Building on insights from prior case-based research, this study investigates how specialized and integrated network management roles may positively affect new ventures' performance by improving new ventures' access to network resources. Based on two samples of entrepreneurs and their new...

Even though developing a new venture's network is recognized as a necessity for successfully developing a new venture, still little is known about how it may be effectively accomplished. Building on prior research, this paper develops and tests three hypotheses about how young ventures' network...

It is widely recognized that networks provide access to the resources necessary for founding a business. Up until now, however, the relationship between networking investments and the availability of resources has not been analyzed in depth. Using a sample of 416 nascent entrepreneurs, we...