We investigate the manifold posed question: To what extent does investment in human and social capital, besides the effect of talent, enhance entrepreneurial performance? We distinguish between three different performance measures: survival, profits, and generated employment. On the basis of the...

During the last decade, there has been wide agreement on the importance of dynamic capabilities on economic performance of firms. Simultaneously an increasing literature suggests that economic dynamics is embedded in social relations and social institutions. In this article, the determinants of...

Die Nutzung von sozialen Netzwerken wie Facebook ist auf dem Vormarsch. Aber kann Facebook für Unternehmen ein entscheidendes Marketing- und Networking-Tool sein, das den Unternehmenserfolg unterstützt? Unser Auswertungen von 1.971 Firmen zeigen, dass die Aktivität auf Facebook durch den...

Personal or private relationships between leaders of construction firms and government officials are critical to a firm’s market success because they provide access to valuable information that their competitors do not. This study was carried out to investigate the associations between social...