Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/274407 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity [ISSN:] 2199-8531 [Volume:] 8 [Issue:] 3 [Article No.:] 106 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 1-17
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
A spin-out happens when an employee quits a company to start a new venture; however, theories do not agree on whether the "spin-out entrepreneur" will start the company in the same or in a different industry. We investigated a sample of 250 entrepreneurs and 120 spin-out companies to understand what led an entrepreneur or a group of founders to enter a new industry. Our results contribute to theory, suggesting that spin-out entrepreneurs usually move to different and innovative industries owing to recombination of knowledge in founding teams. Our evidence supports the positive effect of different experiences within the team.
Subjects: 
entrepreneurial behaviour
entrepreneurship
founder
industry experience
knowledge flow
organisational limitations
spin-out
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Document Type: 
Article

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