Founding Experience and Tech-Based Ventures’ Innovation: The Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity

IF 6.9 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2026-02-17 DOI:10.1177/10422587261415931

Adrian Noah Brandenburg, Jannis von Nitzsch, Victoria Willcke-Berg, Andreas Engelen

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Abstract

Drawing on insights from the knowledge-based view of the firm, we introduce a path that links founders’ founding experience to organizational design choices in tech-based ventures that instill absorptive capacity, which, in turn, allows them to produce innovation output at scale. We hypothesize that founders’ recognition of the importance of knowledge management, and their acquisition of skills to implement knowledge management systems effectively, underlie this venture-building path. We also suggest that this path is stronger when experienced founders have been exposed to venture capital investors in their prior ventures. We test our theoretical predictions with a longitudinal sample of 1,560 U.S. tech-based ventures.

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创业经验与科技型企业创新：吸收能力的中介作用

借鉴公司的知识型观点，我们介绍了一条路径，将创始人的创立经验与技术型企业的组织设计选择联系起来，从而灌输吸收能力，从而使他们能够大规模地产生创新产出。我们假设，创始人对知识管理重要性的认识，以及他们获得有效实施知识管理系统的技能，是这条创业之路的基础。我们还建议，当经验丰富的创始人在之前的企业中接触过风险资本投资者时，这条路会更强。我们用1560家美国科技企业的纵向样本来检验我们的理论预测。

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Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice BUSINESS-

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19.00

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期刊介绍： Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP) is an interdisciplinary scholarly journal dedicated to conceptual and empirical research that advances, tests, or extends theory relating to entrepreneurship in its broadest sense. Article Topics: Topics covered in ETP include, but are not limited to: New Venture Creation, Development, Growth, and Performance Characteristics, Behaviors, and Types of Entrepreneurs Small Business Management Family-Owned Businesses Corporate, Social, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship National and International Studies of Enterprise Creation Research Methods in Entrepreneurship Venture Financing Content: The journal publishes articles that explore these topics through rigorous theoretical development, empirical analysis, and methodological innovation. ETP serves as a platform for advancing our understanding of entrepreneurship and its implications for individuals, organizations, and society.