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The role of networks in the entrepreneurial process

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Birley, Sue·1985·Journal of Business Venturing
DOI 10.1016/0883-9026(85)90010-2
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  • Successful entrepreneurs consistently use networks to get ideas and gather information and advice.

    “A number of other studies also show that successful entrepreneurs consistently use networks to get ideas and gather information and advice (Birley, 1985;Smeltzer, Hook and Hutt, 1991).”

    From Networking and innovation: a systematic review of the evidence (2004) · cites this paper as Birley, 1985

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Authors
Birley, S.
Corresponding author
Birley, Sue
Venue
Journal of Business Venturing
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1985-12
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
107-117
ISSN
0883-9026 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0883-9026(85)90010-2
OpenAlex
W2095636314
Cited by
1,749
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Business Venturing (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • CERES (Cranfield University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Business Strategy and Innovation
Keywords
entrepreneurial process, social networks, formal networks, informal networks, new firm formation, small business, entrepreneurial characteristics, resource acquisition, startups, bank financing, St. Joseph County, Indiana, deindustrialization, business environment, local economic development

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