An investigation of performance of nascent manufacturing firms

Zhang, Ying; Zwiegelaar, Jeremy B.; Kumar, Vikas

Abstract

To understand the context for firms being created in the manufacturing space we explore the factors affecting performance by applying Gartner et al.’s overarching theoretical framework. We investigate the phenomenon of nascent entrepreneurship from a multistage perspective answering calls to provide studies that are more explicit about the timing of the performance in particular contexts. Our research shows that a college degree is helpful in receiving funding and that start-up experience has a slightly negative impact on defining the market, which highlights the interactions between individuals and process and offers new insight into the context of nascent entrepreneurship in the manufacturing industry.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 4, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Apr 16, 2020
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Sep 7, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 17, 2022
• Journal: Journal of Small Business Management
• Print ISSN: 0047-2778
• Electronic ISSN: 1540-627X
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 32-62
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2020.1738748
• Keywords: Manufacturing New Ventures, PSED, New Venture Performance, New Venture Creation in Manufacturing, Nascent Entrepreneurship
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/2836700
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00472778.2020.1738748
• Contract Date: Sep 9, 2019