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The Stages Model of High-Tech Venture Founding: Tried but True?

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  • Eric L. Hansen
  • Barbara J. Bird

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Recent large sample studies of start-up event sequences reported more stochasticity at a population level of analysis than the stages model would have predicted. This study examined a random sample of 18 technology-intensive start-ups in manufacturing and business service industries and found examples of both the stages model and an alternative. Stages model start-ups significantly outperformed the others.

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  • Eric L. Hansen & Barbara J. Bird, 1998. "The Stages Model of High-Tech Venture Founding: Tried but True?," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 22(2), pages 111-122, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:entthe:v:22:y:1998:i:2:p:111-122
    DOI: 10.1177/104225879802200208
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