Inhalt

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   Table of contents
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   Acknowledgement
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   Abstract
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   Introduction
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  Theoretical background
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   Optimal distinctiveness
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   Entrepreneurial growth
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   Entrepreneurial growth through decisions on product market scope
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   Entrepreneurial growth through internationalization
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   Entrepreneurial growth through accumulation of status and reputation
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   Research gap and questions
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   Research design of the dissertation
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   Different on another level? A multi-level perspective on optimal distinctiveness and its effect on entrepreneurial product performance
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   Introduction
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  Theoretical background
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   Product market portfolio distinctiveness as a case of corporate strategy
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   Contextualizing corporate strategy distinctiveness: The role of individual product markets
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  Data and method
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   Data collection and sample
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  Measurements
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   Dependent variable
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   Independent variables
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   Control variables
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   Estimation approach
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   Results
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   Discussion and implications
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   Limitations, future research, and conclusion
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   Lost in translation? How cultural and institutional distance shapes the effect of new ventures’ distinctiveness on international performance
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   Introduction
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  Theoretical background
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   Entrepreneurial growth, internationalization, and optimal distinctiveness
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   The moderating role of cultural and institutional distance during international growth and optimal distinctiveness
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  Data and method
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   Data collection and sample
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  Measurements
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   Dependent variable
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   Independent variables
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   Control variables
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   Estimation approach
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   Results
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   Post-hoc analysis and robustness check
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   Discussion and implications
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   Limitations, future research, and conclusion
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   Appendix
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   Known for being different? How status and reputation shape the effect of optimal distinctiveness on new venture performance
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   Introduction
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  Theoretical background
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   Optimal distinctiveness: The role of organizational context and traits
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   Organizational status
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   Organizational reputation
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  Data and method
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   Data collection and sample
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  Measurements
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   Dependent variable
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   Independent variables
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   Control variables
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   Estimation approach
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   Results
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   Discussion and implications
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   Limitations, future research, and conclusion
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  Discussion and implications
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   General discussion of the results
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   Theoretical implications
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   Managerial implications
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   Limitations, future research, and conclusion
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   References