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  • Entrepreneurial networks : the analysis of a micro-firm entrepreneur's network
    Bratkovič, Tina ; Antončič, Boštjan ; DeNoble, Alex Frank
    Social networks represent the immediate environment in which entrepreneurs are embedded, and therefore they have a significant impact on the entrepreneurial process. In extant entrepreneurship ... research the entrepreneur's personal success and the success of their firm's were often attributed to personal relationship or social networks. Entrepreneurs have access to many valuable resources, information, advice and moral support through their personal networks. In order to accurately manage the personal relations in the network,it is important to know the structure of the network. The main focus of this study is on the structural characteristics of a micro-firm entrepreneur's personal network. In this study a single case analysis approachis used. The study's principal goal is to present an analysis of the structural characteristics of the entrepreneur's personal network, and each entrepreneur's personal sub-network. The study provides significant contributions to entrepreneurship network theory and practice. The key contribution of this research is the through examination of the structural characteristics of the entrepreneur's personal network, and the analysis of the characteristics of each entrepreneur's personal sub-network. By knowing the network characteristics that are required for an efficient network, the network formation process can be more successful. The findings of this research could be helpful for entrepreneurs who are in the process of forming their personal networks as well as for entrepreneurs who want to improve the efficacy of their personal networks.
    Vir: Proceedings of the 5th European conference on innovation and entrepreneurship (Str. 101-111)
    Vrsta gradiva - prispevek na konferenci ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2010
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 3658967

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