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of deal resources accumulated by venture capital partners lead to high deal performance in order to analyze if new …
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Massive problems trigger massive entrepreneurial opportunities. For this reason, environmental issues such as earth system processes that have extended beyond their thresholds, or are approaching such thresholds, constitute interesting opportunities, especially for ecological startups, to...
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) on technology-oriented ventures’ innovation and company level performance. Based on a representative sample of German … oftstated assumption that the ambidexterity strategy positively influences performance. Results indicate, that both explorative … performance positively. Moreover, our data suggest that for technology-oriented ventures the timing of the second innovation …
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In this paper we explore the relationship between average organizational readiness and actual electronic business (e-business) adoption at a national level. Several researchers have provided empirical evidence suggesting that an organization’s readiness is one of the most important antecedents...
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This article analyses the decision-making process of venture capitalists and examines the uncertainty they encounter in evaluating investment proposals. Based on the economics of information we identify different degrees of uncertainty in the course of the investment process. Empirical results...
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Most individuals find their way into entrepreneurship through combinations of self-employment and paid employment. However, prior research on entrepreneurial intentions has overlooked intended career transitions. Drawing on social cognitive career theory, we argue that, against the background of...
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When acting as an intermediary, corporate venture capital (CVC) units must balance two different institutional settings: the rigid corporate world and the advancing startup ecosystem. As a result, CVC units are faced with multiple voids that influence their organizational orientation toward one...
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and explain the real-life composition of passion and performance. Design/methodology/approach – The investigation was … passion elicited through semi-structured interviews were analyzed and contrasted with performance indicators. Findings … determines the scope, degree, and performance of passion.Research limitations/implications – This study complements prevailing …
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The role of personality traits as predictors of entrepreneurial intention and success has been widely researched. This article investigates the personality traits of top athletes practising low-risk and high-risk sports and, based on the person–job fit theory, compares them to the personality...
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Purpose: Opportunity recognition and opportunity exploitation are two central concepts in the entrepreneurial process. However, there is a lack of both a clear specification of the content domains of the constructs and valid and reliable multi-item scales for their measurement....
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