Edward B. Roberts

Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship

David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology Chair Management of Technology and Innovation Gr

100 Main Street, E62-440

Cambridge, MA 02142

United States

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The Contingent Effects of Top Management Teams on Venture Performance: Aligning Founding Team Composition with Innovation Strategy and Commercialization Environment

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The Contingent Effects of Top Management Teams on Venture Performance: Aligning Founding Team Composition with Innovation Strategy and Commercialization Environment

Strategic Management Journal, Forthcoming, MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4762-09
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2013
Charles E. Eesley, David H. Hsu and Edward B. Roberts
Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering, University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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entrepreneurship, performance, strategy, founding conditions, founding teams, new firms

Bringing Entrepreneurial Ideas to Life

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 31 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2013
Charles E. Eesley, David H. Hsu and Edward B. Roberts
Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering, University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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organizational capabilities, contracting, organizational economics, entrepreneurship, resource-based view

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Entrepreneurial Impact: The Role of MIT

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 05 May 2009
Edward B. Roberts and Charles E. Eesley
Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering
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mit, massachussetts institute of technology, alumni, spinoff, entrepreneurship, survey

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Ally or Acquire? Case Studies of Compaq and Cisco as Additional Tests of the External Technology Life Cycle Model

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 11 Sep 2003
Edward B. Roberts and Kathy Wenyun Liu
Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
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External Technology Life Cycle Model, Compaq Computer, Cisco Systems

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Are You Experienced or Are You Talented?: When Does Innate Talent vs. Experience Explain Entrepreneurial Performance?

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2014
Charles E. Eesley and Edward B. Roberts
Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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organizational learning, top management teams, entrepreneurship, exploration, strategy

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E-Business Transformation Via Alliance Clusters

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Nov 2001
Fares A. Ghandour, Pauliina Girsen-Swartz, Heidi Grenek and Edward B. Roberts
Lucent Technologies - Lucent Billing and Customer Care, Analysis Group, Inc., Xerox Corp. - Global Solutions Group and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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alliances, corporate entrepreneurship, corporate venturing, e-business, Hewlett Packard, IBM

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Spinning-Off New Ventures from Academic Institutions in Areas with Weak Entrepreneurial Infrastructure: Insights on the Impact of Spin-Off Processes on the Growth-Orientation of Ventures

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 03 Jun 2003
Jean-Jacques Degroof and Edward B. Roberts
MIT Industrial Performance Center and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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Academic Spin-offs Processes, Technology Transfer

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation at MIT: Continuing Global Growth and Impact

Edward B. Roberts, Fiona Murray and J. Daniel Kim (2019), “Entrepreneurship and Innovation at MIT: Continuing Global Growth and Impact—An Updated Report”, Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship: Vol. 15, No. 1, pp 1–55.
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2019
Edward B. Roberts, Fiona Murray and J. Daniel Kim
Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center and University of Pennsylvania - Management Department
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Entrepreneurs from Technology-Based Universities

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4596-06
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Feb 2006
David H. Hsu, Edward B. Roberts and Charles E. Eesley
University of Pennsylvania - Management Department, Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering
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Entrepreneurship, University Alumni

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Entrepreneurial Ideation and Organizational Performance: Imprinting Effects

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 06 Jan 2014
Charles E. Eesley, David H. Hsu and Edward B. Roberts
Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering, University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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entrepreneurship, imprinting, business environment, ideation, venture performance

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Making System Dynamics Useful: A Personal Memoir

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4649-07
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 25 May 2007
Edward B. Roberts
Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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System Dynamics

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Managing Research and Development Across Government Departments: The "Virtual Agency" Concept in the United States

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Nov 2001
Miguel Castro, Roger Foster, Kevin Gunn and Edward B. Roberts
Microsoft Corporation, Booz-Allen-Hamilton, Inc., Government of the United States of America - Electronic Systems Center and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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R&D Organizations, "Virtual" R&D, Government R&D, Alliances, Cooperative R&D, Technology Policy

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The Trade-Off between Efficiency and Learning in Interorganizational Relationships for Product Development

Management Science, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 493-511, April 2001
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 17 May 2005
Maurizio Sobrero and Edward B. Roberts
University of Bologna - Department of Management and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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Product development, innovation, interorganizational relationships, efficiency, learning

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Global R&D Activities of Japanese Mncs in the Us: A Triangulation Approach

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4598-06
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 28 Feb 2006
Sam Susumu Kurokawa, Satoshi Iwata and Edward B. Roberts
Drexel University - Organization Sciences, Hokkaido University - Graduate School of Economics & Business Administration and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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MNCs, R&D Management, Knowledge-Based View, International Subsidiaries

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Privatization Processes and the Redefinition of Corporate R&D Boundaries

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 May 2005
Federico Munari, Edward B. Roberts and Maurizio Sobrero
University of Bologna - Department of Management, Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and University of Bologna - Department of Management
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Privatization, Market deregulation, R&D investments, R&D scope, External collaborations

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Entrepreneurial Impact: The Role of MIT - An Updated Report

Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship Vol. 7, No. 1-2, 2011
Number of pages: 158 Posted: 29 Feb 2012
Edward B. Roberts and Charles E. Eesley
Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering
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entrepreneurial ecosystem, academic entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial development

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Strategic Management of Supplier-Manufacturer Relations in New Product Development

Posted: 17 May 2005
Maurizio Sobrero and Edward B. Roberts
University of Bologna - Department of Management and Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship

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Innovation, Inter-organizational relationship, New product development, Supply chain management

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Managerial Determinants of Industrial R&D Performance: An Analysis of the Global Chemicals/Materials Industry

Posted: 25 Aug 1998
Edward B. Roberts and Paulo Roberto Belloti
Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Globalization Patterns of Emerging High Technology Companies: An Exploratory Analysis of Desktop Computing

Posted: 23 Aug 1998
Edward B. Roberts and Todd A. Senturia
Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Policies and Structures for Spinning Off New Companies from Research and Development Organizations

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Posted: 22 Aug 1998
Edward B. Roberts and Denis E. Malone
Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and Government of New Zealand - Department of Labour

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