Network-based Research in Entrepreneurship: A Decade in Review

Hoang, Ha; Yi, An

doi:10.1561/0300000052

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“…Thus, interpersonal and inter-organizational relationships are considered to be the media through which entrepreneurs and companies in turn gain access to a variety of resources, information, and advice. Entrepreneurs consistently use networks to get ideas and gather information to recognize entrepreneurial opportunities (Hoang and Antoncic 2003).…”

Section: Business Network Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

SME international opportunity scouting—empirical insights on its determinants and outcomes

Hilmersson

Papaioannou

2015

J Int Entrep

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International opportunities are the catalysts of SME internationalization. Our knowledge regarding the role of international opportunities in internationalization is undisputable, yet our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of international opportunity development remains inadequate. In this paper, we seek to address this shortcoming in the literature by answering the following research questions: how do internal and external factors influence the international opportunity scouting of SMEs, and what are the effects of the international opportunity scouting strategy in the internationalization of the firm? From a case study of nine Swedish SMEs, the authors develop propositions on the interplay between the theoretical constructs: international experience, network structure, international opportunity scouting, and international opportunity novelty. We propose that the greater the international experience of the SME, the more systematically the SME will scout for international opportunities; the more closed the network the SME is embedded in, the more systematically the SME will scout for international opportunities; and the more systematically the SME scouts for international opportunities, the lower the novelty of the opportunities identified by the SME. These findings come with implications for theory as well as for SME managers.

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Section: Business Network Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

SME international opportunity scouting—empirical insights on its determinants and outcomes

Hilmersson

Papaioannou

2015

J Int Entrep

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“…Second, we use insights from the entrepreneurship literature dealing with the peculiarities of start-ups. The basic theoretical assumptions of this stream of literature differ but networking of start-ups is gaining in importance as a research theme (Hoang & Antoncic, 2003) although 'networks' is typically not a theoretical starting point in these studies. Below, we relate to definitions and research findings of relevance with a focus on the key concepts: networks and networking, relationships, processes and process patterns, and resources and resource interaction.…”

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Strategizing as networking for new ventures

Aaboen

Dubois

Lind

2013

Industrial Marketing Management

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“…Social network ties enable collaborative work and facilitate the sharing of ideas, information, knowledge and other resources (Fliaster & Spiess, 2008;Gulati, Nohria, & Zaheer, 2000;Hoang & Antoncic, 2003). CEOs with a clear view about interdependencies between their firms and other industry agents and environmental factors have a better understanding of the market drivers, and this very probably affects their strategic decisions (Iturrioz, Arag on, & Narvaiza, 2015;Kotabe, Jiang, & Murray, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%