Outsider Assistance as a Knowledge Resource for New Venture Survival

James J. Chrisman and W. Ed Mcmullan

Journal of Small Business Management, 2004, vol. 42, issue 3, 229-244

Abstract: An emerging theory of outsider assistance as a knowledge resource suggests that new ventures obtain a unique blend of tacit and explicit knowledge through the judicious use of outside assistance. Using data from a longitudinal study of one outsider assistance program at a point in time four to eight years beyond the provision of startup counseling assistance, we present evidence supporting the theory. Results suggest that the ventures studied enjoyed survival rates in excess of those in the general population. More importantly, logistic regression analysis indicates a positive, curvilinear relationship between survival and the time spent in venture preparation under the direction of an outside counselor, a proxy measure of new knowledge acquired. We conclude with a discussion of the directions future research should take to test more fully the relationships implied by the theory.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2004.00109.x

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