Drivers of parental hostility and employee spin-offs’ performance

1. What is the definition of an employee spin-off?

A start-up founded by a former employee without any prior knowledge.

A venture established by a former employee utilizing knowledge gained from previous professional experience.

A company formed by hiring employees from a previous organization.

A new business that operates in the same industry as the parent company.

2. Which of the following actions by an employee spin-off is likely to trigger parental hostility?

Developing a completely novel product.

Hiring employees from the parent company.

Establishing a business in a different industry.

Acquiring financial support from the parent organization.

3. How does product substitutability affect parental hostility?

It decreases the likelihood of hostile reactions.

It has no effect on parental hostility.

It increases the likelihood of hostile reactions.

It depends on the size of the parent organization.

4. What is employee poaching in the context of employee spin-offs?

The act of hiring employees from competitor companies.

The process of stealing ideas from the parent organization.

The recruitment of employees who were previously employed by the parent company.

The formation of a new business by former employees.

5. According to the paper, intrapreneurial attempts to first implement the business idea in the parent company can lead to:

a) Increased cooperation between the spin-off and parent organization.

b) Reduced competition between the spin-off and parent organization.

c) Enhanced parental support for the spin-off.

d) Increased parental hostility towards the spin-off.

6. How does parental hostility affect the performance of an employee spin-off?

It has no impact on the spin-off's performance.

It improves the spin-off's performance by fostering competition.

It hinders the spin-off's access to resources and knowledge.

It enhances the spin-off's access to customers and markets.

7. Based on the results of the paper, which of the following statements is true?

Parental hostility has a negative effect on spin-offs' innovation and economic performance.

Product substitutability has a negative effect on the likelihood of Parental hostility.

Hiring more employees from the parent organization decreases the likelihood of Parental hostility.

Intrapreneurial attempts by a spin-off's founder have a negative relationship with Parental hostility.

8. According to the additional analyses conducted in the paper, which of the following statements is true?

Harman's one-factor test revealed a common method variance issue in the dataset.

Sensitivity analyses indicate that the conclusions regarding average mediation effects are not robust.

The instrumental variable approach confirms the endogeneity concerns in the mediation model.

The survivorship bias significantly affects the main findings of the study.

9. According to the discussion and implications section, which of the following statements is true about the effect of parental hostility on employee spin-offs' performance?

Parental hostility restricts spin-offs' access to resources and negatively affects their performance.

Parental hostility has no significant effect on spin-offs' performance.

Parental hostility positively affects spin-offs' innovation and economic performance.

The effect of parental hostility on spin-offs' performance is curvilinear.

10. In the discussion and implications section, the study suggests that employee spin-offs should take which of the following approaches in response to parental hostility?

Abandon their business idea and seek a new venture.

Seek legal action against their parent organization.

Pursue autonomous decision-making and competence building.

Collaborate closely with their parent organization to overcome hostility.