What is the interrelationship among formal institutions, social networks, and new venture growth? Drawing on the theory … number of structural holes in the entrepreneurial social networks. While the effect of this institutional order on the … revenue growth of new ventures is negative, a network’s structural holes have a positive effect on the revenue growth …

role of the networks in these processes has been less formally examined. In order to address this gap, this paper proposes … the nature of the networks formed by entrepreneurial firms is a key determinant of regional growth differentials. In …

more networks; and (iv) are more actively involved in cooperative interactions. The economic impact of confidence varies …

innovation networks remain invariant between decades, and (2) how knowledge about such features can be employed in policy at the …

focused on the importance of networks to entrepreneurial success. This article reviews the extant empirical literature and … finds a striking consensus among multiple disciplinary perspectives: not only are networks important, network … entrepreneurship networks and focus intently on their impact on entrepreneurial performance—and therefore economic growth. Copyright …

Hanson S. and Blake M. Gender and entrepreneurial networks, Regional Studies. In a recent critical survey in 2003 …, Peter Nijkamp argued for the importance of networks and networking for successful entrepreneurship and emphasized the … strategic advantage that dense urban areas afford to networks. Nijkamp's arguments are extended herein by investigating the …

production and knowledge application. The academic firm has an interest to engage in networks with universities (higher education … university research). In general, the academic firm values engagement in diversified networks as a form for creating knowledge as …

Earlier studies have shown that entrepreneurs play a key role in shaping regional development. Innovator networks where … paper intents to go one step further and analyses in how far differing characteristics of these networks lead to different …