Network practices and entrepreneurial growth.

Anderson, Alistair R.; Dodd, Sarah Drakopoulou; Jack, Sarah

Abstract

Networking plays an important and well-studied role in entrepreneurial start-up processes, but its role in subsequent venture growth is less well understood. This paper reports on an in-depth longitudinal study of entrepreneurial networking practices through venture growth. We discover that the entrepreneur's growth-focused networking practices involved specific patterns of activity, i.e. spans. We theorise these practices employing Bourdieu's habitus. Our contribution is to identify and analyze specific networking practices that enact the entrepreneurial growth process.

Citation

ANDERSON, A.R., DODD, S.D. and JACK, S. 2010. Network practices and entrepreneurial growth. Scandinavian journal of management [online], 26(2), pages 121-133. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2010.01.005

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 26, 2010
• Online Publication Date: Feb 26, 2010
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2010
• Deposit Date: Jan 6, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 6, 2011
• Journal: Scandinavian journal of management
• Print ISSN: 0956-5221
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 121-133
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2010.01.005
• Keywords: Network; Entrepreneur; Growth; Practice; Habitus; Process; Spans; Strategy
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/548