Most studies on entrepreneurs' networks incorporate social capital and networks as independent variables that affect … entrepreneurs' actions and its outcomes. By contrast, this article examines social capital of the Chinese and Russian entrepreneurs … and venture capitalists as dependent variables, and it examines entrepreneurs' social capital from the perspectives of …

-value pairs between the funders and the entrepreneurs. Issues of identification and control are thus not based upon any formal … transformation of capital is highly moderated by cultural and symbolic capital. Crowdfunding seems an ideal match for entrepreneurs … seeking for ‘societal' value more than for economic gain. While the entrepreneurs act as catalysts, members of the crowd take …

received a response rate of 26% to questionnaires sent to 593 VC-backed entrepreneurs in Sweden. The study complements the …

-scale local entrepreneurs help improve their scarce resource endowments. Adopting a mechanistic and functioning oriented view of … individually explores both the personal and professional networks of 958 Spanish entrepreneurs. Findings reveal how the two …

This paper examines the use of social capital in the venture creation process. We compare solo entrepreneurs (n=182 … its effects on firm performance. Our results reveal that solo entrepreneurs and new venture teams do not differ in their … find that weak ties assist solo entrepreneurs and have positive significant effects on new venture performance. For team …

entrepreneurs, which had indirect and significant impact on start-up intention throughout attitude towards entrepreneurship …