Social capital is an important factor in entrepreneurship in emerging economies as it allows for the recognition and … in entrepreneurship remains underexplored. Moreover, the impact of these dimensions on the early stages of … entrepreneurship requires further consideration. Thus, this study investigates the impact of social capital on the trial stage of …

How does the social capital of venture capitalists (VCs) affect the funding of start-ups? Extant entrepreneurship … funding. We discuss the implications of our findings for theories of venture capital and entrepreneurship, showing that the …

with little prospect for economic gains, may lead to a different logic and approach to how entrepreneurship develops. The …, opportunity recognition, formation and exploitation could not be distinguished as separate processes. Crowdfunding and sourcing … helps form the actual opportunity and disperse information at the same time. In addition, the ‘nexus' of opportunity and …