Entrepreneurship is inherently a temporal phenomenon. Entrepreneurs navigate through time as they create and develop new ventures, make critical decisions under uncertainty, and manage the tensions between short-term pressures and long-term vision. Despite the pervasive role of time in entrepreneurial processes, entrepreneurship scholarship has largely overlooked temporal dimensions in favor of static, cross-sectional analyses. This special issue aims to address this gap by bringing together research that explicitly examines time-related aspects of entrepreneurship.
We seek papers that advance our understanding of how time shapes entrepreneurial activities and outcomes. This includes research on temporal dimensions of opportunity recognition, the timing of resource acquisition, the speed of venture development, temporal aspects of team dynamics, historical perspectives on entrepreneurial ventures, and how entrepreneurs' time orientation influences strategic choices. We also welcome studies that employ temporal methodologies such as longitudinal designs, event history analysis, and qualitative process studies.
Papers should make meaningful theoretical or empirical contributions to our understanding of time in entrepreneurship. We encourage interdisciplinary approaches that draw on insights from psychology, sociology, economics, and management studies. Research examining time across different contexts—geographic, sectoral, and institutional—is particularly welcome.