Industry and startup experience on entrepreneur forecast performance in new firms |
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Authors: | Gavin Cassar |
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Institution: | INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau, France |
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Abstract: | I theoretically develop and empirically investigate the role of industry and startup experience on the forecast performance of 2304 entrepreneurs who have started new businesses. Using the Kauffman Firm Survey I show that industry experience is associated with more accurate and less biased entrepreneur expectations. Further, the benefit of industry experience on entrepreneurial forecast performance is greater in high-technology industries. These findings are consistent with knowledge of the setting informing entrepreneurial decision making, especially in highly uncertain environments. However, in contrast to the prevailing view in the literature, I find no significant evidence that startup experience improves entrepreneurial forecast performance. |
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Keywords: | Entrepreneur Expectations Experience Forecasts Technology |
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