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Initial Networking Processes of Student Entrepreneurs: The Role of Action and Evaluation

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: We study initial entrepreneurial networking, and describe it as a process of initiating, reacting, and evaluating networking. Our study of student entrepreneurs’ weekly diaries particularly points at the interaction of networking actions and cognitive evaluations. We introduce the concept of network momentum, which refers to the entrepreneur’s perception that the network starts to exist without the immediate effort of the entrepreneur, and we analyze the processes that lead to the establishment of network momentum. Our study contributes to the emergent literature on entrepreneurial networking and the role of cognitive evaluative processes in particular.

Source: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

DOI: 10.1177/1042258719834019

Authors: Mariëtte Kaandorp, Elco van Burg, Tomas Karlsson

Institutions: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Chalmers University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900

OpenAlex ID: W2922213752

FWCI: 14.3

Cites: 62

Cited by: 67

Related to: 10