Business Similarity as a Moderator of the Relationship between Pre-Ownership Experience and Venture Performance
研究了创业者先前经验与当前创业工作要求的相似性如何调节经验与绩效的关系，发现任务环境相似性有正向主效应，技能/能力相似性有曲线调节效应。
This research focuses on the degree of similiarity between pre-ownership experience and the work requirements of the present venture as a moderator of the relationship between pre-ownership experience and venture performance. Multiple itme scales are developed to assess two dimensions of business similarity: (1) talk environment similarity, and (2) skills/abilities similarity. The results indicate a positive main effect for task enviroment similarity and a curvilinear moderation effect for skill/abilities similarity. Qualitative interviews are used to help better explain the results.