Abstract
In this study, we decompose the effects of T-shaped and A-shaped skills on process-related and business-related outcomes. We build on human capital, team composition and knowledge integration streams of literature to study different combinations of intrapersonal and interpersonal T-shaped and A-shaped skills within science-focused entrepreneurial teams of two people. We examine multi-source, secondary data on 153 U.S. Government-funded researchintensive ventures and find that combinations of intrapersonal and interpersonal T-shaped and Ashaped skills have differential effects on research performance and commercial performance. The results suggest that interpersonal integration of T-shaped and A-shaped skills produces more superior outcomes than intrapersonal integration.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2019 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | DRUID19 Conference - Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark Duration: 19 Jun 2019 → 21 Jun 2019 Conference number: 41 https://conference.druid.dk/Druid/?confId=59 |
Conference
| Conference | DRUID19 Conference |
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| Number | 41 |
| Location | Copenhagen Business School |
| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Frederiksberg |
| Period | 19/06/2019 → 21/06/2019 |
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Keywords
- Human capital theory
- Knowledge integration
- Science-based ventures
- Entrepreneurial team composition
- R&D performance
- Commercial performance