Entrepreneurs’ networks and the success of start-ups

By Peter Witt. 2004

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Subfields: Accounting, Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Start-ups (2005, background): “Consequently, several researchers point out the social aspects of entrepreneurship as central for the sustainable growth and success of an enterprise (e.g. Hoang and Antonic, 2003; Johannisson and Mønsted, 1997; Johannisson et al., 2002; Lyons, 2002a,b; Witt, 2004).”
Improvised internationalization in new ventures: The role of prior knowledge and networks (2011, background): “The influence of networks on new venture internationalization Within the literature on new ventures, explanations of the new venture creation process emphasize the importance of social ties (Hite and Hesterly 2001; Greve and Salaff 2003; Witt 2004).”
Resourcing new businesses: social networks, bootstrapping and firm performance (2010, background): “While providing support for ‘network success hypothesis’, Witt (2004, 406) contends that the relationship between social networks and business success depends on factors such as sector, strategy, gender, original resources and the entrepreneur’s networking abilities (Witt 2004).”
The Impact of Relational Capital on the Success of New Business Start‐Ups (2011, methodology): “Thus, and as Witt (2004) notes, many of the assets analyzed, as is the case of networks, are of an essentially qualitative and accumulative nature, which presents Table 4 HORMIGA, BATISTA-CANINO, AND SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA 631 large problems for quantitative studies that have sought to analyse them.”
Exploring the Role of Trust in Entrepreneurial Activity (2006, background): “…demonstrated that networks are important during the establishment, development, and growth of new and young businesses (e.g., Brüderl & Preisendörfer, 1998; Chell & Baines, 1998; Greve & Salaff, 2003; Jenssen, 2001; Lechner & Dowling, 2003; Witt, 2004), with a role for trust implicit or explicit.”
Social Entrepreneurial Intention Formation of Corporate Volunteers (2013, background): “This is underlined by findings that successful entrepreneurs rely on their social networks (Westhead, Wright, and Ucbasaran 2004; Witt 2004).”
The role of intellectual capital in the success of new ventures (2011, background): “…both current and potential, were measured by the time devoted to establishing and maintaining these relationships, specifically by the hours per week spent keeping in contact with present and new customers and suppliers (Birley et al. 1991; Greve and Salaf 2003; Sawyerr et al. 2003; Witt 2004).”
Meeting, mating, and intermediating: How incubators can overcome weak network problems in entrepreneurial ecosystems (2020, background): “…the entrepreneurship literature has considered the role that networks play for individual startups (Davidsson and Honig, 2003; Ter Wal et al., 2016; Witt, 2007), (Alvedalen and Boschma, 2017, p. 894), the EE “literature has not yet produced a comprehensive network approach that could shed light ……”
The moderating role of social ties on entrepreneurs' depressed affect and withdrawal intentions in response to economic stress (2012, background): “…(i.e., survival, innovation, financial performance; Dubini & Aldrich, 1991; Duchesneau & Gartner, 1990; Kilduff & Brass, 2010a, 2010b; Watson, 2007; Witt, 2004), the discovery of business opportunities (Singh, 2000; Zimmer & Aldrich, 1987), information acquisition (Aldrich & Zimmer, 1986;…”
Network-based Research in Entrepreneurship: A Decade in Review (2015, background): “However, the examination of collective-level nodal attributes of the team, as suggested by Witt (2004), provides an important cross-level perspective within entrepreneurial network research.”
The Influence of networking on the internationalization of SMEs: Evidence from internationalized Chinese firms (2011, background): “Therefore, it may fail to realize potential business opportunities beyond its close ties (Chetty and Campbell-Hunt, 2003; Gulati et al., 2000; Locke, 1999; Witt, 2004).”
Social Capital of Entrepreneurs and Small Firm Performance: A Meta-Analysis of Contextual and Methodological Moderators (2014, background): “Accordingly, extant empirical evidence remains inconclusive, with some even arguing that ‘studies have rarely come up with significant results’ (Witt, 2004: 391).”
Exploring the relationship between entrepreneurial resilience and success: The moderating role of stakeholders' engagement (2020, background): “Networks of stakeholders can provide entrepreneurs access to a wide range of unique and rare resources ranging from information, knowledge, finance, ideas, insights, suggestions, which usually can be the key of survival for small firms and entrepreneurs (Witt, 2004).”
Student entrepreneurship and the university ecosystem: a multi-country empirical exploration (2017, background): “…work contributes to the literatures on learning theory, and particularly experiential learning (Kolb, 2014; Neck et al., 2014; Politis et al., 2012), as well as work on the roles of different forms of capital on entrepreneurial behaviour (Davidsson and Honig, 2003; Florin et al., 2003; Witt, 2004).”
How network-based incubation helps start-up performance: a systematic review against the background of management theories (2017, methodology): “The basic elements of a network are nodes and the ties that connect these nodes (Ozman 2009; Wasserman and Faust 1994; Witt 2007).”