Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa
We examine the relationship among structural social capital, resource assembly, and firm performance of entrepreneurs in Africa. We posit that social capital primarily composed of kinship or family ties helps the entrepreneur to raise resources, but it does so at a cost. Using data drawn from small...
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Main Authors: | KHAYESI, Jane N. O., GEORGE, Gerard, ANTONAKIS, John |
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Language: | English |
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2014
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Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4638 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5637/viewcontent/KinshipinEntrepreneurNetworks_2014.pdf |
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