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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

  • Founder/Chair, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship

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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
Downloads 1,108 (14,738)
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Abstract:

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
Downloads 291 (86,919)
Citation 2

Abstract:

organizational capabilities, contracting, organizational economics, entrepreneurship, resource-based view

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E-Business Transformation via Alliance Clusters

MIT Sloan Working Paper No. 4178-01
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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Citation 1

Abstract:

alliances, corporate entrepreneurship, corporate venturing, e-business, Hewlett Packard, IBM

3.

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
Downloads 791 (19,607)
Citation 7

Abstract:

mit, massachussetts institute of technology, alumni, spinoff, entrepreneurship, survey

4.

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

MIT Sloan Working Paper No. 4421-03
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.
Downloads 788 (23,430)

Abstract:

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
Downloads 704 (25,503)
Citation 3

Abstract:

organizational learning, top management teams, entrepreneurship, exploration, strategy

6.

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

MIT Sloan Working Paper No. 4311-03
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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Abstract:

Academic Spin-offs Processes, Technology Transfer

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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
Downloads 561 (37,357)
Citation 18

Abstract:

Entrepreneurship, University Alumni

8.

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

MIT Sloan Working Paper No. 4174-01
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
Downloads 400 (59,453)

Abstract:

R&D Organizations, "Virtual" R&D, Government R&D, Alliances, Cooperative R&D, Technology Policy

9.

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
Downloads 390 (58,892)

Abstract:

System Dynamics

10.

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
Downloads 187 (126,529)
Citation 17

Abstract:

Product development, innovation, interorganizational relationships, efficiency, learning

11.

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
Downloads 170 (39,491)

Abstract:

entrepreneurship, imprinting, business environment, ideation, venture performance

12.

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
Downloads 159 (143,641)
Citation 3

Abstract:

MNCs, R&D Management, Knowledge-Based View, International Subsidiaries

13.

Privatization Processes and the Redefinition of Corporate R&D Boundaries

Research Policy, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 31-53, January 2002
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
Downloads 144 (164,977)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Privatization, Market deregulation, R&D investments, R&D scope, External collaborations

14.

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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Citation 1
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Abstract:

entrepreneurial ecosystem, academic entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial development

15.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation at MIT: Continuing Global Growth and Impact

Entrepreneurship and Innovation at MIT: Continuing Global Growth and Impact (Cambridge MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, December 2015).
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Mar 2017
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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management
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Strategic Management of Supplier-manufacturer Relations in New Product Development

Research Policy, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 159-182, January 2002
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

Abstract:

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

17.

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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