February 11, 2022
Friday February 11th, 10:00 - 11:15am, BeijingTime Abstract: Organizations tout the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship. Yet, it remains unclear how they evaluate entrepreneurial human capital—namely, job candidates with founder experience. Understanding how hiring firms evaluate this experience is important because it reveals insights into structures and processes within organizations. Organizations research points to two organizational perspectives related to the evaluation of founder experience: Former founders may be advantaged, due to founder experience signaling high-quality capabilities and human capital, or disadvantaged, due to concerns related to fit and commitment.