Wesley D. Sine

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how large-scale social movements external to an industry can influence the creation of new market opportunities and hence encourage entrepreneurship in the U.S. wind energy sector, and found that the direct and indirect effects of social resources (e.g., environmental groups) had a larger impact on entrepreneurial activity in this sector than the availability of natural resources such as land with high-quality wind.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the effects of formal structure on the performance of new ventures in the emergent Internet sector during the years 1996-2001 and found that formal structure had a negative effect on new ventures' performance.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the role of social movement organizations in altering organizational landscapes by undermining existing organizations and creating opportunities for the growth of new types of organizations, and investigate the impact of a variety of tactics employed by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) on two sets of organizations: breweries and soft drink producers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors trace institutional change in the US electric power industry over a 40-year period and find that when the institutional environment is stable, incumbent organizational forms and embedded logics present formidable obstacles to entrepreneurial activity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose that the development of institutions that reduce the risks of entering new sectors has a stronger effect on the founding rates of firms using novel technologies than on firms using established technologies.