1Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA, E-mail: chaganti@temple.edu
2College of Business Administration, Rider University, Lawrenceville, USA, E-mail: chaganti@rider.edu
Online published on 23 January, 2017.
In this paper, we examine the most frequent pathways that are followed by failed non-failed Internet ventures. Based on an examination of several Internet ventures that completed initial public offering during 1995–2000 we found that pathways of failed ventures and non-failed ventures were different: pathways of failed venture were relatively complex, and both pace of events and level of activity along the pathways were relatively high. In contrast to the failed-ventures, the non-failed ventures seemed to maintain a very simple agenda, attend to one change at a time, and keep the change activity level low. We also examine managerial implications of the pathways.
Internet Ventures, IPO, Bankruptcy
