Abstract
Managing information processing requirements and allocating founder attention is crucial for startups. Digitization changes the volume and nature of information startups need to process. Based on information processing theory, we theorize that startups respond to these new, digital information challenges with an increased proclivity to professionalize by introducing middle management - especially when founder attention is scarce because other startup activities demand founder attention. Based on a sample of 1,438 startups, we find support for our hypotheses. Our findings have implications for startup management and for theory on the emergence of organizational design in startups.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Eightieth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management |
| Editors | Guclu Atinc |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Place of Publication | Briarcliff Manor, NY |
| Publisher | Academy of Management |
| Publication date | 2020 |
| Article number | 196 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Event | The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2020: Broadening Our Sight - Virtual Duration: 7 Aug 2020 → 11 Aug 2020 Conference number: 80 https://aom.org/events/annual-meeting/past-annual-meetings/2020-broadening-our-sight |
Conference
| Conference | The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2020 |
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| Number | 80 |
| Location | Virtual |
| Period | 07/08/2020 → 11/08/2020 |
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| Series | Academy of Management Proceedings |
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| ISSN | 2151-6561 |