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2. STARTING A NEW COMPANY - WHICH TYPES OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HELP?

Author

MERZ, CHRISTIN, SCHROETER, ANDREAS, and WITT, PETER

Subjects
NEW business enterprises, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS planning, EXPERIENCE, EMPIRICAL research, HUMAN capital, INDUSTRIAL management, CORPORATE growth
Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between different types of personal experience and start-up success. We propose four extensions to earlier studies on the subject. First, we distinguish between management, technical, industry, and entrepreneurial experience of founders. Second, we consider decreasing marginal effects of different types of experience on start-up success. Third, our measures for start-up success correspond to the different stages of the entrepreneurial process. Fourth, we measure the "breadth" of experience in different fields in addition to the "depth" of experience per field. In the empirical part of the paper, we test all hypotheses using a sample of 137 German start-ups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2010
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3. Entrepreneurial resource acquisition via personal networks: an empirical study of German start-ups.

Author

Witt, Peter, Schroeter, Andreas, and Merz, Christin

Subjects
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, NEW business enterprises, STARTUP costs, BUSINESS networks, INDUSTRIAL management
Abstract

This paper presents a resource-based theoretical model for an extended version of the network success hypothesis. It derives four main hypotheses for the relationships between resources obtained from personal networks of the founders and a new venture's success. The model takes into account a broad range of control variables. In the empirical study, based on a sample of 123 German entrepreneurs, we do not find much support for our hypotheses. We conclude that, quite in contrast to most existing theories, network links have close to no impact on getting cheap or exclusive resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008
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4. Entrepreneurs' networks and the success of start-ups.

Author

Witt, Peter

Subjects
BUSINESS networks, NEW business enterprises, BUSINESS enterprises, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS success
Abstract

The network success hypothesis assumes a positive relation between the networking activities of founders and their start-up's success. The rationale behind this hypothesis is the theory of socially embedded ties that allow entrepreneurs to get resources cheaper than they could be obtained on markets and to secure resources that would not be available on markets at all, e.g. reputation, customer contacts, etc. This paper clarifies how entrepreneurial network activities can be measured and which indicators exist to quantify start-up success. It then reviews empirical studies on the network success hypothesis. The studies have rarely come up with significant results. This surprising evidence can be explained by large differences in the way that the dependent and the independent variables were defined and by effects of unobserved variables such as the networking expertise of the founders and the entrepreneurs' level of existing know-how in the areas of co-operation and networking ('absorptive capacity'). The major shortcomings of existing network studies are found to be the neglect of different starting conditions, the focus on individual founders' networks instead of multiple networks in start-ups with an entrepreneurial team, and the assumption of a linear causal relation between networking and start-up success. Accordingly, the paper develops a new, extended model for the relation between entrepreneurial networks and start-up success. Finally, we make some suggestions for the further development of entrepreneurial network theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2004
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5. Educating Entrepreneurship through Design

Author

Coelen, Jeroen, Smulders, Frido E. H. M., Block, Joern H., Editor-in-Chief, Kuckertz, Andreas, Editor-in-Chief, Grichnik, Dietmar, Editorial Board Member, Welter, Friederike, Editorial Board Member, Witt, Peter, Editorial Board Member, Halberstadt, Jantje, editor, Högsdal, Nils, editor, and Neergaard, Helle, editor

Published
2023
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8. Artificiality and Sustainability in Entrepreneurship. Exploring the Unforeseen and Paving the Way to a Sustainable Future

Author

Pundziene, Asta, Adams, Richard, Grichnik, Dietmar, Volkmann, Christine, Block, Joern H., Editor-in-Chief, Kuckertz, Andreas, Editor-in-Chief, Grichnik, Dietmar, Editorial Board Member, Welter, Friederike, Editorial Board Member, Witt, Peter, Editorial Board Member, Adams, Richard, editor, Pundziene, Asta, editor, and Volkmann, Christine, editor

Published
2023
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10. A Comparison of Entrepreneurial Culture in Germany and China

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Bueechl, Joerg, Haefner, Felix, Block, Joern H., Editor-in-Chief, Kuckertz, Andreas, Editor-in-Chief, Grichnik, Dietmar, Editorial Board Member, Welter, Friederike, Editorial Board Member, Witt, Peter, Editorial Board Member, Pechlaner, Harald, editor, Thees, Hannes, editor, and Manske-Wang, Wei, editor

Published
2022
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14. The Role of Innovation and IP in AI-Based Business Models

Author

Bader, Martin A., Stummeyer, Christian, Block, Joern H., Editor-in-Chief, Kuckertz, Andreas, Editor-in-Chief, Grichnik, Dietmar, Editorial Board Member, Welter, Friederike, Editorial Board Member, Witt, Peter, Editorial Board Member, Baierl, Ronny, editor, Behrens, Judith, editor, and Brem, Alexander, editor

Published
2019
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17. Case Study: Don’t Say Street Art, Just Say Fanzara

Author

Currás, Rosa, Escriva, Maria, Block, Joern H., Editor-in-chief, Kuckertz, Andreas, Editor-in-chief, Grichnik, Dietmar, Series editor, Welter, Friederike, Series editor, Witt, Peter, Series editor, Innerhofer, Elisa, editor, Pechlaner, Harald, editor, and Borin, Elena, editor

Published
2018
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