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Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings |
Place of Publication | Boston |
Publisher | Academy of Management |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2019 |
Event | 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - Boston, United States Duration: 9 Aug 2019 → 13 Aug 2019 |
Conference
Conference | 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management |
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Country | United States |
City | Boston |
Period | 9/08/19 → 13/08/19 |
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Help, I need somebody, not just anybody? The role of advisors during technology venture emergence. / Denoo, Lien; Van Boxstael, Anneleen; Belz, Andrea.
Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. Boston : Academy of Management, 2019. 11928.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
TY - GEN
T1 - Help, I need somebody, not just anybody?
T2 - The role of advisors during technology venture emergence
AU - Denoo, Lien
AU - Van Boxstael, Anneleen
AU - Belz, Andrea
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - Entrepreneurs of new technology ventures often seek advice and mentoring. However, research in knowledge management and cognitive psychology have suggested that the accumulation of advice might depend on the venture's absorptive capacity and the learning capabilities of the entrepreneur receiving advice. To date, this has been poorly studied in nascent technical ventures. Through a novel quantitative study of 105 nascent technology ventures associated with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (“I-Corps”) Program, we found that in contrast to technology advice, business advice accelerates technology venture emergence, and this venture emergence is further enhanced by advice that complements rather than amplifies an entrepreneur’s prior experience. These findings offer important insights to the literature on entrepreneurial learning and advisors, and inform public policy and institutions supporting technology entrepreneurship.
AB - Entrepreneurs of new technology ventures often seek advice and mentoring. However, research in knowledge management and cognitive psychology have suggested that the accumulation of advice might depend on the venture's absorptive capacity and the learning capabilities of the entrepreneur receiving advice. To date, this has been poorly studied in nascent technical ventures. Through a novel quantitative study of 105 nascent technology ventures associated with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (“I-Corps”) Program, we found that in contrast to technology advice, business advice accelerates technology venture emergence, and this venture emergence is further enhanced by advice that complements rather than amplifies an entrepreneur’s prior experience. These findings offer important insights to the literature on entrepreneurial learning and advisors, and inform public policy and institutions supporting technology entrepreneurship.
M3 - Conference contribution
BT - Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings
PB - Academy of Management
CY - Boston
ER -