Beyond Spatial Proximity: The Impact of Enhanced Spatial Connectedness from New Bridges on Entrepreneurship

The authors are grateful for comments and suggestions from Daniel Forbes, Jo-Ellen Pozner, Andrew Van De Ven, Filippo Carlo Wezel, participants at the Academy of Management 2019 Annual Meeting, and the three anonymous referees. The second author thanks his former employer (Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering and Public Policy) for their role in these efforts. The third author thanks the United States Army Cyber Command for providing time and support in this effort. The research and views presented are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense or any of its components. An early version of the paper was awarded the Best Paper on Social and Environmental Practices award by the OMT Division at the 2019 Academy of Management Meetings at Boston, MA.