Building international entrepreneurial virtual networks in cyberspace |
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| Authors: | Thor Sigfusson Sylvie Chetty |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Iceland, Saemundargata, IS-150 Reykjavik, Iceland;2. University of Otago and Uppsala University, Centre for Entrepreneurship, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand;1. Gazi University, Turkey;2. Ankara University, Turkey;3. University of Michigan Flint, United States;4. Georgia State University, United States;1. Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA;2. University of Washington, Foster School of Business, Seattle, USA;3. Army Institute of Management & Technology, M-1, P-5, Greater Noida, India;1. University of Seville (Spain), Avda San Francisco Javier s/n, 41018 Seville, Spain;2. University of Seville (Spain), Avda Ramón y Cajal, 1, 41018 Seville, Spain;1. Heriot Watt University, School of Management and Languages, Edinburgh, United Kingdom;2. Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel;3. Copenhagen Business School, DK 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark;1. Department of Business, Economics and Law, Mid Sweden University, 85170 Sundsvall, Sweden;2. Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden;3. Public University of Navarre, Business Administration Department, Campus Arrosadía s/n, 31006 Pamplona, Navarre, Spain |
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| Abstract: | We examine how software international entrepreneurs in Iceland use online social network sites to develop and harness their network relationships. To study these relationships, we use a combination of participant observation on LinkedIn and open ended face-to-face interviews. The framework for this study is based on resource-based view, networks and international entrepreneurship theories. We found that entrepreneurs with the largest networks use the online social network to demonstrate their network strength and to identify opportunities to bridge relationships. Our contribution illustrates how entrepreneurs acquire resources to internationalize through online social capital formation. |
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