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Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship In A Social Capital Perspective

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  • HELLE NEERGAARD

    (Department of Organisation and Management, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark)

  • HENNING MADSEN

    (Department of Information Science, Aarhus School of Business, Denmark)

Abstract

In 1989 Mitton suggested that success for start-ups not only depends on who you are but also on whom you know. To study the importance of social capital and networks in relation to entrepreneurial activities, research in a Danish start-up context in two knowledge-intensive sectors has been carried out. The research methodology was based on a triangulation approach including a general questionnaire-based survey conducted through the Internet combined with a 85 in-depth interviews in purposefully sampled ventures. The analysis of the content and structure of social capital in relation to entrepreneurial networking activities in new technology-based small firms shows that teams are primarily composed of 'trusted alters', and that networking patterns and resource acquisition are highly influenced by entrepreneurs' attitude to and perception of networking.

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  • Helle Neergaard & Henning Madsen, 2004. "Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship In A Social Capital Perspective," Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 12(02), pages 105-125.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jecxxx:v:12:y:2004:i:02:n:s0218495804000063
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218495804000063
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