Executive Teams in Research-Based Spin-Off Companies : An Empirical Analysis of Executive Team Characteristics, Strategy, and Performance

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Foreword; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Relevance of the subject; 1.2 Study objective; 1.3 Structure of the thesis; 2 Literature review and research gap; 2.1 Overview of existing definitions; 2.2 Typologies of academic spin-offs; 2.3 Definition of the target group; 2.4 Scope of prior studies; 2.5 Theoretical perspectives; 2.6 Performance in research-based spin-offs; 2.7 Boundaries of the entrepreneurial and management team; 2.8 Previous findings about executives in research-based spin-offs; 2.9 Conclusion and research gap

3 Theoretical framework3.1 Entrepreneurship and strategic management; 3.2 Strategic content and process research; 3.3 Strategic decision making; 3.4 Upper echelons theory; 3.5 Intended contribution; 4 Research model; 4.1 Examined relationships; 4.2 Link between executive characteristics and firm performance; 4.2.1 Resource-based view and human capital theory; 4.2.2 Hypotheses and research questions; 4.3 Link between strategic decision making and firm performance; 4.3.1 Strategy making modes; 4.3.2 Hypotheses and research questions

4.4 Executive team characteristics and strategic decision making4.4.1 Effectuation and causation theory; 4.4.2 Hypotheses and research questions; 4.5 Link between firm and environmental factors and strategic decision making; 4.5.1 Life-cycle theory and stage-based models; 4.5.2 Hypotheses and research questions; 5 Preliminary study and main survey; 5.1 Preliminary study and population; 5.1.1 Data collection; 5.1.2 Descriptive overview; 5.2 Main survey and data collection; 5.2.1 Sample selection; 5.2.2 Survey instrument; 5.2.3 Data collection process; 5.2.4 Overview of the sample

5.2.5 Representativeness6 Operationalisation and data analysis; 6.1 Measures; 6.1.1 Executive team characteristics; 6.1.2 Strategic decision making; 6.1.3 Firm performance; 6.1.4 Firm characteristics and environmental uncertainty; 6.2 Data analysis; 7 Empirical results; 7.1 Link between executive characteristics and firm performance; 7.1.1 Reliability and validity of performance measures; 7.1.2 Prior professional experience and firm performance; 7.1.3 Educational background and firm performance; 7.1.4 Heterogeneity and firm performance; 7.1.5 Composition and firm performance

7.1.6 General attributes and firm performance7.1.7 Overview of executive team characteristics and firm performance; 7.2 Link between strategic decision making and firm performance; 7.2.1 Strategic planning and firm performance; 7.2.2 Futurity and firm performance; 7.2.3 Flexibility and firm performance; 7.2.4 Experimentation and firm performance; 7.2.5 Partnering and firm performance; 7.2.6 Innovativeness and firm performance; 7.2.7 Proactiveness and firm performance; 7.2.8 Risk-taking and firm performance; 7.2.9 Competitive aggressiveness and firm performance

7.2.10 Autonomy and firm performance

10.1007/978-3-658-01215-1 [DOI]

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