Changes in the external environment always affect the success of companies and may even tilt previously valid laws of business off balance. In a new study, Jan Recker, Chair for Information Systems and Systems Development at the University of Cologne's Faculty of Management, Economics, and Social Sciences, writes that companies should learn to recognize and use these disruptive changes—currently the worldwide corona pandemic—to their advantage. His paper "External Enablement of New Venture Creation: A Framework" has been published in Academy of Management Perspectives.