Founding team and start-up competitive advantage

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Title:	Founding team and start-up competitive advantage
Authors:	Wu, L.-Y.a , Wang, C.-J.b, Tseng, C.-Y.c, Wu, M.-C.d
Contributors:	Department of Business Administration, Tunghai University
Keywords:	Competitive advantage;Entrepreneurialism;Taiwan
Date:	2009
Issue Date:	2013-05-24T09:09:21Z (UTC)
Abstract:	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework to link founding team and start-up competitive advantage in the context of the Taiwanese technology-based ventures. Design/methodology/approach: The paper analyzes 211 start-ups in the technology-based sector and verifies the relationship between entrepreneur resources, trust, founding team partners' commitments, and start-up competitive advantage. Findings: In technology-based start-ups, the competitive advantage of a start-up is determined by the founding team partners' commitments and the resources that an entrepreneur possesses. Research limitations/implications: The study is retrospective, which relies on technology-based founding team members as the primary research subjects. Some respondents may observe the performance of their start-ups today and then make attributions about the past to explain that performance. Practical implications: Utilization of personal networks is important in the early stage of technology-based start-ups; through networking and using trust, an entrepreneur can gain the critical resources and competitive advantage required in the development of a business. Originality/value: In technology-based start-ups, trust, not the resources that an entrepreneur possesses, is an effective way for entrepreneurs to win founding team partners' commitment. ? Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Relation:	Management Decision Volume 47, Issue 2, 6 March 2009, Pages 345-358
Appears in Collections:	[企業管理學系所] 期刊論文

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