Ride-hailing services are an essential mode of transportation for millions worldwide. The rapid growth of this service has raised concerns about its environmental impact. To address these concerns, ride-hailing companies are adding or introducing environmentally friendly vehicles (e.g., electric vehicles) to their platforms. However, it is not clear how adding such "green" vehicles will affect the environment and customers. To our knowledge, this paper is the first to analyze this question theoretically.
We use panel data on ISO 9000 quality certification in 85 countries between 1993 and 1998 to better understand the cross-national diffusion of an organizational practice. Following neoinstitutional theory, we focus on the coercive, normative, and mimetic effects that result from the exposure of firms in a given country to a powerful source of critical resources, a common pool of relevant technical knowledge, and the experiences of firms located in other countries. We use social network theory to develop a systematic conceptual understanding of how firms located in different countries influence each other's rates of adoption as a result of cohesive and equivalent network relationships.
While recent literature has depicted status as an intangible asset that is firm‐specific and mobile, we have a limited understanding of whether status confers advantage in a way similar to other intangible assets. This study examines the macro‐structural contingencies that influence the marginal value of firm status as firms expand to new markets. Building on the literatures on status and social approval assets, as well as globalization and international management, we hypothesize that two conditions influence how valuable home‐country status will be in a given host country: the interconnectedness of the home and host countries, and their relative position in the global network. We test our hypotheses in a study of 187 venture capital (VC)‐backed biotechnology ventures in 19 countries between 1990 and 2006.
We show that blockchain can be more effective than pricing strategy in eliminating the post-purchase regret and improving social welfare.
Electricity end-users have been increasingly generating their own electricity via rooftop solar panels. We study the impact of such distributed renewable energy (DRE) on utility profits and social welfare under net metering, which is a widespread policy in the United States. Utilities have been lobbying against net-metered distributed solar based on the common belief that it harms utility profits. We find that when wholesale market dynamics are considered, net-metered DRE may be a positive for utilities.
In this article, we investigate the effects of leader subjective ambivalence on team performance. Integrating the ambivalence literature and social learning theory, we propose a multi-level model of whether, when, and why team leaders’ subjective ambivalence enhances team performance outcomes.
Detaching from work is beneficial because it helps employees recover from work demands. However, we argue that detachment may be a trade-off for employees in organizations with higher (vs. lower) levels of performance pressure. Drawing on social self-preservation theory, we hypothesize that evening detachment leads employees working in higher (vs. lower) performance pressure work contexts to experience increased shame at work the next morning.
We examine the effects of an annual government social safety net payment on crime by leveraging geographic and intertemporal variation in the magnitude and timing of earned income tax credit (EITC) payments, combined with crime micro-data.
As a magnet for both population and employment growth, North Carolina has a propitious opportunity to create an inclusive and equitable entrepreneurial and small business ecosystem to support the state’s newfound prosperity.
During this panel, attendees will learn from three leading experts on how to assess their own situation, create calm and create a foundation from which to make sound decisions. Panelists with expertise in financial, personnel and legal issues will provide insights. In addition, there will be an expert who will guide businesses on assessing where they stand and developing a framework and timeline of tasks to be accomplished.
Participants in the 2019 Kenan Institute Frontiers of Entrepreneurship conference address the obstacles facing women and underrepresented minority entrepreneurs – from funding to mentorship, resourcing and more – and why overcoming those barriers matters for the broader U.S. and global economies.
On Feb. 8, Peloton Co-founder John Foley announced his plans to step down as CEO and become its executive chairman – but can such a move help or hurt a company’s future? Entrepreneurship Center Faculty Director and UNC Professor Chris Bingham and UNC Kenan-Flagler Ph.D. graduate Travis Howell share their perspectives with NPR Marketplace.
The Entrepreneurship Center develops transformative entrepreneurial leaders through its comprehensive, hands-on Learn, Launch, Lead framework.
Join us this Wednesday, May 13, from 1-2pm EDT for our next webinar. This webinar is part of a larger series, in partnership with the UNC Entrepreneurship Center, titled “Navigating the Great Pause”. Wednesday’s webinar is titled “Small Business Support and Success Amidst COVID-19” and will feature Lowcountry Local First, of Charleston, South Carolina.
Hosted by CREATE, the SBA, the UNC Tax Center and the UNC Entrepreneurship Center, this webinar experts will discuss how to determine which federal aid programs are best for your business, including the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and others under the CARES Act.
This lunchtime conversation will feature sales experts Lilly Ferrick and Chris Morrison, two entrepreneurs and Scale School instructors who have each helped hundreds of entrepreneurs re-define their sales processes and create sales systems that are repeatable and scalable.
Entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds face a variety of challenges in accessing resources, expertise and funding. Hear experts from our 2021 Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Conference discuss persistent issues and promising solutions for creating vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems.
On March 27, four of North Carolina’s immigrant business leaders will be featured as part of the 2018 Chandler Conversation in Southern Business History, entitled Making America: Immigration & Entrepreneurship in North Carolina. The event, sponsored by the Center for the Study of the American South, will be held at the FedEx Global Education Center at 301 Pittsboro Street in Chapel Hill, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Immigrant inventors produce more patents than native U.S. citizens, among other key findings, according to a new Entrepreneurship Center and Kenan Institute report.
Howard Schultz began his third stint as Starbucks Corp. CEO on April 4, this time in an interim capacity, and that brings with it reason for concern, says UNC Entrepreneurship Center Faculty Director and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor Chris Bingham. Research by Bingham and colleagues Professor Brad Hendricks and UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business Travis Howell shows that stock performance is about 10% worse under so-called boomerang CEOs than under CEOs taking a position for the first time.