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Social Networks and Entrepreneurship
Abstract
We study network activities of entrepreneurs through three phases of establishing a firm in four countries. Entrepreneurs access people in their networks to discuss aspects of establishing and running a business. We find that entrepreneurs build networks that systematically vary by the phase of entrepreneurship, analyzing number of their discussion partners, and the time spent networking. Entrepreneurs talk with more people during the planning than other phases. Family members are present in their networks in all phases, particularly among those who took over an existing firm. However, women use their kin to a larger extent than men, and even more than men when they take over an existing firm. Experienced entrepreneurs have the same networking patterns as novices. Moreover, these networking patterns are the same in all countries. However, there are country differences in size of discussion networks and time spent networking.
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- Greve, A., & Salaff, J. W.
- Venue
- Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2003-01
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-22
- ISSN
- 1042-2587 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-6520
- OpenAlex
- W2019755392
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- 1,598
- References
- 5
- FWCI
- 33.61
- Type
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- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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