Thursday 16 May: Mario Amore (HEC Paris)

Time tells: Unraveling the temporal and risk dynamics of venture capitalists   About the Research Access to funds is critical for new ventures, yet many struggle to secure financing. Why are some investors more likely than others to finance new ventures? We...

Thursday 14 March: Saverio Favaron (SKEMA)

The experts and the crowd: The interplay between qualified rankings and consumer ratings   About the Research In a world where consumers have the power to influence the performance of producers and feel entitled to question the judgments of professional critics,...

Thursday 15 February: Francesco Castellaneta (SKEMA)

Hybrid entrepreneurship and wage dynamics   About the Research Using matched employer-employee data from Portugal between 1994 and 2009, we examine the relationship between hybrid entrepreneurship and employee wages. Based on confirmation bias theory, we theorize...

Thursday 11 January: Anders Krabbe (King’s College)

From Revolution to Revenue Stream: How Corporate Targets Co-opt Social Movement Attacks   About the Research Research on social movements has shown that activist attacks on corporate targets can help to create new market opportunities. Because these opportunities...

Monday 18 December: Fabien Accominotti (UW-Madison)

Meritocratically Unequal: How the Reification of Merit Hierarchies Fuels Inequality   About the Research In a variety of social contexts, evaluating merit or performance is a crucial step toward enforcing meritocratic ideals. Yet evaluation often obfuscates the...