Abstract
This chapter examines the relationship between team size and the potential economic contribution of early-stage and established businesses across 89 countries of the world, using data from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) collected between 2003 and 2012. The chapter explores how the impact of team size is affected by the quality of owner-managers and the complexity of the business. Potential economic contribution is measured in a variety of ways, including growth ambition, export propensity, export intensity and product/market innovation. The main findings are that the odds of an entrepreneur having a business with a high versus low potential economic contribution rises significantly with their education level, the size of their team, and the knowledge intensity of their business, both separately and in a three way combination.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Teams |
Subtitle of host publication | Theory and Practice |
Editors | Cyrine Ben-Hafaiedh, Thomas Cooney |
Place of Publication | Cheltenham |
Pages | 144-163 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781874713263 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- team size
- owner managed business