Formal entrepreneurial networks as communities of practice: a longitudinal case study

This article argues that entrepreneurial learning is genuinely connected to entrepreneurial networking activities, within a co-evolving dynamics. We take a longitudinal network approach to study the combined development of network dynamics and learning in a French formal entrepreneurial network over a period of 4 years (2005–2009). Our aim is to extend our knowledge of entrepreneurial learning emphasized both as a process and an outcome of...