Purpose Many start-ups do not survive the first few years of business. Previous studies
suggest that networks play a role in start-ups' success, but this positive effect has limits. The …

Research problem: Although labor statistics document a steady rise in contract, contingent,
and entrepreneurial labor, knowledge about the professional communication practices that …

How entrepreneurs do what they do presents fourteen case studies of knowledge intensive
entrepreneurship. The book focuses on ÔdoingÕ, in essence, what happens when …

In her 1959 seminal work on firm growth, Edith Penrose states that entrepreneurs and
managers complement each other. Entrepreneurs innovate and create new markets, usually …

In the contemporary, highly turbulent, fiercely competitive and volatile business world, both
the internal and external operating environments of organizations are undergoing …

In this theoretical paper, we posit that entrepreneurs differ in the repertoire of networking
behaviors they use to build and maintain new ties. We develop arguments elaborating how …

The purpose of this study is to examine the contingent value of entrepreneurs' networks, ie,
when and where they are valuable, for new firm survival by focusing on the interaction …

Start-ups are often born in some kind of 'hosting'environment such as business and
university incubators or science technology parks. For decades, this has been considered …

There are two conflicting patterns of network development of founding entrepreneurs that
emerge from existing literature. One of them evolves from an identity-based network …

Recent research acknowledges that networking constitutes an important aspect of
entrepreneurial efforts for any organization. This aspect takes up an even bigger role in case …