The Balancing Act: The Role of Transnational Habitus and Social Networks in Balancing Transnational Entrepreneurial Activities

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 1045-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj C. Patel ◽  
Betty Conklin
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Theory Of Practice ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Individual Effects ◽  
Transnational Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Balanced Network

Transnational entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly important global phenomenon with enormous impact on economic, social, and political structures worldwide. Drawing on Bourdieu's theory of practice, we assess how transnational entrepreneurs (TEs) may balance their network scope and network size in dual environments to enhance their ability to operate in both environments. Using a sample of 452 U.S. Latin American TEs, we find that balanced network size and network scope in the respective institutional settings enhance the degree of transnational venture activities. More importantly, we find that the joint effects of balancing network size with network scope are significantly greater than their individual effects.

Socio-cultural factors and transnational entrepreneurship

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Urbano ◽  
Nuria Toledano ◽  
Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitudes ◽  
Transnational Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

This article addresses theoretical and empirical issues concerning the emergent field of transnational entrepreneurship. We discuss issues regarding the antecedents of transnational entrepreneurship focusing specifically on the socio-cultural factors affecting this phenomenon in the Spanish context. Entrepreneurship, ethnic and transnational entrepreneurship literature is combined with institutional approach to explain what and how different socio-cultural factors influence the emergence and development of transnational entrepreneurship in Catalonia (in the north-east of Spain). We do this by looking at four case studies of transnational entrepreneurs with different ethnicity (Ecuadorian, Latin American; Moroccan, North African; Chinese, Asian; and Romanian, Eastern European). Important differences between socio-cultural factors that affect the emergence of transnational entrepreneurship (role models, immigrants’ entrepreneurial attitudes) and those that facilitate the development of transnational entrepreneurial activities (transnational networks and immigrants’ perceptions of the culture and opportunities of the host society) are found.

NETWORK NOT UTILIZED: THE CASE OF ULTRA-ORTHODOX FEMALE MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS IN ISRAEL

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (01) ◽  
pp. 1650006 ◽  
Author(s):  
YISCA MONNICKENDAM-GIVON ◽  
DAFNA SCHWARTZ ◽  
BENJAMIN GIDRON
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Entrepreneurial Success ◽  
Successful Management ◽  
Social Network Structure ◽  
Size Number ◽  
Salient Factor

The study examines the role of social networks in the Ultra-Orthodox community in Israel as a tool for promoting micro-entrepreneurial success. To date, research has shown that social network structure is a salient factor in the successful management of micro-businesses. We explored network size, number of strong, weak and betweenness ties of Ultra-Orthodox female micro-entrepreneurs, a distinct social-religious enclave that remains largely unexplored. Contrary to literature, our findings show that Ultra-Orthodox female micro-entrepreneurs have a narrow network in all parameters explored. Although they have a far-reaching social network, it is virtually unutilized in promoting their micro-businesses. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed.

Towards strategic flexibility: social networks, climate and uncertainty

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (6) ◽  
pp. 858-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Fernández-Pérez ◽  
Francisco Javier Llorens Montes ◽  
Víctor Jesús García-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Strategic Flexibility ◽  
Uncertain Environments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Option ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
External Sources ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study how the size of social networks and the strength of their ties can help CEOs acquire understanding and information from external sources to enable their firms to achieve greater strategic flexibility and the moderating role of organizational climate and uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach – The hypotheses were tested using the data provided by 203 managers of medium-sized and large Spanish firms using regression analysis. Findings – The paper shows that firms have higher levels of strategic flexibility when their CEOs’ social networks are larger. Furthermore, CEOs have more incentives to use strong social-networking ties to develop strategic flexibility when there exists a positive organizational climate and a high degree of environmental uncertainty. Practical implications – An understanding of these issues offers opportunities to assist CEOs embarking on a new strategic option or to become more effective in building and utilizing their networking activities or organizational climate. Originality/value – This study explores the paradox over the role of social networks regarding strategic flexibility in uncertain environments. Prior research has presented arguments that uncertainty may be addressed through a wide range of responses, from the promotion of entrepreneurial activities to the adoption of conservative attitudes. The multisector sample reveals evidence of both types of behavior, with each playing a different role with respect to strategic flexibility.

scholarly journals Developing Knowledge-Based Resources: The Role of Entrepreneurs’ Social Network Size and Trust

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miaomiao Yin ◽  
Asghar Jahanshahi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Social Network Size ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Developing Knowledge

Entrepreneurs’ social networks play a crucial role in developing knowledge-based resources for their new ventures. Although most studies in an entrepreneurship context find that trust is very important when entrepreneurs develop social networks, limited research examines how trust can explain the variation in the relationship between an entrepreneur’s social networks and a firm’s knowledge-based resources. Therefore, the major objective of the paper is to understand the effects of the size of an entrepreneur’s social network on his or her firm’s knowledge-based resources with high and low levels of trust. Our data were collected from surveys administered to 476 entrepreneurs in China in 2018. Our multiple regression analysis indicates that social networks reinforce knowledge-based resources in a situation where entrepreneurs highly trust their major networks partners in their business environment (e.g., family, close friends, consultants, suppliers, peers, etc.). However, with a low level of trust, the relationship between social network and knowledge-based resources is curvilinear (inverse U-shaped). Our empirical validations showed that the relationship between social network and a firm’s knowledge-based resources is highly contingent to the level of trust among network members.

