Abstract Research Summary Using 14,108 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns, we examine three strategies to gather support from first‐time versus repeat backers: narrative distinctiveness aligning with backers' expectations of novelty, endorsement from Kickstarter staff, and campaign leadership's reciprocity of funding other campaigns.
Stephanie Hepp +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Determinants of gender-based violence among female sex workers in Berbérati, Central African Republic. [PDF]
Woromogo SH +5 more
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Toward a theory of Bayesian experimentation in early‐stage ventures
Abstract Research Summary The entrepreneurship literature has established the benefits of experimentation but has paid comparatively little attention to its costs. We develop a Bayesian model to illustrate the entrepreneurial choice between direct and experimental entry.
Andrea Contigiani +2 more
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Opportunity abandonment: Why are entrepreneurs vulnerable to type I and II errors? [PDF]
Arshi TA, Rao V, Butt AS.
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Abstract Research Summary Despite the importance of resource reallocation in shaping a variety of strategic outcomes, strategy scholars have paid only limited attention to the processes by which firms reallocate their resources across successive systemic innovations.
Gino Cattani +2 more
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Driving and Restraining Forces in the Implementation of Information Systems in the Public Sector: Scoping Review. [PDF]
Lemmettylä A, Kinnunen UM.
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Who gets redeployed? Inventor characteristics and resource redeployment decisions
Abstract Research Summary While the literature highlights the benefits of internally redeploying resources, there is less empirical guidance on which resources are most likely to be redeployed. We examine the relationship between inventor characteristics and redeployment decisions, motivated by the tension between costs and benefits of keeping a ...
Kyungsoo Kim, Isin Guler, Samina Karim
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Understanding Public Perception of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: A Sentiment and Thematic Analysis of Consumer Reviews. [PDF]
Cho JW +9 more
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Bias in, symbolic compliance out? GPT's reliance on gender and race in strategic evaluations
Abstract Research summary Organizations are increasingly using large language models (LLMs) to support strategic evaluations. We examine whether and how these systems rely on gender and race. We asked GPT to evaluate identical startup pitches varying only the founder's name, shaping gender and race perceptions.
Tristan L. Botelho, Qingyang (Iris) Wang
wiley +1 more source
A qualitative study of the impacts of a government crackdown against revenue sharing between pharmacies and patients in Vancouver, Canada. [PDF]
Singh Kelsall T +5 more
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