http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7790 Fri, 15 May 2026 14:10:48 GMT 2026-05-15T14:10:48Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7797 Dynamic Capabilities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: The Micro-Foundations of Regional Entrepreneurship Roundy, Philip T.; Fayard, Dutch In pursuit of the beneficial outcomes of entrepreneurship, governments and regional development organisations enact policies to stimulate entrepreneurial activity. A growing focus of policymakers in emerging and developed economies is the promotion of entrepreneurial ecosystems: the interconnected system of forces that generate and sustain regional entrepreneurship. Despite intense interest in entrepreneurial ecosystems, the topic is under-theorised. Studies draw attention to the positive effects of entrepreneurial ecosystems on the creation and functioning of early-stage ventures; however, the specific mechanisms through which ecosystems influence entrepreneurs are not clear. To address this issue, we build on dynamic capabilities theory to create a theoretical framework that identifies a set of forces through which ecosystems influence entrepreneurship. We propose that in vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems entrepreneurs are more able to sense, seize and reconfigure resources and opportunities. Our theory contributes to entrepreneurship research, has implications for policymakers and practitioners, and suggests directions for future studies. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7797 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7796 A Social Cognitive Perspective on Opportunity Evaluation Kushev, Trayan; Ahuja, Manju K.; Carter, Robert E. This study uses social cognitive theory as basis to propose an integrative, multilevel research model that examines how entrepreneurs evaluate opportunities. We use a conjoint experiment coupled with hierarchical linear modelling to empirically test the model. Results indicate that age, gender, social capital relatedness and dispositional regulatory focus will have an impact on evaluation decisions. The study contributes to the extant research on opportunity evaluation by examining how entrepreneurs evaluate opportunities and by providing an integrative framework for the field of entrepreneurship. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7796 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7795 Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Digital Era: the Cascading Effect through Operations Joshi, Maheshkumar P.; Kathuria, Ravi; Das, Sidhartha This study examines a firm’s response to perceived changes in the environment, such as the growth of the digital era, at different levels of a firm—beginning with the adoption of corporate entrepreneurship (CE) down to process renewal (PR). We further explore if the technological intensity of a firm, high-tech or low-tech intensity, influences its choice of mode for organisational renewal (OR)—use of internal competence or outside acquisition—to exploit the opportunities created by the digital era. Using survey data from 170 firms, we test a sequential relationship among environmental changes (growth of the digital era), CE, OR and finally PR that involves operating procedures at the functional level. We conclude by identifying the study’s interdisciplinary contributions, which open new research avenues in the field of CE. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7795 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7794 Persistence Decisions: It’s Not Just About the Money Ma, Dalong; Mattingly, E. Shaunn; Kushev, Trayan N.; Ahuja, Manju K.; Manikas, Andrew S. Drawing on threshold theory, we examine the effects of attributes of alternative opportunities on persistence decisions of family business entrepreneurs. The results of our conjoint experiment show that: (a) family business entrepreneurs are generally more persistent than other entrepreneurs and (b) family business entrepreneurs focus more on non-financial benefits than other entrepreneurs. Our study contributes to persistence literature within the family business context and provides a good basis for how family business literature can benefit from multi-level theoretical and empirical modelling. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7794 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z