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Marshall Minds Ep. 4: “The Evaluation of Founder Failure and Success by Hiring Firms: A Field Experiment.”

Marshall Minds Ep. 4: “The Evaluation of Founder Failure and Success by Hiring Firms: A Field Experiment.”

Assistant Professor Melody Chang researched what happens to an entrepreneur’s career when they decide to enter the job market and how the evaluation of entrepreneurship experience varies based on the venture’s success or failure.

07.10.24
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Marshall Minds Ep. 4: “The Evaluation of Founder Failure and Success by Hiring Firms: A Field Experiment.”

In a field experiment, Melody Chang, assistant professor of Management and Organization, measured the likelihood of receiving a job interview for three different profiles: a founder of a successful venture, founder of a failed venture, and a non-founder with identical education, work experience, and skills. She found that the non-founder was the most preferred, followed by the failed founder. Recruiters valued fit and commitment more highly than a founder’s innovative capabilities.

Link to the full paper published in Organization Science: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.1287/orsc.2022.1592

Marshall Minds is a new faculty research series offering audiences a glimpse into complex issues made simple.

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