria Ivanova-Gongne; Anastasia Tsvetkova; Magnus Hellström; Kim Wikström Purpose This study aims to identify how the personal social capital of opinion leaders contributes to the market adoption of start-up innovations. Design/methodology/approach...

...Sofia Wagrell; Enrico Baraldi The study builds on 27 in-depth interviews, which were undertaken during 2005-2013, thus contributing detailed data about a start-up’s many and crucial interactions with different public actors. Departing from three different roles, a public partner can adopt...