“Mo” Together or Alone? Investigating the Role of Fundraisers’ Networks in Online Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

2021 ◽  
pp. 089976402110574
Author(s):  
Anna Priante ◽  
Michel L. Ehrenhard ◽  
Tijs van den Broek ◽  
Ariana Need ◽  
Djoerd Hiemstra
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
Empirical Context

In online peer-to-peer fundraising, individual fundraisers, acting on behalf of nonprofit organizations, mobilize their social networks using social media to request donations. Whereas existing studies focus on networks of donors to explain success, we examine the role of the networks of fundraisers and their effect on fundraising outcomes. By drawing on social capital and network theories, we investigate how social capital derived from social media networks and fundraising groups explains individual fundraising success. Using the Movember health campaign on Twitter as an empirical context, we find that fundraising success is associated with a moderate level of centrality in social media networks and moderate group network size. In addition, we find that fundraisers interact only marginally on social media but prefer to connect with each other outside these platforms and engage in group fundraising. Our article contributes to research on fundraising and social networks and provides recommendations for practice.

scholarly journals The influence of emotional carrying capacity and network ethnic diversity on entrepreneurial self-efficacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Golshan Javadian ◽  
Tina R. Opie ◽  
Salvatore Parise
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Entrepreneurial Success ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Black Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Purpose One key determinant of entrepreneurial success is entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE), defined as an individual’s confidence in his or her ability to perform entrepreneurial tasks. Whereas previous research has examined how individual and business factors influence ESE, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of entrepreneurs’ social networks upon ESE. The paper examines such relationships for black and white entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach In total, 110 black and white entrepreneurs responded to a survey measuring ESE and critical constructs representing elements of the quality of entrepreneurs’ networks: emotional carrying capacity (ECC) and network ethnic diversity. Findings The authors found significant, positive relationships between both ECC and network ethnic diversity on ESE for white entrepreneurs but only found a significant positive relationship between ECC and ESE for black entrepreneurs. Originality/value While research is clear about the role that ESE plays in entrepreneurial activities, few studies have focused on the factors that improve ESE. In the present work, the authors study the role of context by examining how entrepreneurs’ social networks influence ESE. The authors examine such influences for both white and black entrepreneurs to better understand the implications of ethnicity.

scholarly journals Sober-living houses and changes in the personal networks of individuals in recovery

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Mueller ◽  
Leonard A. Jason
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Personal Networks ◽  
Personal Recovery ◽  
Recovering Alcoholics ◽  
Design Changes ◽  
Size Heterogeneity

Social networks are an important source of support for many people in recovery from alcohol abuse. The present study investigated the role of one particular source of support for recovery in changing the personal networks of people in recovery, sober-living houses. In a randomized, longitudinal design changes in the network size, heterogeneity, and composition of usual aftercare and sober-living home residents were examined. Beneficial changes were found, such as increases in the number of recovering alcoholics and overall network size among sober-living home residents, particularly those who stayed six months or longer. Networks also became more homogeneous with respect to non-drinking among residents. The importance of changes in networks is discussed as well as the need for network-level analyses of personal recovery networks.

Influence of social networks on business processes’ development

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2225-2252
Author(s):  
E.V. Popov ◽  
V.L. Simonova ◽  
O.V. Komarova ◽  
S.S. Kaigorodova
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Sales Channels ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Impact

Subject. The emergence of new ways of interaction between sellers and buyers, the formation of new sales channels and product promotion based on the use of digital economy tools is at the heart of improving the business processes. Social networks became a tool for development; their rapid growth necessitates theoretical understanding and identification of potential application in enterprise's business process digitalization. Objectives. We explore the role of social media in the digitalization of business processes, systematize the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises in the digital economy. Methods. The theoretical and methodological analysis of social networks as a tool for digitalization of company's business processes rests on the content analysis of domestic and foreign scientific studies, comparison, generalization and systematization. Results. We highlight the key effects of the impact of social networks on the business processes of the company; show that the digitalization of business processes should be considered in the context of a value-based approach, aimed at creating a value through the algorithmization of company operations. We determine that social networks are one of the most important tools for digitalization of company's business processes, as they have a high organizational and management potential. We also systematize the effects of social media on company's business processes. Conclusions. We present theoretical provisions of the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises, which will enable to model and organize ideas about the development of digital ecosystems and the formation of business models.

The Role of Social Networks in the Monitoring and Treatment of Adolescent Diabetes

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Başak DELİKANLI ÇORAKÇI ◽  
Muammer BİLİCİ ◽  
Yasin ÖZTÜRK ◽  
Taner BAYRAKTAROĞLU
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks
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