Determinants of Acquisition of the startups

Abstract

This study investigates how the characteristics of a startup firm and its founder(s) influence the likelihood that the company receives acquisition invitations By testing four hypotheses on a sample of 84 firms in Taiwan this study found that firstly entrepreneurs with entrepreneurship education and management experience are more likely to receive acquisition invitations Secondly solo-founder startups are more likely to attract attention and receive acquisition invitations Thirdly startup founders with prior experience starting up companies and founders with prior top-or middle-level managerial experience conflict with each other And finally startup experiences are not the main reason for startups to receive acquisition invitations

Date of Award	2017 Jun 21
Original language	English
Supervisor	Chiung-Hui Tseng (Supervisor)