Entrepreneurship theories and conceptualizations
Heroes, Villains, and Fools: Institutional Entrepreneurship, NOT Institutional Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship Research Journal (2011)
Entrepreneurial teams
RESOURCE DRAIN OR PROCESS GAINS? TEAM STATUS CHARACTERISTICS AND GROUP FUNCTIONING AMONG STARTUP TEAMS (with Amy E. Davis and Kyle C. Longest), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (2009)
We utilize small groups literature and status characteristics theory to explain the effectiveness of entrepreneurial...
STATUS CHARACTERISTICS AND CONTRIBUTION RECOGNITIONS WITHIN STARTUP TEAMS (with Amy E. Davis), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (2008)
We use status characteristics theory to examine the ways in which members of startup teams...
THE RISE AND FALL OF KEY EMPLOYEES: ROLE EVOLUTION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY START-UPS (SUMMARY) (with Jia Xu), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (2006)
In this project, building on earlier studies of human resource issues in entrepreneurial firms, we...
THE STRUCTURE OF FOUNDING TEAMS: HOMOPHILY, STRONG TIES, AND ISOLATION AMONG U.S. ENTREPRENEURS (with Martin Ruef and Nancy M. Carter), American Sociological Review (2003)
The mechanisms governing the composition of formal social groups (e.g., task groups, organizational founding teams)...
Entrepreneurship research
Entrepreneurship as an Evolutionary Process: Research Progress and Challenges (with Martha A. Martinez and Tiantian Yang), Entrepreneurship Research Journal (2011)
Recent advances in theory have emphasized a definition of entrepreneurship as an evolutionary process of...
Differentiation within the United States Capitalist Class: Workforce Size and Income Differences, American Sociological Review (1981)
A particularly important but neglected source of differentiation in the capitalist class in the United...
Social inequality
Differentiation within the United States Capitalist Class: Workforce Size and Income Differences, American Sociological Review (1981)
A particularly important but neglected source of differentiation in the capitalist class in the United...
Cross-national Research on Organizations
LOST IN SPACE, OUT OF TIME: WHY AND HOW WE SHOULD STUDY ORGANIZATIONS COMPARATIVELY, Studying Differences between Organizations: Comparative Approaches to Organizational Research, Research in the Sociology of Organizations (2009)
Echoing the arguments of others in this volume, I offer a brief defense for paying...
Organizational Boundaries
Boundary Spanning Roles and Organization Structure (with Diane Herker), Academy of Management Review (1977)
Boundaries are a defining characteristic of organizations, and boundary roles are the link between the...
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THE IMPACT OF PAST PERFORMANCE ON THE EXIT OF TEAM MEMBERS IN YOUNG FIRMS: THE ROLE OF TEAM COMPOSITION (with Karin Hellerstedt and Johan Wiklund), Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (2007)
We investigate the impact of past performance and team composition on exits of members from...