Entrepreneurial teams: definition and performance factors

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to stimulate future research on entrepreneurial teams (ET).

Design/methodology/approach

This paper presents a literature‐driven definition of ET and model of factors influencing entrepreneurial team performance.

Findings

The paper illustrates potential fruitful areas for future research on entrepreneurial teams.

Research limitations/implications

A literature‐driven approach on ET provides an improved basis for future research. Modeling entrepreneurial team performance factors based on a heuristic model provides a basis for both conceptual and empirical research in the future.

Practical implications

By stimulating additional research on entrepreneurial teams, this paper assists in creating a better distinction on how and why the entrepreneurial team influences new venture performance.

Originality/value

Most research on ET is based on an inadequate definition of the concept. This paper adds value by presenting a literature‐driven definition of entrepreneurial teams. Research on ET tends to focus on demographic heterogeneity. This article adds value by illustrating potential fruitful areas of research on ET based on a heuristics team performance model from the organizational literature.

Citation

Schjoedt, L. and Kraus, S. (2009), "Entrepreneurial teams: definition and performance factors", Management Research News, Vol. 32 No. 6, pp. 513-524. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170910962957