Competitor exposure and entrepreneurial performance

Last registered on October 21, 2020
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Competitor exposure and entrepreneurial performance
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0006607
Initial registration date
October 18, 2020

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
October 21, 2020, 8:38 AM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
Italy
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Hyunjin Kim
Affiliation
Harvard University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Chiara Spina
PI Affiliation
INSEAD
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2020-10-17
End date
2022-02-28
Keywords
Behavior, Firms & Productivity
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This paper looks at the impact of competitive exposure on entrepreneurial firm performance. We leverage random assignment within an accelerator program to examine varying levels of competitive exposure on information sharing, decision-making and performance.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Kim, Hyunjin and Chiara Spina. 2020. "Competitor exposure and entrepreneurial performance." AEA RCT Registry. October 21. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.6607-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Every firm is randomly assigned to one of two conditions: matched to a related firm (a peer in the entrepreneurial bootcamp that matches its market and/or technology), or to an unrelated firm (a peer with a different market and technology)
Intervention Start Date
2020-10-17
Intervention End Date
2021-01-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Measures of entrepreneurial development, motivation, learning
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Conversations with peers, attendance in bootcamp, reported hours of work, steps taken in entrepreneurial venture

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Measures of firm performance
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
firm revenues, size

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Every firm is randomly assigned to one of two conditions: matched to a related firm (a peer in the entrepreneurial bootcamp that matches its market and/or technology), or to an unrelated firm (a peer with a different market and technology)
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done by a computer
Randomization Unit
Firm-level
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
NA
Sample size: planned number of observations
12 data points, 200 pairs = 2400 observations
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
100 pairs control, 100 pairs treatment
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Bocconi IRB
IRB Approval Date
2020-05-22
IRB Approval Number
SA000112
Analysis Plan

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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