Unpacking Growth of VC-Backed Start-ups through a Study of Board Director Behaviours

Natalia Blagburn

Unpacking Growth of VC-Backed Start-ups through a Study of Board Director Behaviours

Natalia Blagburn

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Abstract

Some boards facilitate startups with scaling up and achieving exponential growth whereas others leave founders and shareholders baffled on how to get value from them. Having relevant skills, experiences and fitting board processes is often not good enough. What happens inside the ‘black box’ of venture boards, the fine balance of director dynamics and interactions seems to be the missing ingredient, both in research and in practice. This grounded theory study aims to unpack the growth governing mix of director behaviours in the volatile business environment of the UK. The showcased preliminary findings include a more integrative model, uncovering several novel behavioural and interaction strategies used by directors to perform their formal monitoring and informal adding-value roles in the context of VC-backed boards.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Academy of Management Global Proceedings
Editors	Michael E. Bratsis
Place of Publication	Briarcliff Manor, US
Publisher	Academy of Management
Pages	1-32
Number of pages	32
Volume	Tel Aviv
Edition	2018
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2018
Event	Academy of Management Specialized Conference : From Start-up to Scale-up: Coping with Organizational Challenges in a Volatile Business Environment - Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel Duration: 17 Dec 2018 → 19 Dec 2018 https://aom.org/events/specialized-conferences/past-specialized-conferences/israel-start-up-to-scale-up-conference

Publication series

Name	Academy of Management Global Proceedings
Publisher	Academy of Management
Number	2018
Volume	Tel Aviv
ISSN (Print)	2638-4892

Conference

Conference	Academy of Management Specialized Conference
Abbreviated title	AOM From Start-up to Scale-up
Country/Territory	Israel
City	Tel Aviv
Period	17/12/18 → 19/12/18
Internet address	https://aom.org/events/specialized-conferences/past-specialized-conferences/israel-start-up-to-scale-up-conference

Keywords

start-up
scale-up
challenges
specialized conference

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Blagburn, N. (2018). Unpacking Growth of VC-Backed Start-ups through a Study of Board Director Behaviours. In M. E. Bratsis (Ed.), Academy of Management Global Proceedings (2018 ed., Vol. Tel Aviv, pp. 1-32). (Academy of Management Global Proceedings; Vol. Tel Aviv, No. 2018). Academy of Management. https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amgblproc.telaviv.2018.00156.abs

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Blagburn, N 2018, Unpacking Growth of VC-Backed Start-ups through a Study of Board Director Behaviours. in ME Bratsis (ed.), Academy of Management Global Proceedings. 2018 edn, vol. Tel Aviv, Academy of Management Global Proceedings, no. 2018, vol. Tel Aviv, Academy of Management, Briarcliff Manor, US, pp. 1-32, Academy of Management Specialized Conference
, Tel Aviv, Israel, 17/12/18. <https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amgblproc.telaviv.2018.00156.abs>

Unpacking Growth of VC-Backed Start-ups through a Study of Board Director Behaviours. / Blagburn, Natalia.
Academy of Management Global Proceedings. ed. / Michael E. Bratsis. Vol. Tel Aviv 2018. ed. Briarcliff Manor, US: Academy of Management, 2018. p. 1-32 (Academy of Management Global Proceedings; Vol. Tel Aviv, No. 2018).

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