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

By Rigo Tietz

Research-based spin-off companies are a special subgroup of new technology-based ventures and play an important role for innovation and economic development. Executive teams of academic spin-offs face several challenges in building up sustainable and profitable ventures, because they often lack managerial and entrepreneurial skills. Based on a quantitative analysis of 193 German spin-offs, Rigo Tietz examines the relationships between executive team characteristics, strategic decision-making, and firm performance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3658012145
• ISBN13: 9783658012144
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Springer Gabler
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"