The influence of founder's characteristics, sources of knowledge, and social capital on a startup's success | |
| Author | Niroula, Avijat |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.SM-20-08 |
| Subject(s) | New business enterprises--Management Social capital (Sociology) |
| Note | A research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The purpose of this research study is to analyze the effect founder’s sources of knowledge, which comes from founder’s characteristic mainly experience, education and market knowledge, internal and external knowledge sources and social capital exerts on startups success measured through its performance. The research uses quantitative research method. Data was collected using questionnaire. A total of 113 responses from founders and cofounders of startups in Nepal were used for the study and multiple regression analysis was used for testing of hypotheses on the data. The result from the regression analysis shows that founder’s experience, founder’s market knowledge and startup’s social capital have a significant positive impact on startup’s success. However, research didn’t find evidence to support founder’s education, internal and external knowledge sources relationship with success of the startups. The results of this research can help founders in team building process to look for cofounder and employees with better experience, focus on market knowledge for better product innovation and build stronger social network internally and externally. |
| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Management (SOM) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Publication code=SM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Badir, Yuosre F. M. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Vimolwan Yukongdi;Zimmermann, Willi |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. BA.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2020 |