In the UK, policymakers are increasingly encouraged to create industry networks as a means of supporting regional economic development. Yet research suggests that formal attempts to replicate successful industry networks have had little success. In order to understand some of the reasons why,...

This study provides novel quantitative evidence of the multi-level and partial autonomous relation between institutional logics and individuals which is the driving element in institutional logic theory. Specifically, it provides new knowledge on the cognitive micro-processes that bridge...

We provide the first empirical evidence on the determinants of the lending decision of venture debt firms, specialized institutions that provide loans to finance growth of high-tech startups. Building on existing field interviews and case studies, we design a choice experiment of the lending...