Prior knowledge and social networks in the exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities |
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Authors: | María del Mar Fuentes Fuentes Matilde Ruiz Arroyo Ana María Bojica Virginia Fernández Pérez |
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Affiliation: | (1) Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Granada, Campus Cartuja, s/n, Granada, 18071, Spain |
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Abstract: | In this study we analyze the effects of prior knowledge and social networks on the exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities. The prior knowledge considered is associated with the successes and failures experienced in the entrepreneurial trajectory and, therefore, derived from the exploitation of prior opportunities. In analyzing social networks, we examine the strength of the relationships between entrepreneurs, managers and entrepreneurial associations. As an explanatory factor of the entrepreneurial process, we also include the influence of the entrepreneurial opportunities recognized. Through a hierarchical regression analysis, we show that the number of potential opportunities recognized, the number of previous opportunities successfully exploited and the strength of entrepreneurial social networks positively influence the number of opportunities developed and exploited. |
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