Publications

Recent peer-reviewed work by ASL members

2025

Emotional brightness and crowdfunding performance

Sitruk, J., Grodal, S., Suarez, F., & Dibiaggio, L. (2025). Emotional brightness and crowdfunding performance. Research Policy, 54(1), 105094.

Time to say goodbye? The role of SBIR funding, VC rounds, and initial alliance for director exit in new ventures.

Chila, V., & van den Oever, K. (2025). Time to say goodbye? The role of SBIR funding, VC rounds, and initial alliance for director exit in new ventures. Journal of Business Venturing, 40(3), 106482.

Pre-entry experience, knowledge inheritance, and entrepreneurial resource mobilization.

Chila, V., Devarakonda, S. V., & Martin, X. (2025). Pre-entry experience, knowledge inheritance, and entrepreneurial resource mobilization. Small Business Economics, 1-24.

Patent eligibility uncertainty and the VC financing of novel technologies.

Devarakonda, S. V., & Chila, V. (2025). Patent eligibility uncertainty and the VC financing of novel technologies. Industrial and Corporate Change, dtaf024.

Artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship: a call for research to prospect and establish the scholarly AI frontiers.

Obschonka, M., Gregoire, D. A., Nikolaev, B., Ooms, F., Lévesque, M., Pollack, J. M., & Behrend, T. S. (2025). Artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship: a call for research to prospect and establish the scholarly AI frontiers. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 49(3), 620-641.

When values are not enough: the role of external enablement in early stage, sustainability-oriented industry creation.

Kyani, S. A., Davidsson, P., Hutmacher, D. W., & Obschonka, M. (2025). When values are not enough: the role of external enablement in early stage, sustainability-oriented industry creation. Small Business Economics, 1-28.

Entrepreneurial deviance as bright and dark character virtues: the Harry Potter study.

Obschonka, M., Kautonen, T., Ebert, T., & Götz, F. M. (2025). Entrepreneurial deviance as bright and dark character virtues: the Harry Potter study. Small Business Economics, 1-27.

Picking the right signals? Investor assessment of reputation signals of entrepreneurial teams and distributors in project-based enterprises.

Tomaselli, A., Torrisi, S., & Ebbers, J. (2025). Picking the right signals? Investor assessment of reputation signals of entrepreneurial teams and distributors in project-based enterprises. Small Business Economics, 1-20.

2024

From loss to recovery: Spin-outs and parents’ innovation

Chila, V., Devarakonda, S., & Martin, X. (2024). From loss to recovery: Spin-outs and parents’ innovation. Strategic Organization, 0(0).

Benevolent Sexism and the Gender Gap in Startup Evaluation

Nguyen, N., Hideg, I., Engel, Y., & Godart, F. (2024). Benevolent Sexism and the Gender Gap in Startup Evaluation. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 48(2), 506-546.

The effects of firm specific incentives (stock options) on mobility and employee entrepreneurship.

Chila, V., & Devarakonda, S. V. (2024). The effects of firm specific incentives (stock options) on mobility and employee entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Venturing, 39(3), Article 106382.

Sharing the Spotlight: The Benefits of Having a Celebrity Competitor.

Curran, K., Lee, E., Pfarrer, M., & Graffin, S. (2024). Sharing the Spotlight: The Benefits of Having a Celebrity Competitor. Journal of Management. Advance online publication.

Organizational hubris: Its antecedents and consequences for stakeholder relationships.

Gamache, D., Pfarrer, M., & Curran, K. (2024). Organizational hubris: Its antecedents and consequences for stakeholder relationships. Strategic Management Journal, 45(7), 1366–1392.

Going online: Peer entrepreneur networks in a startup accelerator before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Becker, K., Ebbers, J. J., & Engel, Y. (2024). Going online: Peer entrepreneur networks in a startup accelerator before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technovation, 130, Article 102917.

Doing good while making profits: A typology of business models for social ventures.

De Cuyper, L. M. C., Clarysse, B., & Wright, M. (2024). Doing good while making profits: A typology of business models for social ventures. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 18(2).

2023

Job burnout and work engagement in entrepreneurs: How the psychological utility of entrepreneurship drives healthy engagement

Obschonka, M., Pavez, I., Kautonen, T., Kibler, E., Salmela-Aro, K., & Wincent, J. (2023). Job burnout and work engagement in entrepreneurs: How the psychological utility of entrepreneurship drives healthy engagement. Journal of Business Venturing, 38(2), Article 106272. Advance online publication.

Network to passion or passion to network? Disentangling entrepreneurial passion selection and contagion effects among peers and teams in a startup accelerator.

Becker, K., Ebbers, J. J., & Engel, Y. (2023). Network to passion or passion to network? Disentangling entrepreneurial passion selection and contagion effects among peers and teams in a startup accelerator. Journal of Business Venturing, 38(4), 1-22. Advance online publication.

What drives solo and team startups at European universities? The interactive role of entrepreneurial climate, gender, and entrepreneurship course participation.

Bergmann, H., Hundt, C., Obschonka, M., & Sternberg, R. (2023). What drives solo and team startups at European universities? The interactive role of entrepreneurial climate, gender, and entrepreneurship course participation. Studies in Higher Education. Advance online publication.

Signaling Diversity Debt: Startup Gender Composition and the Gender Gap in Joiners’ Interest.

Engel, Y., Lewis, T., Cardon, M. S., & Hentschel, T. (2023). Signaling Diversity Debt: Startup Gender Composition and the Gender Gap in Joiners’ Interest. Academy of Management Journal, 66(5), 1469–1500.

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