STARTING A NEW COMPANY — WHICH TYPES OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HELP?

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 291-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTIN MERZ ◽  
ANDREAS SCHROETER ◽  
PETER WITT
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Entrepreneurial Process ◽  
Entrepreneurial Experience ◽  
Marginal Effects ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Technical Industry

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.

scholarly journals VALUE CO-CREATION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA: A CASE STUDY OF A START-UP COMPANY

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junic Kim ◽  
Hwanho Choi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Social Media Strategy

This research examines social media users’ value-creation processes and the drivers of a start-up company’s successful social media strategy. This research primarily aims to understand start-ups’ effective utilization of social media and value co-creation processes. Although utilizing social media has become key for many organizations, start-ups and small businesses often suffer from a lack of understanding and knowledge of the utilization of social media tools. Therefore, this article uses a case study on the relationship between a social media platform and users’ value co-creation to offer a conceptual framework for start-ups to consider in utilizing social media. Our research reveals that four core drivers of social media success include experience, satisfaction, expression, and sharing ability. Each of these drivers in turn contains conditions for understanding users’ value-creation process and the creation of drivers for successful social media strategies. The research contributes to literature by providing a detailed review of users’ value co-creation as a part of a start-up’s successful social media strategy.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Experience and Performance: From the Aspect of Sustainable Growth of Enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7351
Author(s):  
Huatao Peng ◽  
Chen Zhou ◽  
Yang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Entrepreneurial Performance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Experience ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Relationship

In the uncertain entrepreneurial ecosystem, scholarly knowledge is bounded by the sustainable growth of entrepreneurial enterprises. Moreover, there is a lack of consensus in academic circles on the relationship between entrepreneurial experience and entrepreneurial performance. In adopting the meta-analysis method, we found a significant relationship between entrepreneurial experience and entrepreneurial performance based on an investigation of 45 independent samples (N = 18,752). We also examined theoretically derived moderators of this relationship referring to firm age, industry condition and experience type to test whether the moderating effects can explain the inconsistent research results on the relationship between entrepreneurial experience and entrepreneurial performance. The relationship was stronger for the high-tech industry than for low-tech industry, for the early business stage than for late business stage and for start-up experience compared to management experience, work experience and industry experience. Our research findings are meaningful for practitioners to achieve sustainable growth by better preserving and coordinating entrepreneurial experience in a dynamic environment. Further, these findings are also important for future research to analyze the factors triggering the heterogeneity of entrepreneurial experience and to investigate the extent to which the start-up experience is more capable of promoting entrepreneurial performance.

Explaining differences in ministerial ménages à trois: multiple bargains in Belgium and Denmark

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian de Visscher ◽  
Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Functional Differentiation ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Institutional Rules ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Political Appointments ◽  
The Relationship

While special advisers play an important role in most Western governments, the research on the subject is limited. This article aims to explain variations in the ménage à trois relationships between ministers, senior civil servants and special advisers in two different politico-administrative systems. The theoretical starting point is to conceptualize and explain such trilateral relationships as multiple Public Service Bargains. We find that the differences in Public Service Bargains generate differences in these ménages à trois relationships, resulting in different types of functional differentiation as well as differences in the degree of cooperation vis-à-vis conflict. These differences are primarily the result of differences in the interests as well as formal, institutional rules and the competencies of the actors involved. The empirical data include documents as well as interviews with and questionnaires completed by senior civil servants. The countries compared are Belgium and Denmark. Points for practitioners Our study confirms that it is important for a ‘ménage à trois’ (ministers, special advisers, SCSs) ‘… to spell out the terms of the bargain applying to political advisers (…)’ ( Hood and Lodge, 2006 : 128) in order to regulate the relationship between special advisers and SCSs and avoid potential conflicts among them. In addition, the study shows that the number of political appointments plays a role in the relationship. Finally, the study shows that clear differences in the competencies brought to the bargain by the two types of agent may ensure cooperation and mutual respect, whereas an overlapping of competencies may cause rivalry.

