The Social Network and Entrepreneurial Process: A Sociotechnical Approach

Most new studies of entrepreneurial networks focus either on the characteristics of the social links at a given point in time during the new venture creation process or on the network's overall contribution. Few examine how a network evolves over time. Entrepreneurial networks are made up of human and nonhuman entities and are two‐dimensional, with both social and material dimensions. These two elements are often analyzed individually,...