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Early Teams: The Impact of Team Demography on VC Financing and Going Public (with Christine M. Beckman and Charles O'Reilly), Articles & Chapters (2007)
This study investigates how top management team (TMT) demographic characteristics affect firm outcomes for young...
 

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Walking the Talk: The Impact of High Commitment Values and Practices on Technology Start-ups (with Charles O'Reilly), Working Papers (2004)
We examine the impact of high commitment work systems (HCWS) on high-technology start-ups. We differentiate...
 

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Coming From Good Stock: Career Histories and New Venture Formation (with Jesper B. Sørensen and Christine M. Beckman), Articles & Chapters (2002)
We examine how the social structure of existing organizations influences entrepreneurship and suggest that resources...
 

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Labor Pains: Change in Organizational Models and Employee Turnover in Young, High-Tech Firms (with James N. Baron and Michael T. Hannan), Articles & Chapters (2001)
[Excerpt] Organizational theories, especially ecological perspectives, emphasize the disruptive effects of change. However, the mechanisms...
 

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The Company They Keep: Founders' Models for Organizing New Firms, Articles & Chapters (2001)
[Excerpt] This chapter examines the employment models founders use as they begin to construct new...