This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Web of Science (12) Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Neergaard, H. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Networking Activities in Technology-based Entrepreneurial Teams

Aarhus School of Business, Denmark

Based on social network theory, this article investigates the distribution of networking roles and responsibilities in entrepreneurial founding teams. Its focus is on the team as a collection of individuals, thus allowing the research to address differences in networking patterns. It summarizes the results of two rounds of in-depth interviews carried out in 24 Danish new technology-based ventures over a period of two years and analyses the distribution of networking activity among founding team members. The article identifies six central networking activities and shows that not all founding team members are equally active ‘networkers’. The analyses identify that team members prioritize different networking activities and that one member in particular has extensive networking activities whereas other members of the team are more limited in their networking, while some even reject the notion of networking as a useful activity.

Key Words: entrepreneurial teams • networking activities • new technology-based ventures • qualitative research

International Small Business Journal, Vol. 23, No. 3, 257-278 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0266242605052073


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				S.-C. Fang, F.-S. Tsai, and J. L. Lin Leveraging tenant-incubator social capital for organizational learning and performance in incubation programme International Small Business Journal, February 1, 2010; 28(1): 90 - 113. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S. Yli-Kauhaluoma Exploring Social Dynamics in Technological Innovating: A Case of Early Phases in a Chemical High-tech Firm International Small Business Journal, August 1, 2009; 27(4): 442 - 469. [Abstract] [PDF]

				A. J. Groen, I. A.M. Wakkee, and P. C. De Weerd-Nederhof Managing Tensions in a High-tech Start-up: An Innovation Journey in Social System Perspective International Small Business Journal, February 1, 2008; 26(1): 57 - 81. [Abstract] [PDF]

				I. S. Thukral, J. Von Ehr, S. Walsh, A. J. Groen, P. Van Der Sijde, and K. Akmaliah Adham Entrepreneurship, Emerging Technologies, Emerging Markets International Small Business Journal, February 1, 2008; 26(1): 101 - 116. [Abstract] [PDF]

				N. J. Miller, T. Besser, and A. Malshe Strategic Networking among Small Businesses in Small US Communities International Small Business Journal, December 1, 2007; 25(6): 631 - 665. [Abstract] [PDF]

				Z. Mottiar and S. Ingle Broadening the Entrepreneurial Perspective: Interpreneurship in an Irish Furniture Region International Small Business Journal, December 1, 2007; 25(6): 667 - 680. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S. Drakopoulou Dodd and A. R. Anderson Mumpsimus and the Mything of the Individualistic Entrepreneur International Small Business Journal, August 1, 2007; 25(4): 341 - 360. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. Mcadam and S. Marlow Building Futures or Stealing Secrets?: Entrepreneurial Cooperation and Conflict within Business Incubators International Small Business Journal, August 1, 2007; 25(4): 361 - 382. [Abstract] [PDF]