Team member commitments and start-up competitiveness

This study uses resources-base and social capital theories to examine the influences of trust and entrepreneur resources on team member commitments and start-up competitiveness during both the initial and growth stages, and then explores the influences of resources and competitiveness of the initial...

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Published in:Journal of business research 2012-05, Vol.65 (5), p.708-715
Main Authors: Wang, Chun-Ju, Wu, Lei-Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commitment
Commitments
Competitiveness
Entrepreneurship
Firm value
Group dynamics
Growth theory
Organizational behavior
Social capital
Start-up
Startups
Studies
Team member
Trust
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Summary:This study uses resources-base and social capital theories to examine the influences of trust and entrepreneur resources on team member commitments and start-up competitiveness during both the initial and growth stages, and then explores the influences of resources and competitiveness of the initial stage on the growth stage. Empirical results support the following conclusions. In both stages, competitiveness positively associates with the start-up team member commitments; Instead of the entrepreneur or firm resources, what affects team members commitments to the start-up is the team members' trust on the entrepreneurs; Entrepreneur resources and start-up competitiveness accumulate across stages, and competitiveness in the initial stage positively influences new team members commitments in the growth stage.
ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.04.004