Founding the Future: Path Dependence in the Evolution of Top Management Teams from Founding to IPO

We contrast life-cycle and path-dependent views of entrepreneurial firms by examining the evolution of top management teams. We show how initial conditions constrain subsequent outcomes by demonstrating that the founding team's prior functional experiences and initial organizational functional...

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Veröffentlicht in:Organization Science. - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. - 19(2008), 1, Seite 3-24
1. Verfasser: Beckman, Christine M. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Burton, M. Diane
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Organization Science
Schlagworte:Entrepreneurship Organization and management theory Organizational evolution and change Organizational demography Behavioral sciences Social sciences Business Economics Health sciences Applied sciences