Pitt, L. and Merwe, R. van der and Berthon, P. and Salehi-Sangeri, E. and Barnes, B.R. (2005) Swedish BioTech SMEs: The Veiled Values in Online Networks. Technovation, 26 (5/6). pp. 553-560. ISSN 0166-4972.
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Abstract
For many years, sociologists have conceptualized and debated the value of ‘social capital’, the resources embedded in an actor's social network. The notions of network organizations and strategic alliances have become important forms of entrepreneurial venture, yet often the value in these networks is veiled by network complexity. These associations of individuals and organizations are typically undocumented, difficult to identify by third parties, and even pass unrecognized by their constituent members. They consist of informal Internet networks that are extremely valuable because of the strategic social capital embedded in them.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled keywords: | Entrepreneurship; Social networks; Structural holes; Opportunities |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > Kent Business School |
| Depositing User: | B.R. Barnes |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2008 12:52 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2010 14:34 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/9234 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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