Redirigiendo al acceso original de articulo en 21 segundos...
Inicio  /  Administrative Sciences  /  Vol: 10 Par: 3 (2020)  /  Artículo
ARTÍCULO
TITULO

Survival and Growth in Innovative Technology Entrepreneurship: A Mixed-Methods Investigation

Stelios Eliakis    
Dimosthenis Kotsopoulos    
Angeliki Karagiannaki and Katerina Pramatari    

Resumen

Innovative technology enterprises are recognized internationally as an important pillar in modern economic activity. This paper presents the findings from a research combining qualitative and quantitative methods, with the specific goal of identifying and verifying the characteristics that affect their survival and growth. Results from an in-depth longitudinal qualitative case study, that examines a mature and constantly growing (in its 10-year operation) technologically innovative enterprise, reveal that a number of characteristics pertaining to both the profile of the entrepreneurial team, as well as of the employees, significantly affect company survival and growth in this context. Moreover, we recognize and analyze three stages in its evolution: an initial ?evolutionary? growth (infancy and youth), followed by a ?revolutionary? (crisis), and a second ?evolutionary? (maturity) stage. Our findings are further corroborated and enriched through a survey with N = 27 entrepreneurs in innovative technology startups. We contribute to existing literature on innovative technology entrepreneurship, by identifying characteristics that entrepreneurs and employees should bear, towards its survival and growth. Moreover, a practical application of the life cycle approach is described for technologically innovative companies. Finally, a specific prescription that can help guide future theoretical and practical endeavors in innovative technology entrepreneurship is also provided accordingly.

 Artículos similares

       
 
Madhurima Basu    
The Indian sub-continent since the ancient times has been the epicentre of rich cultural heritage. The ethos of the ancient Indian texts holds true to the present day. Some of the well-known ancient Indian texts are the Upanishads, the Vedas and the epic... ver más

 
Shinta Setia     Pág. 13 - 23
Working as entrepreneurs has become popular in Indonesia in recent years. The reason is not only they are deemed to be as a hero by the society, but also they are seen as an alternative career by young generation. This is due to their being quite attract... ver más

 
Jennifer M Sequeira, Kelly P Weeks, Myrtle P Bell, SherRhonda R Gibbs     Pág. 31 - 47
Although human resource managers have long realized the impact of diversity on organizational outcomes, most of the research to date has focused on large organizations. Very little consideration has been given to small firms in the United States with few... ver más

 
Miriti Jane Kinya, Kenneth L Wanjau, Humphrey R Omondi     Pág. 25 - 34
Business incubators are regarded as entrepreneurial hubs, unleashing entrepreneur?s ideas and businesses into the market, in turn, jobs are created and the economy of the area is improved. Due to the stiff competition for placement into an incubator prog... ver más

 
Keerthan Raj,P. S. Aithal     Pág. 1 - 11
The question of survival and sustenance are at the very foundation of every individual or organization.  There are various factors that are essential for growth and sustenance of companies. There has been many research studies undertaken to gauge th... ver más