J. Daniel Kim

University of Pennsylvania - Management Department

The Wharton School

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6370

United States

The Wharton School

Assistant Professor

3641 Locust Walk

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6365

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (11)

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Startup Acquisitions as a Hiring Strategy: Turnover Differences Between Acquired and Regular Hires

Strategy Science (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 29 Feb 2024
J. Daniel Kim
University of Pennsylvania - Management Department
Downloads 3,475 (7,265)
Citation 9

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Entrepreneurship, Mergers and Acquisitions, Human Capital, Startups, Hiring

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When Do Startups Scale? Large-scale Evidence from Job Postings

Strategic Management Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 28 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2024
Saerom (Ronnie) Lee and J. Daniel Kim
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania - Management Department
Downloads 2,540 (11,886)
Citation 16

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venture scaling, timing, entrepreneurship, human capital, organization design

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Citation 5

Early Joiners and Startup Performance

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2023
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Management Department
Downloads 643 (87,155)
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Entrepreneurship; Early Joiners; Startups

Early Joiners and Startup Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w28417
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 01 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2023
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Management Department
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Age and High-Growth Entrepreneurship

NBER Working Paper No. w24489
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 12 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and Halle Institute for Economic Research
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Startup Acquisitions, Relocation, and Employee Entrepreneurship

Strategic Management Journal (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 28 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2024
J. Daniel Kim
University of Pennsylvania - Management Department
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Citation 1

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M&A, Entrepreneurship, Employee Mobility, Startup Acquisitions

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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
Downloads 679 (82,368)
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Is There a Startup Wage Premium? Evidence from MIT Graduates

Research Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2018
J. Daniel Kim
University of Pennsylvania - Management Department
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Citation 7

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Entrepreneurship, hiring, wage differentials, startups, early employees

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Immigration and Entrepreneurship in the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w27778
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 27 May 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and Halle Institute for Economic Research
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Citation 30

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High-Growth Firms in the United States: Key Trends and New Data Opportunities

FEDS Working Paper No. 2024-74
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 30 Sep 2024
University of Pennsylvania - Management Department, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau and University of Maryland
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Organizational Growth, Entrepreneurship, High-Growth Firms, Business Dynamism, Publicly Available Dataset

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Early Joiners and Startup Performance

FEDS Working Paper No. 2023-12
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 05 May 2023
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, University of Maryland - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Management Department
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Founding teams, Premature death, Firm dynamics, Young firm growth, Organization capital

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STARTUP HIRING THROUGH FIRM-DRIVEN SEARCH: EVIDENCE FROM VENTURE FOR AMERICA

The Wharton School Research Paper
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 12 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2025
J. Daniel Kim and Michael Pergler
University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and University of Pennsylvania
Downloads 69 (706,434)
Citation 1

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Entrepreneurship, Strategic Human Capital, Venture Scaling, Labor Markets, Employee Turnover, Startup Hiring