Levels of Multiplexity in Entrepreneur’s Networks: Implications for Dynamism and Value Creation

Bliemel Martin J. (), McCarthy Ian P. and Maine Elicia M. A.
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Bliemel Martin J.: School of Management, UNSW Australia, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
McCarthy Ian P.: Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Maine Elicia M. A.: Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Entrepreneurship Research Journal, 2016, vol. 6, issue 3, 247-272

Abstract: Relationships and networks are important to how entrepreneurs create value. However, many aspects about relationships and networks remain poorly understood because their characteristics are often reduced to one-dimensional variables or dichotomous measures. This paper unpacks the concept of multiplexity and proposes a hierarchy of four different levels (social, relational, strategic, and closed). Each level is associated with a different level of dynamism which governs how rapidly entrepreneurs can alter their network. The hierarchy of multiplexity and associated levels of dynamism, have implications regarding different value creation processes that are associated with these network conditions.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; networks; multiplexity; dynamism; value creation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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