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Title

Do social networks affect entrepreneurship? A test of the fundamental assumption using large sample, longitudinal data

Author(s)

Klyver, Kim;  Hindle, Kevin

Abstract

This study empirically tests the assumptions that most research into entrepreneurial networks are based upon. Empirical data were drawn from Australia’s participation in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor project (GEM) from 2000-2005 – an aggregate sample of 14,205 randomly selected Australians. The study demonstrated: (1) statistically significant differences in social networks when entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs are compared and (2) that the structural diversity of social networks changes during the entrepreneurial process. It was found that structural diversity was most important to entrepreneurs in the discovery stage, least important to entrepreneurs in the start-up stage and of medium importance to entrepreneurs in the young business stage.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Enterprise

Source

Proceedings of the 20th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM): Management: Pragmatism, Philosophy, Priorities, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 04-06 December 2006

Publication year

2006

FOR Code(s)

0806 Information Systems

Publisher

Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management

ISBN

1921047348

Publisher URL

http://www.anzam.org/

Copyright

Copyright © 2006 Kim Klyver and Kevin Hindle. Published version of this paper reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher.

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