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Founding Conditions And Benefit Offerings: Evidence From U.S. Startups, Xiang Yi, Yang Xu
Founding Conditions And Benefit Offerings: Evidence From U.S. Startups, Xiang Yi, Yang Xu
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- Purpose: This paper tries to answer the following research question: At the time of founding of a startup, what entrepreneurial conditions would influence the long-term offerings of HR benefits? To answer this question, our study examines the effects of four founding conditions of startups – total assets, founder’s education, industry experience and startup experience –on the basis of the resource-based view of firms.
- Design/methodology/approach: Using data from the Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) conducted in the period 2005-2010, this paper analyzed the relationships between the founding conditions and the offering of HR benefits by 4148 new ventures during the first five …