The influence of an organization upon an individual's entrepreneurial endeavors has yet to be explored at length; however, reason would suggest that entrepreneurs would be greatly influenced by those industries with which they have experience. The organization at which an entrepreneur previously...

Examines the development patterns for new, high-technology firms and determines factors that relate to the success or failure of these firms. Specifically considered are the extent to which these firms discontinue, become acquired, or achieve unusual sales growth and the founder characteristics...

This study clarifies the relationship betweengeographic cluster size and firm performance. Following a review of relevantliterature, several hypotheses are proposed. Data on 789 private and publicbiotechnology firms founded in the United States between 1973 and 1998 are usedto test the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of team member diversity and internal social capital on project performance within the context of business plan competitions (BPCs). Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses survey data on 95 nascent entrepreneurial teams...

Investigates the probability of new firm success or failure based on factors that can be observed at the time of initial startup. Four categories of human and financial capital were considered: (1) general human capital--which may reflect the extent to which the entrepreneur has had the...

Explores the expectations of entrepreneurs in newlyestablished businesses regarding their own chances of success and theirpredictionsregarding the chances for success of others with similarstartup ideas, in one of the first such studies. Past research suggests that,at best, fewer than 50% of...

This dissertation develops and tests a model of implementation of related diversification strategies which focuses on design of effective compensation plans for division general managers. Prior authors have found greater use of discretionary and group-performance bonuses in association with...

In recent years, cooperative buyer-supplier relationships, fashioned after the Japanese management style, have become popular in industrial markets. While buyers have explicitly benefited (from these relationships) in terms of better end-product performance and lower costs, it is not clear if...