We contrast life-cycle and path-dependent views of entrepreneurial firms by examining the
evolution of top management teams. We show how initial conditions constrain subsequent …

This study investigates how top management team (TMT) demographic characteristics affect
firm outcomes for young high technology firms in Silicon Valley. We study how team …

We examine how “top management team (TMT) misfit,” or discrepancies between the TMT's
functional roles and the qualifications of the managers who fill those roles, affects the …

How does the relationship between founding team composition and venture performance
depend on the venture's strategy and business environment? Using data from a novel …

This longitudinal study investigates changes in top management teams of a cohort of firms
established in an emerging, high growth industry-the minicomputer industry. Given the …

Research Summary As firms mature, their founders are often replaced with seasoned
executives. When founders are retained, the surrounding top management team (TMT) …

This study examines factors influencing changes in the top management of start-up firms.
Whereas a significant amount of research has examined top management transitions in …

Challenging agency theory prescriptions for board composition, we contend that the boards
of young firms that have recently gone public are best comprised of a majority of original top …

We distinguish novelty from newness and argue that the tasks of new venture top
management teams vary with new venture novelty. We argue that as novelty increases, the …

The likelihood of nascent entrepreneurs making the transition from a new venture idea to a
profitable business is argued to be contingent on the breadth of the resources available …