Conference Papers

Entrepreneurial Origins

The Origin of the Network Positions of New Organizations
Benjamin L. Hallen, Stanford

A Real-Options Model of Stepwise Entry into Self-Employment
Timothy Folta, Purdue, Fredric Delmar & Karl Wennberg, both from the Stockholm School of Economics

Discussant: Anil Gupta, Maryland


Geography and Entrepreneurship

Community Embeddedness and Entrepreneurial Activity
Pino Audia and Chris Ryder UC-Berkeley

Regional Industrial Identity and Spatial Arrangements in the U.S. Biotherapeutics Industry 1976-2004
Olga M. Khessina and Elaine Romanelli, Georgetown

Discussant: David Waguespack, Maryland


Venture Capital

Learning to Govern? Venture Capitalists and the Replacement of Founder-CEOs in IPO Firms Timothy Pollock, Penn State, Ted Baker, UConn, and Bret Fund, Penn State
Learning While Innovating? The Abandonment of Corporate Venture Capital Programs
Vibha Gaba, INSEAD

Discussant: David Kirsch, Maryland


Interplay Between Institutions and Entrepreneurial Firms

Leveraging Stable Institutions for Strategic Change: Business Journalism in Market Formation Mark Kennedy, USC and Ed Zajac, Northwestern

Certifying the Harvest: The Role of Standards-Based Certification Organizations in the Nascent Organic Food Industry
Brandon Lee, Cornell

Claiming Market Value: Strategic Choices and Investor Valuations of New Firms in Emerging Industries
Violina Rindova, Maryland, Frank Rothaermel, Georgia Tech, and Dax Basdeo, Maryland

Discussant: Raghu Garud, Penn State


Entrepreneurial Firms and Strategic Alliances

Do Firms Learn from Collaboration?
Ha Hoang, INSEAD, and Frank Rothaermel, Georgia Tech

Startups in Nascent Markets: Building A Strong Alliance Portfolio From A Low Power Position Pinar Ozcan, IESE, and Kathleen Eisenhardt, Stanford

Discussant: Christine Beckman, UC-Irvine


Trust, Disillusionment, and Survival/Mortality

Betrayal in Embedded Relationships: Trust and Disillusionment in Entrepreneurial Acquisitions Melissa E. Graebner, Univ of Texas-Austin

Rumors Of My Mortality Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: An Empirical Examination Of The Mortality Hypothesis
Rita McGrath, Columbia

Discussant: Jeff Martin, Univ of Texas-Austin


Learning to Survive

Complexity Theory, Market Dynamism And The Strategy Of Simple Rules
Jason Davis, Stanford, Kathleen Eisenhardt, Stanford, and Christopher Bingham, Maryland

Modes of internal experience and survival enhancing learning in new firms
June-Young Kim, Wisconsin-Madison, Jay Kim, USC, and Anne Miner, Wisconsin-Madison

Discussant: Suresh Kotha, Univ of Washington-Seattle


Thought Leaders’ Panel on Entrepreneurship Research

  • Howard Aldrich, Univ of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Kathleen Eisenhardt, Stanford University
  • Mauro Guillen, The Wharton School