Social capital and entrepreneurial growth aspiration: a comparison of technology- and non-technology-based nascent entrepreneurs ☆

By Jianwen Liao, Harold P. Welsch. 2003

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Subfields: Communication, Management of Technology and Innovation, Sociology and Political Science

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Entrepreneurial alertness and new venture performance: Facilitating roles of networking capability (2018, background): “…factor markets hamper an entrepreneur’s ability to acquire resources efficiently (Deng, 2009); hence, business networking can help overcome institutional barriers and enable entrepreneurs to connect to banks, suppliers, distributors, buyers and customers (Liao and Welsch, 2003; Sheng et al., 2011).”
New Venture Growth: A Review and Extension (2006, background): “These findings suggest that it is important for scholars to consider growth aspirations of the entrepreneurs when designing research as entrepreneurs have been found to vary considerably in their desire to realize growth (Liao & Welsch, 2003; Wiklund et al., 2003).”
Understanding regional variation in entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial attitude in Europe (2011, background): “In their study on the effects of social capital on new firms, Liao and Welsh (2003) stressed that social capital “..can be a substitute for other resources..” (p.152).”
Nascent entrepreneurship: empirical studies and developments (2005, methodology): “, [45]; [55]; [78]; [84]; [93]; [102]; [117]) there is typically a section called ‘Theory’; ‘Theoretical Development’; ‘Theoretical Framework’ or ‘Conceptual Development.”
Roles of Social Capital in Venture Creation: Key Dimensions and Research Implications* (2005, methodology): “The PSED data set has been used to examine a wide range of topics in the entrepreneurship field, such as the career reasons of nascent entrepreneurs (Carter et al. 2003) and the role of social capital in venture creation (Liao and Welsch 2003).”
Ethnic ties, location choice, and firm performance in foreign direct investment: A study of Taiwanese business groups FDI in China (2011, result): “Our findings support important but limited tested arguments on that social networks and connections alone are necessary but not sufficient for good performance (Liao & Welsch, 2003).”
Exploring the intention–behavior link in student entrepreneurship: Moderating effects of individual and environmental characteristics (2016, background): “Moreover, older individuals tend to have larger network of social contacts, which is particularly useful when it comes to acquiring resources (Liao & Welsch, 2003) and leveraging uncertainties during the early stage of venture development (Sullivan & Ford, 2014) providing a solid ground for…”
Social capital and innovation in R&D teams: the mediating roles of psychological safety and learning from mistakes (2013, unknown): “More often than not, technology-oriented teams emphasize more on a novel combination and integration of existing knowledge and information (Liao and Welsch, 2003).”
Drivers of entrepreneurial aspirations at the country level: the role of start-up motivations and social security (2007, background): “…as expectancies (Davidsson 1989; Cliff 1998; Wiklund et al. 2003), opportunity costs (Cassar 2006), obstacles (Morris et al. 2006), social capital (Liao and Welsh 2003), ability (Davidsson 1991; Cassar 2006), education and household income (Autio and Acs 2007) and motives (Kolvereid 1992; Amit et…”