Does prior experience matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between prior experience of entrepreneurs and firm performance
这项元分析整合了85个独立样本（2009-2020年，共572,888个观测值），发现创业者先前经验与企业绩效之间存在微小但显著的正相关（r=0.095），并识别了经验类型、创业者教育、企业类型和文化背景等调节因素。
Drawing on human capital theory and the knowledge-based view, our meta-analysis integrates the results from 85 independent samples spanning 2009–2020 (572,888 total observations). Our findings provide empirical evidence for the small, but significant, correlation between entrepreneurs’ prior experience and firm performance (r = 0.095). In addition, several moderators are identified: type of experience (that is, specific vs generic), entrepreneurs’ characteristics (that is, education), type of business created (that is, self-employed vs small- and medium-sized enterprises), and the cultural context in which entrepreneurs are embedded (that is, level of uncertainty avoidance). Implications for research and practice are discussed and avenues for future studies about entrepreneurs’ prior experience and their role in the entrepreneurship process are outlined.