THE EFFECTS OF LIABILITIES OF AGE AND SIZE ON AUTONOMOUS SUB-UNITS OF ESTABLISHED FIRMS IN THE STEEL DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY

被引：13

作者：

VENKATARAMAN, S ^{[1
]}

LOW, MB ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] COLUMBIA UNIV,GRAD SCH BUSINESS,NEW YORK,NY 10027

来源：

JOURNAL OF BUSINESS VENTURING | 1994年 / 9卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/0883-9026(94)90029-9

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Conventional wisdom suggests that creating smaller autonomous units within established firms can recreate an entrepreneurial climate and encourage flexibility and innovation. However, new autonomous units may be vulnerable to liabilities of newness and small size. This issue is explored in a sample of 37 service centers in the steel distribution business. The key findings are that being embedded in an established firm does not eliminate the liabilities of newness of sub-units: there are advantages and disadvantages associated with being a small sub-unit located within a larger organization; and, when creating new autonomous sub-units, it is best to start small.

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页码：189 / 204

页数：16