Top management team conflict and entrepreneurial strategy making in China

Abstract

TMT conflict, Entrepreneurial strategy making, New technology ventures,

Exploring the antecedents of effectiveness and efficiency

“…Lumpkin and Dess (1996) conceptualized "entrepreneurial strategy-making" as an entrepreneurial orientation which refers to an organizational decision-making proclivity supporting entrepreneurial activities. As distinctive type of strategic orientation, entrepreneurial orientation captures the organizational processes, methods, and styles that firms use to develop and implement their strategic decisions (Li and Li, 2009).…”

The impact of formal processes for market information acquisition and utilization on the performance of Chinese new ventures

“…Updated information on market size, growth of key segments, adoption barriers, effectiveness of marketing decisions, and so forth is, if anything, even more critical when these and other pieces of information are rapidly changing. Complicating the issue is the presence of other peculiarities of the Chinese new venture market: the turbulent nature of the economic environment, the changing levels of available institutional support, and the unknowns introduced by political networking Atuahene-Gima, 2001, 2002;Li and Li, 2007). The nature of the Chinese marketplace makes excellent, formal information gathering critical in any market condition, particularly when the market itself is emerging.…”

“…In an economy marked by dysfunctional competition Atuahene-Gima, 2001, 2002), environmental turbulence (Li and Li, 2007), unpredictable levels of institutional and government support, and the uncertainties derived from unstable political networks and alliances (Luo et al, 2005), it may be especially important for Chinese new venture managers not to use a single, established process for information use.…”

“…The importance of China in today's global economy cannot be overstated as it undergoes unprecedented economic expansion. The Chinese economy has been described as transitional and marked by dysfunctional competition and environmental turbulence Atuahene-Gima, 2001, 2002;Luo, Sivakumar and Liu, 2005;Li and Li, 2007). Each of these characteristics has the potential to increase the value of market information.…”

Innovative Entrepreneurial Teams: The Give and Take of Trust and Conflict

“…Task conflict is disagreement on the content, viewpoints and opinions, while relationship conflict is rooted in interpersonal incompatibility and animosity (Simons & Peterson, 2000). Therefore, the two types of conflict within entrepreneurial teams could have critical consequences for a team's information processing (Li & Li, 2009), creative thinking and flexibility (Carnevale & Probst, 1998). Hence, it seems vital to distinguish between these two conflict types when investigating their impacts on team performance.…”