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Woo, Heejin.
Three essays on young entrepreneurial firms.
Degree: PhD, Business Administration, 2015, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/575240/rec/7470 
► In this dissertation, I explore the interorganizational relationships of young entrepreneurial firms. In the first essay, I examine how the relationship of a young entrepreneurial…
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▼ In this dissertation, I explore the
interorganizational relationships of young entrepreneurial firms.
In the first essay, I examine how the relationship of a young
entrepreneurial firm with a corporate venture capital (CVC) affects
the firm’s R&D investment strategy. In the second essay, I
investigate how a strategic alliance formed by a young
entrepreneurial firm influences the strategic benefits of a CVC
firm. In the third essay, I examine how relationships of a young
entrepreneurial firm with major customers affect the profitability
of the firm. By exploring the interorganizational relationships of
young entrepreneurial firms, this dissertation attempts to
understand better how young entrepreneurial firms interact with
stakeholders surrounding them. ❧ In the first essay, I examine the
effects of CVC ownership and founder incumbency on R&D
investment strategy of a young entrepreneurial firm. R&D
investment strategy is one of the most important resource
allocation decisions that investors and top-level managers make,
and it is particularly important for young entrepreneurial firms in
technology-intensive industries. Although prior studies have
examined how different types of ownership affect R&D investment
strategy in large public corporations, we still know little about
corporate governance–related determinants of R&D investment
strategy in young entrepreneurial firms. To fill this research gap,
I focus on the most significant stakeholders in young
entrepreneurial firms (i.e., venture capital firms, corporate
venture capital firms, and founders) and argue that CVC ownership
and founder incumbency positively affect R&D investment
strategy in entrepreneurial firms. I found empirical evidence
supporting my hypotheses. ❧ In the second essay, I explore when a
strategic alliance formed by a portfolio company creates strategic
benefits for its CVC firm. Prior studies show that CVC investments
create value for investing firms by providing learning
opportunities and a window on new technologies. Focusing on the
conditions which facilitate knowledge transfer from a portfolio
company to a CVC firm, I argue that strategic benefits that a CVC
firm captures from a strategic alliance formed by a portfolio
company is positively associated with the industry relatedness
between the CVC and its portfolio company. Moreover, I argue this
effect will be more salient 1) as a CVC’s absorptive capacity
increases and 2) when a CVC and its portfolio company are located
geographically close because the CVC’s absorptive capacity provides
the foundation upon which the CVC learns better from the portfolio
company and proximity allows a CVC to capture more effectively
knowledge from its portfolio company. In a sample of alliances
formed by CVC-backed U.S.-based startups, I found evidence. This
study expands the scope of sources for strategic benefits in CVC
investments. ❧ In the third essay, I study the relationship between
a young firm and its major customers. In particular, I examine how
the major customer dependence of a young firm affects…
Advisors/Committee Members: Paik, YongwookRajagopalan, Nandini (Committee Chair), Mayer, Kyle J. (Committee Member), Fulk, Janet (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: entrepreneurship; corporate venture capital investment; founder; strategic alliance; major customer
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APA (6th Edition):
Woo, H. (2015). Three essays on young entrepreneurial firms. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/575240/rec/7470
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Woo, Heejin. “Three essays on young entrepreneurial firms.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/575240/rec/7470.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Woo, Heejin. “Three essays on young entrepreneurial firms.” 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Woo H. Three essays on young entrepreneurial firms. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/575240/rec/7470.
Council of Science Editors:
Woo H. Three essays on young entrepreneurial firms. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2015. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/575240/rec/7470
University of Southern California
2.
Glaser, Vern Lee.
Enchanted algorithms: the quantification of organizational
decision-making.
Degree: PhD, Business Administration, 2014, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/520569/rec/2340
► Organizations quantify increasingly diverse types of decision-making processes. Traditionally, many scholars conceptualize quantification as a means of rationalizing decision-making processes, wherein organizational leaders strive to…
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▼ Organizations quantify increasingly diverse types of
decision-making processes. Traditionally, many scholars
conceptualize quantification as a means of rationalizing
decision-making processes, wherein organizational leaders strive to
control business processes and eliminate human bias. Recently,
however, other scholars have suggested that quantification of
decision-making processes often reflect political compromises that
resolve conflicts between competing interests. To develop theory to
explain the tension between these perspectives, I ask the research
question, how do organizations quantify decision-making processes?
To answer this question, I engage in participant observation of
Gaming Expert and Algo-Security, two organizations that use game
theory to quantify decision-making in the security industry. While
prior research emphasizes the role of quantification in
rationalizing business processes or resolving political conflict,
my study shows that quantifying decision-making processes leads to
a different outcome. Specifically, quantification functions as a
cultural tool or an “enchanted algorithm” that organizational
actors draw on to develop innovative approaches to overcome
perennial organizational challenges. By offering an empirically
grounded analysis of how organizations quantify decision-making, I
contribute to strategy research on the emergence of routines and
capabilities, as well as research on organizational decision-making
more broadly.
Advisors/Committee Members: Fiss, Peer C. (Committee Chair), Mayer, Kyle J. (Committee Member), El Sawy, Omar A. (Committee Member), Eliasoph, Nina (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: routines; decision-making; quantification; algorithms; technology implementation; rationality; capabilities
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APA (6th Edition):
Glaser, V. L. (2014). Enchanted algorithms: the quantification of organizational
decision-making. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/520569/rec/2340
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Glaser, Vern Lee. “Enchanted algorithms: the quantification of organizational
decision-making.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/520569/rec/2340.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Glaser, Vern Lee. “Enchanted algorithms: the quantification of organizational
decision-making.” 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Glaser VL. Enchanted algorithms: the quantification of organizational
decision-making. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/520569/rec/2340.
