Influence of Knowledge Heterogeneity on Entrepreneurial Performance of Entrepreneurial Team

Abstract

Abstract: Based on the literature review, a hypothetical model revolving the relationships among knowledge heterogeneity, entrepreneurial learning and entrepreneurial performance of entrepreneurial team is put forward. By taking 182 star-ups in the Pearl River Delta as samples, an empirical study on the model is conducted. The results are as follows. (1) Knowledge heterogeneity has great influence on entrepreneurial performance. Entrepreneurial learning has great influence on entrepreneurial performance. Knowledge heterogeneity has great influence on entrepreneurial learning.(2) With exploitation entrepreneurial learning,the positve influence of explicit knowledge heterogeneity on financial entrepreneurial performance increases greatly. The positive influence of tacit knowledge heterogeneity on non-financial entrepreneurial performance changes a lot.(3) With exploration entrepreneurial learning, the positve influence of explicit knowledge heterogeneity on financial entrepreneurial performance increases hardly. The positive influence of tacit knowledge heterogeneity on non-financial entrepreneurial performance changes little. So the entrepreneurial learning plays a mediating role in the relationship between the knowledge heterogeneity and the entrepreneurial performance of entrepreneurial team.

Key words: entrepreneurial team, knowledge heterogeneity, entrepreneurial learning, entrepreneurial performance

CLC Number:

F276.3

Wu Yan. Influence of Knowledge Heterogeneity on Entrepreneurial Performance of Entrepreneurial Team[J]. Science Research Management, 2014, 35(7): 84-90.

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