Conference Papers

Entrepreneurial Behavior

The formation of inter-organizational partnerships by new organizations Benjamin L. Hallen, Stanford/Maryland

Affordable loss: Behavioral economic aspects of the plunge decision Saras Sarasvathy, Virginia-Darden, Nicholas Dew, Naval Postgraduate School, Stewart Read, IMD, & Robert Wiltbank, Willamette

Discussant: Yuri Mishina, Michigan State

Quest for Legitimacy and Media Attention

Fashioning an industry: How entrepreneurs in a new industry gain legitimacy Mukti Khaire, Harvard

Signaling, sensegiving and media attention: How high-technology new ventures obtain venture capital Antoaneta Petkova, San Francisco State, Violina Rindova, UT-Austin, & Anil Gupta, Maryland

Discussant: Melissa Graebner, UT-Austin

Dynamic Capabilities and Exploration

When and where do firms explore? Product development in an entrepreneurial context Ha Hoang, INSEAD & Hakan Ener, INSEAD

What are dynamic capabilities and does it matter? Chris Bingham, Maryland, Kathy Eisenhardt, Stanford, & Nathan Furr, Stanford

Discussant: Wilbur Chung, Maryland

Poster Session with PhD Students

When is enough, enough? Cognitive and personality dimensions of entrepreneurial failure Alan Boss, Maryland

Organizational adaptation in entrepreneurial firms Hakan Ener, INSEAD; with Ha Hoang, INSEAD

From founders to firms: An examination of the institutionalization of CEO social capital Bret Fund, Penn State; with Tim Pollock, Penn State The formation of dynamic capabilities Drew Hess, Georgia Tech; with Frank Rothaermel, Georgia Tech The impact of status on performance under different types of uncertainty: Evidence from the venture capital industry Umit Ozmel, Columbai Discount rate and the complexity of alliance contracts Umit Ozmel, Columbia; with Toby Stuart, Harvard The economic value of social capital: Evidence from US venture capital fundraising Chris Rider, UC-Berkeley

Drivers of VC Investment Decisions

Learning under uncertainty: An examination of corporate venture capital investors' decisions regarding level of investment Anu Wadhwa, EPFL, Suresh Kotha, UW-Seattle, & Sandip Basu, UW-Seattle

The effects of fund age on venture capital investment and exit decisions Carla Pavone & Harry J. Sapienza, Minnesota

Discussant: Ted Baker, NC State

Substance, Symbolism, and VC investments

Do business plans predict future funding Azi Gera, Maryland; with David Kirsch & Brent Goldfarb, Maryland

Substance, symbolism and the 'signal strength' of venture capitalist prestige Peggy Lee, ASU, Tim Pollock, Penn State, & K. Jin, Penn State

Discussant: Anil Gupta, Maryland

Regional Embeddedness of Entrepreneurship

Perpetually focused firms and the development of regional industrial identities in the U.S. biotherapeutics industry Olga M. Khessina, Cornell & Elaine Romanelli, Georgetown

Corporate entrepreneurship and regional clusters Brent Goldfarb, Maryland & Nicholas Dew, Naval Post-Graduate School

Discussant: Phil Kim, Wisconsin-Madison

Entrepreneurship in Cross-Border Contexts

Home country networks, intangible assets, and foreign expansion Isin Guler, Boston U & Mauro Guillen, Wharton Vicarious experience as a driver of venture capital cross-boarder activity David Major, Scott Livengood, David Waguespack, & Anil Gupta, Maryland

Discussant: Susanna Khavul, UT-Arlington