TY - JOUR
T1 - From latent to emergent entrepreneurship: The role of human capital in entrepreneurial founding teams and the effect of external knowledge spillovers for technology adoption
AU - Ganotakis, Panagiotis
AU - D'Angelo, Alfredo
AU - Konara, Palitha
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Building on the latent-emergent entrepreneurship framework, we investigate how different type of skills and
combination of skills within entrepreneurial founding teams (EFTs) affect the adoption of latent vs emergent
technologies (ICTs). We also examine the role of knowledge spillovers on the firm’s adoption of different types of
technologies and how their effect is moderated by the set of skills that are present within the EFT. We contribute
by showing that latent and emergent entrepreneurs decide differently when it comes to whether they should
adopt a latent or an emergent version of a technology, by identifying what type or combinations of skills
differentiate between latent and emergent entrepreneurs when it comes to ICT adoption, and finally by showing
how entrepreneurs, depending on their set of skills, are able to take advantage of the knowledge gathered from
external spillovers to adopt different types of technologies.
AB - Building on the latent-emergent entrepreneurship framework, we investigate how different type of skills and
combination of skills within entrepreneurial founding teams (EFTs) affect the adoption of latent vs emergent
technologies (ICTs). We also examine the role of knowledge spillovers on the firm’s adoption of different types of
technologies and how their effect is moderated by the set of skills that are present within the EFT. We contribute
by showing that latent and emergent entrepreneurs decide differently when it comes to whether they should
adopt a latent or an emergent version of a technology, by identifying what type or combinations of skills
differentiate between latent and emergent entrepreneurs when it comes to ICT adoption, and finally by showing
how entrepreneurs, depending on their set of skills, are able to take advantage of the knowledge gathered from
external spillovers to adopt different types of technologies.
KW - Latent-emergent entrepreneurs Knowledge spillover creative constructive circle Entrepreneurial human capital External knowledge spillovers Technology adoption
KW - Latent-emergent entrepreneurs Knowledge spillover creative constructive circle Entrepreneurial human capital External knowledge spillovers Technology adoption
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/181743
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/s0040162521003449?via=ihub
U2 - 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120912
DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120912
M3 - Article
SN - 1873-5509
VL - 170
SP - 1
EP - 14
JO - TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
JF - TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
ER -