This paper focuses on the role of kinship or family ties in entrepreneurial activities. We develop theoretical models of entrepreneurial market opportunity recognition and resource acquisition for family firms based upon social network theory. Building upon Granovetter’s (1973) distinction...

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and the Diffusion of Startups addresses, for the first time, the emerging notion of entrepreneurial ecosystems. Chapters from leading scholars in the fields of entrepreneurship and strategy explore new ideas and provoke debate in both academia and practice. Covering...