作者：Beckman, Christine M.
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Irvine
摘要：This paper's argument is that founding team composition-in particular, members' prior company affiliations-shapes new firm behaviors. Firms with founding teams whose members have worked at the same company engage in exploitation because they have shared understandings and can act quickly. Conversely, founding teams whose members have worked at many different companies have unique ideas and contacts that encourage exploration. In addition, firms whose founding teams have both common and diverse...
