Table of Contents

Fundamental research terms.- Theories regarding entrepreneurial and management competencies and the development of new technology-based firms.- Empirical evidence about competence and the development of new firms.- Conceptual framework: Entrepreneurial-management-competence and its effects on task complexity and the success of new firms.- Research process, sample and method.- Presentation of the measurement model.- Empirical findings.- Discussion of central findings and implications.

About the Author

Dr. Jan Brinckmann promovierte bei Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Gemünden am Lehrstuhl für Technologie und Innovationsmanagement der Technischen Universität Berlin. Er ist Assistant Professor an der School of Business Admistration der Loyola University Chicago, USA.