The role of opportunity feasibility beliefs and bribery on resource acquisition speed and new venture emergence

Venture creation is an entrepreneurial process initiated by nascent entrepreneurs to identify and exploit opportunities. Beliefs of opportunity feasibility are found facilitate new venture emergence in developed economy contexts. This paper examines how beliefs influence emerging context. The results the Chinese Panel Study Entrepreneurial Dynamics show that negatively related speed resource acquisition, respectively. Further, entrepreneurs’ bribery behavior moderates relationship between acquisition. Our research provides important theoretical policy implications for makers, especially economies.