Case studies on three diverse cultural groups are used to investigate how culture norms and practices moderate the way entrepreneurs utilize social networking. Moving away from a universalist mono-dimensional position, prior research calls for moderates entrepreneurial Understandably, concept of national inevitably refers mainstream which fails address sub-culture minority culture. This paper explores networking across cultures (one two minority) allowing researcher an insight into The...

We investigate COVID-19 as a disabling and an enabling mechanism for small mid-size enterprises (SMEs), particularly how SMEs' crisis strategies might help them through the crisis. SMEs can follow retrenchment strategy, persevering or innovation they do so narrowly broadly. Using representative sample of Danish SMEs, we test are associated with turnover expectations. find distinct differences in effective linked to expectations, depending on affected first place (i.e., were victims, immunes,...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between an individual's personal acquaintance with entrepreneur and his/her participation in entrepreneurial activity at three distinct new venture stages: discovery (intending start a business), start‐up (actively process starting young (running business for less than months). Design/methodology/approach Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data from 35 countries ( n =311,720) pooled across years (2002‐2004) multinomial...

Purpose Using an entrepreneurial network perspective, this article seeks to investigate the involvement of family members during early stages process – time from intention until business is established. Design/methodology/approach A multivariate statistical regression analysis was carried out on data generated through two associated collections: Danish Global Entrepreneurship Monitor population survey and a connected follow‐up using name‐generator approach. Findings The results reveal that...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore gender differences in the composition entrepreneurs' networks at four new venture stages: discovery, emergence, young, and established. Design/methodology/approach study used ANOVA linear regression on a sample 134 female 266 male entrepreneurs. Findings Female entrepreneurs have significantly lower proportions males their social early development stages, but similar levels later stages. Research limitations/implications Taken together,...

Classical network theory states that social networks are a form of capital because they provide access to resources. In this article, we propose effects differ between collectivistic and individualistic contexts. context, resource sharing will be “value based.” It is expected members group support each other share contrast, in an more often based on reciprocity trust. Hence, hypothesized beneficial individual contexts compared with context. We found partial for our hypotheses.

Nascent entrepreneurs’ gestation activities are crucial for firm emergence. Compelled by a partial understanding of these as sufficient conditions, however, scholars drifted into wild-goose chase to track down increasingly complex activity configurations. No study has ever examined necessary conditions emergence – i.e., whether the absence any particular precludes emergence? We use harmonized PSED dataset across four countries (N = 3537) present Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) activities....

In this paper we review selected papers on entrepreneurship dealing with Granovetter's concept of strong and weak ties in order to systematically organize the articles according researchers' estimate what are most important. The aim is find out existing research applying network approach says about changing importance different phases entrepreneurial process. Thus investigate how types change to, which process act takes place within. Based these findings, develop a conceptual framework...

This article examines variations in performance between fast-growth – the so-called gazelle firms. Specifically, we investigate how level of growth affects future profitability and this relationship is moderated by firm strategy. Hypotheses are developed regarding growth–profitability tested using longitudinal data from a sample 964 Danish We find positive among moderated, however, market strategy; it stronger for firms pursuing broad strategy rather than niche study contributes to current...

In this study, we are interested in whether and when individuals' ability to interact with others influences their tendency provide social support nascent entrepreneurs. We argue that skills not only necessary for entrepreneurs obtain resources but also important those people (alters) providing support, especially so strong relationships. relationships, expectations of exchange pressure potential providers order meet expectations. Empirically, found an association between dependent on the...

In two studies, we investigate whether the link between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and intentions depends on outcome expectations. Study 1, exploit COVID-19-induced lockdown as a natural experiment in two-wave student sample. We compare efficacy–intention survey responses submitted right before after lockdown. 2, conceptually replicate extend findings via an online vignette experiment. Together, these studies show that disruption of stable institutionalized expectations implying...