Exploring the Origins of Organizational Paths: Empirical Evidence From Newly Founded Firms
基于446位创始人的数据，研究了新创企业产品市场路径的起源，发现创始人进入前的人力资本禀赋与路径创建中替代方案的考虑存在系统关系，有助于解释和预测组织路径创建。
The notion of path dependence in organizational processes has intrigued scholars for several decades. Yet, while extant studies provide rich insights on the factors that cause persistence in organizational paths, research that explores the origins of organizational paths remains scant. Analyzing data collected from 446 firm founders, the author investigates the creation of product—market paths in new firms. The analysis reveals systematic relationships between key pre-entry human capital endowments of founders and the consideration of alternative solutions in path creation, thereby helping us to better explain, and predict, organizational path creation. Implications for the organizational and entrepreneurship literatures are discussed.