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González-Cruz, TF.; Botella-Carrubi, D.; Martínez-Fuentes, CM. (2020). The effect of firm complexity and founding team size on agile internal communication in startups. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 16(3):1101-1121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-019-00633-1

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Title: The effect of firm complexity and founding team size on agile internal communication in startups
Author: González-Cruz, Tomás F. Botella-Carrubi, Dolores Martínez-Fuentes, C. M.
UPV Unit: Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Organización de Empresas - Departament d'Organització d'Empreses
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[EN] Today's firms, particularly startups, require agile communication to sense and seize opportunities and to adapt to the market as quickly as possible (Picken 2017; Takeuchi and Nonaka 1986). However, scholars have ...[+]
Subjects: Agile methods , Internal communication , Organizational complexity , Startups , FsQCA
Copyrigths: Cerrado
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International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. (issn: 1555-1938 )
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-019-00633-1
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Springer-Verlag
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-019-00633-1
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The authors thank the Catedra de Empresa y Humanismo de la Universidad de Valencia (Firm & Humanism Chair, Valencia University) for its financial support for this research.
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