Executive Teams in Research-Based Spin-Off Companies

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. Literature review and research gap

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4. Theoretical framework

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5. Research model

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6. Preliminary study and main survey

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7. Operationalisation and data analysis

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8. Empirical results

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9. Discussion

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10. Back Matter

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​Research-based spin-off companies are a special subgroup of new technology-based ventures and play an important role for innovation and economic development. Executive teams of academic spin-offs face several challenges in building up sustainable and profitable ventures, because they often lack managerial and entrepreneurial skills. Based on a quantitative analysis of 193 German spin-offs RigoTietz examines the relationships between executive team characteristics, strategic decision making, and firm performance. The study contributes to the entrepreneurship and strategic management literature and has practical implications for entrepreneurs and managers, policymakers and practitioners of start-up initiatives and technology transfer organisations.

• Entrepreneurial Orientation
• Management Teams
• Research-Based Spin-Off Companies
• Strategic Decision Making
• Strategic Entrepreneurship

• Institut für Unternehmensführung, FHS St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland

  Rigo Tietz

Dr. Rigo Tietz received his doctoral degree from the University of Technology Dresden under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Michael Schefczyk, Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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