Council of Science Editors:
Glaser VL. Enchanted algorithms: the quantification of organizational
decision-making. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2014. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/520569/rec/2340
University of Southern California
3.
Wu, Rui.
Empirical essays on relationships between alliance
experience and firm capability development.
Degree: PhD, Business Administration, 2010, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/393911/rec/2322
► In the context of interfirm alliances, this dissertation analyzes partners’ alliance experience as a multi-dimensional construct, and examines the effects of experience dimensions on governance…
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▼ In the context of interfirm alliances, this
dissertation analyzes partners’ alliance experience as a
multi-dimensional construct, and examines the effects of experience
dimensions on governance decisions and on market value creations.
This dissertation focuses on the governance aspect of experience,
or the extent to which a firm has managed focused or diverse
alliance governance structures. A firm’s experience of prior
alliances can be characterized by the depth in a specific
governance form and the breadth of diverse governance forms.
In-depth experience creates governing capabilities that are
specific to a focal structure and result in exploitation of the
same structure. Diverse governance experience broadens the range of
alliance-related knowledge, and lead to better informed governance
decisions by the creation of selection capabilities. In the first
empirical essay, I examine a model that integrates both contractual
hazards and experience-based capabilities to predict governance
decisions. The second essay takes a further step by examining how
the stock market responds to experience factors when evaluating
events of new alliance formation. In a sample of alliances formed
by US software companies, I find strong empirical evidence for the
argument of multi-dimensional experience in affecting strategic
decisions and value creations.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mayer, Kyle J. (Committee Chair), Rajagopalan, Nandini (Committee Member), Kennedy, Mark T. (Committee Member), Fulk, Janet (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: strategic management; strategic alliance; interfirm relationship; experience; firm capability; transaction cost; organizational learning; market value creation
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APA (6th Edition):
Wu, R. (2010). Empirical essays on relationships between alliance
experience and firm capability development. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/393911/rec/2322
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wu, Rui. “Empirical essays on relationships between alliance
experience and firm capability development.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/393911/rec/2322.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wu, Rui. “Empirical essays on relationships between alliance
experience and firm capability development.” 2010. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Wu R. Empirical essays on relationships between alliance
experience and firm capability development. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/393911/rec/2322.
Council of Science Editors:
Wu R. Empirical essays on relationships between alliance
experience and firm capability development. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2010. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/393911/rec/2322
University of Southern California
4.
Weber, Libby Leann.
Expanding the definition of bounded rationality in strategy
research: an examination of earnout frames in M&A.
Degree: PhD, Business Administration, 2010, University of Southern California
URL: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/358437/rec/2614
► When an M&A contract contains an earnout clause, a performance-contingent consideration provision, the value of the deal can be framed as: 1) total potential consideration,…
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▼ When an M&A contract contains an earnout clause, a
performance-contingent consideration provision, the value of the
deal can be framed as: 1) total potential consideration, the sum of
the guaranteed upfront payment and the contingent payment, or 2)
guaranteed consideration, the upfront payment with the possibility
of earning additional payment. The way the parent firm frames the
merger value influences how retained target managers perceive the
earnout. They view the earnout as a potential loss if the deal
value is framed in terms of total consideration and as a potential
gain if the deal value is framed in terms of guaranteed
consideration. Prospect theory suggests that the contrasting views
lead to different behavioral risk profiles. Under a total
consideration frame, retained target management displays
risk-seeking behavior in an attempt to avert certain loss.
Alternatively, if the merger value is framed in terms of guaranteed
consideration, they display risk-averse behavior in an attempt to
preserve the gain. Parent firms have specific goals for different
mergers. Because risk-seeking behavior may be more appropriate to
accomplish one merger goal, but not another, it is important to
understand when to use total or guaranteed consideration frames to
induce risk-seeking or risk-averse behavior, respectively. When
deal frames are strategically aligned with parent merger goals,
retained target management has a higher likelihood of displaying
the behavior desired by the parent, leading to a greater
probability that the parent’s merger goal will be met and retained
target management will receive the earnout payment.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mayer, Kyle J. (Committee Chair), Rajagopalan, Nandini (Committee Member), Nickerson, Jackson (Committee Member), Miller, Norman (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: framing; mergers; acquisitions; M&; A; earnout clauses; merger contracts; bounded rationality
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APA (6th Edition):
Weber, L. L. (2010). Expanding the definition of bounded rationality in strategy
research: an examination of earnout frames in M&A. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/358437/rec/2614
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Weber, Libby Leann. “Expanding the definition of bounded rationality in strategy
research: an examination of earnout frames in M&A.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed January 20, 2021.
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/358437/rec/2614.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Weber, Libby Leann. “Expanding the definition of bounded rationality in strategy
research: an examination of earnout frames in M&A.” 2010. Web. 20 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Weber LL. Expanding the definition of bounded rationality in strategy
research: an examination of earnout frames in M&A. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 20].
Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/358437/rec/2614.
Council of Science Editors:
Weber LL. Expanding the definition of bounded rationality in strategy
research: an examination of earnout frames in M&A. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2010. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/358437/rec/2614
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