Our research begins with a theoretical critique of the social capital literature, and then
focuses on Old Harbor, Alaska. In this remote outpost, mainly populated by Alutiiq people, all …

This introduction to the special issue considers past and current research on “Social Capital
and Entrepreneurship” to develop a schema and an associated research agenda. With the …

Previous research on ethnic entrepreneurship suggests that social capital facilitates
enterprise. This study considers how social capital affects ethnic entrepreneurs' economic …

Executive Overview Why are some entrepreneurs so much more successful than others in
starting new ventures? Previous efforts to answer this question have generally focused …

Social capital is a widely used concept in the social sciences, but its precise meaning is
elusive. It has been variously and broadly defined as involving the building and maintaining …

The literature on social capital and entrepreneurship often explores individual benefits of
social capital, such as the role of personal networks in promoting self-employment. In this …

Social entrepreneurship is a field widely explored from multiple perspectives and within
multiple academic disciplines. In parallel, practitioners have applied social entrepreneurship …

We offer a critical review of the concepts and principles of social capital and social networks
as applied to entrepreneurship. Our review is intended for junior scholars and graduate …

Social capital, as reflected in entrepreneurial networking, is a growing research field, see, for
example, Johannisson (2000). Although, Davidsson and Honig (2003) as well as Neergaard …

This research examined the effects of social capital on entrepreneurial opportunity
perception and weak tie investment using individual-level data from the Global …