ABSTRACT

This research investigates how startup team characteristics correlate with a probability that a leisure-based entrepreneur forms a new profitable firm. We found that leisure-based ventures are more likely to stay longer in the startup process but do not differ from other ventures in the probability of forming a new profitable firm. Leisure-based startups are more likely to form a new firm if owners are solo founders or keep a larger ownership percentage in their hands and are less likely to form a new firm if teams are bigger or more functionally diverse. We conclude that the entrepreneurs who start their ventures from a serious pursuit of a personal hobby may benefit from finding team members who share their hobby, keeping a larger percentage of ownership of their business, or even pursuing solo entrepreneurship. The leisure-based startups should also be particularly attuned to the importance of team building in order to foster trust and reduce conflict.

摘要

这项研究调查了创业团队的特征如何与休闲企业家组建新的盈利公司的可能性相关。我们发现休闲型企业更有可能在创业过程中停留更长时间，但在形成新的盈利公司的可能性方面与其他企业没有区别。如果所有者是个人创始人或持有较大的所有权比例，休闲型初创公司更有可能组建新公司，如果团队规模更大或功能更加多样化，则不太可能组建新公司。我们得出的结论是，从认真追求个人爱好开始创业的企业家可能会受益于寻找与他们有共同爱好的团队成员，保留更大比例的企业所有权，甚至追求个人创业。