Management control systems and innovation strategies in business-incubated start-ups

We respond to recent calls for a better understanding of the effects of management control systems (MCS) in small start-ups. Using a sample of business-incubated start-ups, we examine the performance effects of the alignment between MCS and innovation strategies. Regression analyses show higher perf...

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Autores: Gómez Conde, Jacobo, Lopez-Valeiras, Ernesto, Malagueño, Ricardo, Gonzalez-Castro, Raul
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/713186
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/713186
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2021.1986365
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Business incubators
Incubated start-ups
Innovation
Management control systems
Strategy
Economía
Empresa
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Sumario:We respond to recent calls for a better understanding of the effects of management control systems (MCS) in small start-ups. Using a sample of business-incubated start-ups, we examine the performance effects of the alignment between MCS and innovation strategies. Regression analyses show higher performance when financial (non-financial) MCS are associated with an emphasis on exploratory (exploitative) innovation strategies. Overall, this study contributes to understanding the contingent effects of MCS and innovation strategies in business-incubated start-ups, as well as the consequences for their outcome and survival