Perception of Loudness and Musical Preference: Comparison of Musicians and Nonmusicians

1992 ◽  
Vol 74 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1149-1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Hoover ◽  
Salvatore Cullari
Keyword(s):  
Neutral Stimulus ◽  
Musical Preference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Musical Selection

To estimate the relationship between musical preference and perceived loudness, 25 subjects, musicians and nonmusicians, were asked to match the loudness of a neutral stimulus to a given musical selection. Ten different types of music were used; each was rated for likability by the subject. Over-all analysis of loudness ratings indicated that nonmusicians were more accurate in matching loudness of a neutral stimulus with the musical selections. This finding suggests differences in loudness perception between musicians and nonmusicians. Both groups were most accurate on the selection which could be inferred as most familiar.

scholarly journals Creativity as a Competitive Entrepreneurial Enabler

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Fascia ◽  
sonny fascia
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Alternative Method ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Scottish Government ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Management Thinking

Interest in business management thinking and innovation has continued to growduring recent decades. The Scottish Government identifies that a large proportionof new and start up businesses fail within the first 2 years. Consequently, there aremany areas for the start-up entrepreneur to get information and help, nonethelessthe trend remains. This study offers an alternative method for deciding on intrinsicsuccess factors by outlining the relationship between business start-ups, creativity,and innovation.The focus was on creativity, as an entrepreneurial characteristic, links or effects thestart-up capability of the entrepreneur. The study used a qualitative method tointerpret this complexity and this became more apparent as the study progressessince innovation and innovation which supports a business start-up assume holistic,flux-like and complex concepts. Four main themes emerged from the thematic dataanalysis; Leadership; Ability to Change; Creativeness and Collaboration. Findingsfrom the study indicate that business management thinking and innovationunderpinned by perspective themes, help the entrepreneur see and appreciate thecomplex multi-faceted interactions of innovation, perhaps better than an averageperson. However, actual definition of the precise mechanisms needed to supportbusiness start-ups drawn from creativity were difficult to establish.In conclusion, the study has to say that while elements of creativity were presentwith each of the entrepreneur and were clearly significant to the success of the startup, it would seem very difficult to actually identify if there is such a thing as aguaranteed creativity template for success.

Entrepreneurial Orientation and Start-Up Performance: A Configurational Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucio Fuentelsaz ◽  
Consuelo González ◽  
Jackson Andre da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Configurational Approach ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Environmental Hostility ◽  
True Relationship

Abstract The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance has been the object of a number of studies, but the literature has not yet reached a consensus about the true relationship between the two variables. Previous research attributes this lack of consensus to the moderating effect of numerous variables, including those related to the firm’s environment. While the literature evaluates the direct and moderating effects of uncertainty and hostility on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance, no one has investigated how these environmental variables simultaneously affect this relationship. To fill this gap, we use a configurational approach to clarify the nature of the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance and investigate how hostility and uncertainty jointly moderate this relationship. Our arguments are tested using a sample of 140 Brazilian start-ups, and we conclude that there is a positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. Nevertheless, this relationship is jointly conditioned by the level of environmental hostility and uncertainty.

scholarly journals NON-CLASSICAL SUBJECT OF VISION. PART II

2021 ◽  
pp. 423-432
Author(s):  
Sergey V. Komarov ◽  
◽  
Maria A. Lumpova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Previous Article ◽  
Visible Object ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Visual Consciousness ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Classical Subject ◽  
The Relationship

The article is a continuation of the previous article Non-Classical Subject of Vision. Part I and is devoted to the analysis of the eventivity of a non-classical subject. The analysis of non-classical subjectivity in the article is based on the three-part mechanism of the power of distance, power of gaze and power of memory proposed by W. Benjamin. The concept of the image as a mediator through which the subject regains the lost distance with the world is discussed. The article deals with the concepts of the non-classical subject of visuality by J.-P. Sartre and G. Didi-Huberman as different types of transformation of the power of gaze and the role of memory in non-classical vision. Important elements of the concept of «scanty image» by J.-P. Sartre are analyzed: criticism of the naive understanding of the immanence of consciousness and the world, criticism of images as a weak copy of the object of observation, the development of a specific givenness of a thing in an image through its distant present absence. It is shown that the theory of «scanty image» breaks the unreal objects of visual consciousness and the sensually perceived world into two poles that are not connected with each other. Therefore, in Sartre’s concept, the relationship with the world — both in visual and sensory comprehension of reality, turns out to be problematic. In the theory of G. Didi-Huberman, built on the reorganization of the understanding of the aura in technically reproducible art, a deeper understanding of the image is given. The presence as well as the absence of things of the world do not appear as separate from each other, but turn out to be the dialectical unity of the game of near and far (Fort-Da). The article discusses this dialectical understanding of the relationship between the man and the world, which acts as an incessant rhythm of approaching and removing a visible object. In this eventful space of a vision (D. Joselit) turns a thing into a hybrid object, and the person appears as a flickering subject of vision.

