Three essays on the professionalization of new ventures

Diplôme Thèse Three essays on the professionalization of new ventures eng 2014-07-02 author Kaehr Serra Caroline 706565 director Probst Gilbert 22842 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:41757 urn:nbn:ch:unige-417572 SES 846 This dissertation analyzes the professionalization of new ventures. Thereby, it takes up a key moment in this professionalization process, namely a new venture's first succession event where the founder is replaced with a professional CEO. In order to foster our understanding of this moment, it adopts three different perspectives: First, assuming a cognitive stance, it integrates the succession event within the broader literature of organizational change. Second, adopting a sensemaking perspective, it sheds light on how founders construct narratives to make sense of the role transition they undergo in the succession event. Third, embracing an upper echelons view, this dissertation shows how the different founder post-succession roles relate to the changing dynamics within the top management team and how these changes in turn influence strategic decision-making outcomes. Entrepreneurship Organization Theory New Ventures Professionalization Founder Succession Identity Sensemaking Upper Echelons Dewey 650 115 Institute of Management S3 false 6c40ae23-5b2f-426d-8030-313848dbe9dd Thesis Private Thèse Caroline Kaehr Serra_imprimerie.pdf 1058812 application/pdf 35b4b38eb981be0717a3812be1efe5be4192cd48b8967635cf9edab4013ed237 closedAccess Faculté d'économie et de management / Institute of Management

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