Study on relationship between the entrepreneurial team heterogeneity and the team effectiveness

Abstract

Abstract: Many factors in the external environment cause uncertainty for high-tech entrepreneurships. Existing research does not give a reasonable explanation on "what kind of entrepreneurial teams are more likely to be effective". This paper studies relationship between entrepreneurial teams heterogeneity and team effectiveness through quantitative and qualitative research method and does some path analyses. Researches are conducted to the empirical data of 806 samples by using the case study method and the results reveal that the entrepreneurial team heterogeneity effects team efficiency distinctly. Heterogeneity is only one kind of static expression and once an entrepreneurial team is formed, such elements as the general demographic attributes and the education background which social identities are shown longer period are settled. If an entrepreneurial team has already been formed, it means commitment of social identities of the team is above a certain level, and then during the process of entrepreneurship, the short-term effects of entrepreneurship experience, social identities, work values will be activated to affect indirectly and positively the efficiency of the entrepreneurial team.

Key words: entrepreneurial team, heterogeneity, team effectiveness, mediating variable, path analysis

CLC Number:

F270.7

Fan Chuanhao, Wang Jigan. Study on relationship between the entrepreneurial team heterogeneity and the team effectiveness[J]. Science Research Management, 2013, 34(8): 35-41.

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