Influential Factors of Network Changes: Dynamic Network Ties and Sustainable Startup Embeddedness

Julia Keidel, Peter M. Bican and Frederik J. Riar
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Julia Keidel: Chair of Technology Management, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 90762 Fürth, Germany
Peter M. Bican: Chair of Technology Management, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 90762 Fürth, Germany
Frederik J. Riar: Institute of Management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-20

Abstract: This research investigated influential factors on changes in networks of startups through a qualitative exploratory case study approach. Based on interviews with founders in Germany and selected stakeholders in entrepreneurial networks combined with a network mapping approach, we developed a framework of influential factors on network changes. In essence, this framework categorizes factors into sustainable resource acquisition, knowledge and skill acquisition, interpersonal factors, and interorganizational factors. Overall, our research contributes to a better understanding of factors that impact network changes by providing a construct with potential for theoretical standardization. In addition, this research offers important managerial implications.

Keywords: startup; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial firm; network; network changes; influential factors; ties; relationships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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