Due to their need for important initial resources for product development, biotech start-ups build relationships with other organizations. In keeping with the evolutionary logic, these relational strategies are limited by the increased therapeutic value of the results of fundamental biological...

The Communication and Information Techniques sector reveals an unstable environment. The managers of small and medium-size firms respond to this kind of environment by using decision-making biases. In this study, we propose to study two biases (insider bias and self-serving bias) particularly...

One key question for growing companies is how to maintain a continuous flow of innovations. This article examines the way in which existing writings view the extension between innovations. It proposes a cognitive grid as a support for innovation. The existing literature either lays out a primacy...

Maintaining a constant flow of innovation is a key issue for startups. One way of doing this is by activating networks, partnerships, alliances, collaborations or any other external relationship. These strategic contacts enable access to resources which are often insufficient during starting...

Being supported by a mentor affects new venture survival by decreasing the liability of newness. Traditional conceptions of the liabilities of newness come from institutional and ecological theories. The concept describes the lack of new roles, resources, economic and social capital (external...

L'âge est-il un atout lorsque l'on crée? Le senior entrepreneur est certes un entrepreneur comme les autres mais surmontet-il mieux que d'autres la nouveauté de l'organisation? La notion de handicap à la nouveauté est utilisée pour comprendre le rôle de l'expérience de la vie...