Neighbor Networks: Competitive Advantage Local and Personal

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Disentangling Risk and Change (2015, background): “Consistent with this argument, Burt (1982: 244) suggested that ‘‘network fear’’ is less relevant in those labor markets in which network peers are not clear, as with a CEO.”
Social capital of venture capitalists and start-up funding (2012, background): “Most notably, it is argued that when fast access to information is important, brokerage may be more advantageous than closure; as a consequence, brokerage is particularly relevant in fast-paced, competitive environments (Burt 2009).”
Reputation and Status: Expanding the Role of Social Evaluations in Management Research (2016, background): “A second potential cost stems from that the high status actor becomes complacent and too distracted from delivering the performance that may be expected (Burt, 2010).”