German Abstract: Dieser Beitrag analysiert nicht-lineare Wirkungsbeziehungen zwischen Erfolgsfaktoren der Unternehmensgründung und dem Unternehmenserfolg. Wir diskutieren vorliegende Forschungsergebnisse zu Erfolgsfaktoren des Gründerteams und- netzwerks, der Gründungsressourcen und der...

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...

This paper applies ambidextrous management to entrepreneurial growth companies. Ambidexterity aims at overcoming organizational inertia that threatens organizational survival. The concept is typically applied to established corporations in order to cure existing inertia. However, ambidextrous...

This paper analyzes the decision process of venture capitalists. The study focuses on aligning the evaluation uncertainty in the decision criteria of venture capitalists with the progress of the process. The reasoning builds from the concept of search, experience and credence qualities, which...

This study sheds light on the so-called 'entrepreneurial event' which is of utmost importance within the entrepreneurial process. We develop a framework describing the occurrence of such an event in terms of characteristics of the business opportunity as well as in terms of characteristics of...