521: Founder’s Affective Commitment and New Venture Performance: The Role of Innovative Ambidexterity (14440)

Sunday, August 11, 2024

08:00 – 09:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Hyatt: Burnham

Session Number: 521
Paper Session
Orientation: International
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/zEyqpB

Author(s)

GS

Galina Shirokova

National Research U. Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia

Slides
TA

Tatiana Anisimova

School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus U.
JW

Jan Weiss

Montpellier Business School
JW

Joshua Victor White

U. of Dayton, United States

Prior studies have found that the affective commitment of firm leaders may yield superior firm performance, but existing research has yet to uncover the paths through which this relationship materializes. Using a sample of 7,319 new ventures from 23 countries, we demonstrate that founder’s affective commitment relates to new venture performance through innovative ambidexterity. Contrary to expectations, our moderation analysis reveals that performance-based culture weakens the relationship between innovative ambidexterity and venture performance. Implications for theory and practice are provided.

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