The Network Entrepreneur in Small Businesses: The Bulgarian Case

Tanya Chavdarova ()
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Tanya Chavdarova: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

A chapter in Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies, 2017, pp 243-258 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter discusses the applicability of the theoretical distinction between market and network entrepreneurs on the basis of data from various sociological studies. Strategic networking is examined in relation to the example of intra-organisational ties (nepotism, dual agreements with employees) and the ties among informally self-employed workers. It is argued that unlike market players, network entrepreneurs build markets from networks. Their practices have gained social legitimacy and are well-established informal market institutions, as they successfully serve as a labour market adjustment mechanism in Bulgaria.

Keywords: Networks; Entrepreneurship; Bulgaria; Small businesses; Nepotism; Envelope wages; Informal self-employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57342-7_14

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