The composition of entrepreneurial teams has a significant impact on the success and development of new ventures. We enrich the discussion on the benefits of homogeneity or diversity in entrepreneurial teams. Using data from PSED II, we investigate the relationship between new venture team (NVT) composition and performance. By identifying six distinct team configurations, we demonstrate that teams need a certain degree of homogeneity, but if a certain threshold is satisfied, heterogeneity can be an advantage. The combination of high team cohesion and a deep and broad stock of experience is a superior configuration, as well as homogeneous teams that are highly educated. We further contribute to a better understanding of start-up strategies and time-to-market by developing new insights in the trade-off between homogeneity and heterogeneity.
Entrepreneurial Team Composition and Strategic Choice: A Configurational Analysis / Villani, E; Linder, C; Lechner, Christian. - In: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT ANNUAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS. - ISSN 2151-6561. - 2018:(2018), pp. ---. ((Intervento presentato al convegno 78th Annual Meeting Academy of Management tenutosi a Chicago nel 10.8.2018 - 14.8.2018 [10.5465/AMBPP.2018.13498abstract].
Titolo: | Entrepreneurial Team Composition and Strategic Choice: A Configurational Analysis | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2018 | |
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Citazione: | Entrepreneurial Team Composition and Strategic Choice: A Configurational Analysis / Villani, E; Linder, C; Lechner, Christian. - In: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT ANNUAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS. - ISSN 2151-6561. - 2018:(2018), pp. ---. ((Intervento presentato al convegno 78th Annual Meeting Academy of Management tenutosi a Chicago nel 10.8.2018 - 14.8.2018 [10.5465/AMBPP.2018.13498abstract]. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11385/202835 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 04.1 - Contributo in Atti di convegno (Paper in Proceedings) |
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