Entrepreneurs as Prime Targets: Insights from Mexican Ventures on the Link Between Venture Visibility and Crime of Varying Severity
2023 Lazaridis Award for the Journal of Business Venturing’s Best Paper of the Year
We show that new ventures can attract the wrong kind of attention, as criminals victimize entrepreneurs, leading them to slow the growth of their business, relocate, or even close. We help shed light on this real-world problem and its implications for society.
Paul Sanchez-Ruiz is an assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship. His paper is published in the Journal of Business Venturing.