How improvisation drives lean search: The moderating role of entrepreneurial team heterogeneity and environmental uncertainty.

ABSTRACT: Although lean search is seen as an important action in lean startup, previous studies have less knowledge on how to realize it, especially in the face of traditional plans that cannot cope with sudden changes in the environment. To fill the research gap, this study investigates the effects of improvisation (exploitative, explorative, and ambidextrous improvisation) on lean search. Meanwhile, this research also discusses the moderating effects of entrepreneurial team heterogeneity and the environmental uncertainty to identify the boundary conditions of this relationship. Supported by the cross-sectional data from 203 Chinese startups, the results show that explorative and ambidextrous improvisation are positively associated with lean search. However, the effect of exploitative improvisation

SUBMITTER: Huang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557979 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature