Nascent Entrepreneurs Managing in Networks: Equivocality, Multiplexity and Tie Formation

Thommie Burström (), Jussi Harri () and Timothy. L. Wilson ()
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Thommie Burström: Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Jussi Harri: Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå, Sweden
Timothy. L. Wilson: Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå, Sweden

Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), 2018, vol. 26, issue 01, 51-83

Abstract: This paper studies the dynamics of network development in early phases of venture development. Seven ventures were studied through interviews and visualization techniques. An equivocal three-phase process was studied — conceptualization, early foundation and early establishment. This paper defines network equivocality, draw on multiplexity theory and contributes by fine-tuning the concept of tie formation. The paper presents a conceptual model where the dynamics behind network development in early phases of venture development is explained. It is proposed that each phase of development is divided by knowledge boundaries. As ventures mature, they pass knowledge boundaries, and this passage triggers network transformation. Thus, the roles of both nascent firms and of multiplex network contacts change, and consequently tie formation also change. Three distinct tie formations are identified; esoteric, enlarged and exoteric.

Keywords: Nascent; entrepreneurship; venture creation; networks; dynamics; multiplexity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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