Deniz Ucbasaran

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the absorptive capacity and frequency of TMT-board interaction positively affect board service effectiveness and cognitive proximity is positively moderated by cognitive proximity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the issue of board composition in high-tech start-ups and examine the tensions that exist between the founding team and other stakeholders in determining board composition, finding that teams that have powerful external stakeholders are more likely to develop boards that have complementary skills.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a rich, systematic research study on human capital and entrepreneurship, focusing on the human capital perspective of a group of habitual entrepreneurs, including social networks and achievement motivation.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the participation of multiple generations of family members in the firm ownership leads to greater diversity of perspectives that generates potential conflict over the distribution of resources, and highlight four power mechanisms to explain why family blockholders' conflicting and/or misaligned preferences, objectives, and visions for the family firm might influence the nature of the negotiation between the family and the nonfamily blockholder and impact family firm performance.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the issue of board composition in high-tech start-ups and examine the tensions that exist between the founding team and other stakeholders in determining board composition, finding that teams that have powerful external stakeholders are more likely to develop boards that have complementary skills.