Social Networks, Resources and Entrepreneurship

Abstract

<jats:p> The question to be addressed in this study is how social networks and entrepreneurial resources relate to and impact on entrepreneurship. This question has been answered through an empirical investigation carried out in Norway. The explanatory variables applied in the study capture up to 45.6% of the variability of start-up success. The results show that social networks are important as channels for resources. The introduction of resources as an intervening variable considerably increases the explanatory power of the network approach. The study also indicates that it is useful to distinguish between the network developed before the entrepreneurial process and the network developed through the process. </jats:p>

Climate for innovation and innovation strategy as drivers for success in the wood industry: moderation effects of firm size, industry sector, and country of operation

“…Furthermore, this study focused on intra-organisational phenomena. The addition of extra-organisational variables such as networking would likely result in higher levels of explained variance (Jenssen andNybakk 2009, Nybakk et al 2009). …”

“…While small firms do not have the resource endowments of their larger counterparts (Acs and Audretsch 1988, Jenssen 2001, Jenssen and Koenig 2002, they also are not saddled with many of the hurdles to innovation faced by large firms (Pavitt et al 1987). Larger firms and more capital-intensive firms have a larger potential to implant an ambitious innovation project that will lead to performance.…”

Preference for self-employment

“…People in rural areas may have an advantage because they have well developed social networks (Onyx and Bullen, 2000). Social networks and trust appears to play an important role for small businesses (Welter and Kautonen, 2005), and social networks are especially important under new firm formation (Jenssen, 2001).…”

Netzwerke und Gründungen von Unternehmen durch Frauen.

“…Brüderl, Preisendörfer 1998;Chell, Baines 1998;Greve 1995;Jenssen 2001;Shaw, Conway 2000). Von Bedeutung ist dabei nicht nur die Größe, sondern auch die Zusammensetzung des Netzwerks.…”

“…Von Bedeutung ist dabei nicht nur die Größe, sondern auch die Zusammensetzung des Netzwerks. Vor allem die Zahl der anfänglichen schwachen sowie der sich entwickelnden starken Beziehungen trägt dazu bei, dass sich neue Unternehmen überhaupt am Markt -bei Kunden, Lieferanten, Banken -legitimieren können (Jenssen 2001).…”