Greg Fisher

TL;DR: In this paper, a critical examination of how different theoretical perspectives in entrepreneurship research translate into individual behavior, and whether such behavior is evident in the creation and development of new ventures is provided.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate how the organizational identity of a technology venture must adapt to meet the expectations of critical resource providers at each stage of its organizational life cycle and provide a temporal perspective on the interactions among identity, organizational legitimacy, institutional environments, and entrepreneurial resource acquisition for technology ventures.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a comprehensive review of this literature and situate studies on optimal distinctiveness in the broader scholarly effort to integrate institutional theory into strategic management and argue for a renewed research agenda that draws on recent developments in institutional theory to conceptualize organizational environments as more multiplex, fragmented, and dynamic.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine how entrepreneurs manage new venture legitimacy judgments across diverse audiences, so as to appear legitimate to the different audience groups that provide much needed financial resources for venture survival and growth.

TL;DR: This work describes an actionable research approach for addressing current challenges to theoretical advancement labeled theory elaboration and identifies research domains and specific topics in organizational behavior, human resource management, strategic management, and entrepreneurship for which theory elaborations is likely to be most effective as a means to make theoretical advancements.