scholarly journals Wyzwania definicyjne start-upów

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
Magdalena Andrejczuk
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Market Sector ◽  
Common Definition ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Start Ups

In recent years, with the development of entrepreneurship, a new concept has been coined — a start-up (or a startup). Because of the lack one common definition thereof, some questions emerge: Is any newly established company a start-up, or does this term refer only to companies fromthe branch/market sector of new technologies, or maybe there are other decisive requirements? The significance of this issue follows research and analysis of the entities are undertaken and also in the face of work on Prosta Spółka Akcyjna (a new legalform for economic entities of the discussed kind). The aim of the article is to present various ways of defining start-ups present in the subject literature, but also in various initiatives and activities organized in the start-up community. On this basis, an attempt is made to determine the boundary conditions of the concept of start-up and to characterize it

scholarly journals Item in dependability: definition and content of the concept

Dependability ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Netes
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
International Standards ◽  
The Past ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Federal Laws ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Correct Understanding ◽  
The Relationship

Aim. The paper continues the series of publications that investigate and discuss the essence and definitions of the basic concepts of the dependability theory. It analyzes the basic concept, which is the subject of consideration in dependability, for which the term “item” is usually used. The concept of “dependability” is defined for it, and in general all the terminology of dependability applies to it. The following issues are considered: how to name and define this subject of consideration, what it can be, what can be its constituents. In particular, the relationship between the concepts of “item” and “product” is discussed.Methods. The evolution of definitions of this concept in the Russian and international terminological standards in dependability over the past 30 years is traced. A comparative analysis of other standards and federal laws relating to items of different types is carried out. The viability of two main ways of getting an idea of a concept is considered: illustrative (based on examples) and definitional (by means of sequential definition of some concepts through others).Findings and conclusions. The definition and correct understanding of the concept of “item” is of great importance, as it affects the scope of dependability standards. It is explained why it is necessary to accept that the definitions of the basic concepts cannot be rigorously formalized and are in fact only explanations. It is shown that the definitions of the item in the existing Russian and international standards (GOST 27.002–2015 and IEC 60050-192:2015) have inaccuracies. To eliminate them, improved notes to the definition of an item are proposed. The first note lists the possible types of items: products (parts, assembly units, complexes) and their components; buildings and structures; systems consisting of jointly functioning products and structures and their subsystems. The second note indicates the relationship between the main constituents of the item: hardware, software and people (personnel), and their possible combinations. The paper provides reasons for considering virtual items that play an important role in today’s information and telecommunication technologies and are logically isolated subsystems within the systems that they are part of. Besides that, it points out the deficiencies in the definitions of various items in GOST 18322–2016.

Tech start-ups: networking strategies for better performance

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngeun Chu ◽  
Woojin Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Basic Assumption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Life Cycle Stages ◽  
Resource Needs ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Entrepreneurial Strategies ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial strategies and the performance of technological start-up companies. Design/methodology/approach Building on the extant literature on network theory, this paper derives the propositions that observe the effect of strategic alliances on the growth of technology-based ventures. Findings This study suggests that the network of a start-up evolves in response to the changing resource needs and resource acquisition challenges of a firm as it moves through the life cycle stages of emergence and early growth. Originality/value The present study challenges the basic assumption that more embeddedness is better by examining which kinds of specific ties are more beneficial than others, and whether these beneficiaries are maintained overtime.

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