It is widely recognized that networks provide access to the resources necessary for founding a business. Up until now, however, the relationship between networking investments and the availability of resources has not been analyzed in depth. Using a sample of 416 nascent entrepreneurs, we...

It is widely recognized that networks provide access to the resources necessary for founding a business. Up until now, however, the relationship between networking investments and the availability of resources has not been analyzed in depth. Using a sample of 416 nascent entrepreneurs, we...

It is widely recognized that networks provide access to the resources necessary for founding a business. Up until now, however, the relationship between networking investments and the availability of resources has not been analyzed in depth. Using a sample of 416 nascent entrepreneurs, we...

Even though developing a new venture's network is recognized as a necessity for successfully developing a new venture, still little is known about how it may be effectively accomplished. Building on prior research, this paper develops and tests three hypotheses about how young ventures' network...

We hypothesize that entrepreneurs' networking ability –– an individual-level skill widely studied in career research –– has a positive impact on new ventures' financial performance. Additionally, we propose that this impact is mediated by a new venture's network characteristics and...

Unternehmensgründungen allgemein und innovative Unternehmensgründungen im Besonderen werden oft als Hoffnungsträger der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung angesehen. Damit innovative Neugründungen jedoch erfolgreich am Markt agieren können, müssen sie typische Probleme überwinden, die sich aus...

Based on the finding that entrepreneurs who found new firms tend to work as employees of small rather than large firms prior to start-up, we test how different working conditions, which enhance entrepreneurial learning, affect their decision to become entrepreneurs when moderated by firm size....

The path to academic entrepreneurship is characterized by a sequence of venture creation activities, which can be classified into operational-, financing- and commercialization activities. Academic entrepreneurship research is concerned with the question how different motives of scientists...