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Assessing Social Entrepreneurs' Personal Network for Resource Acquisition: A Preliminary Study

Assessing Social Entrepreneurs' Personal Network for Resource Acquisition: A Preliminary Study

Susana Bernardino, José Freitas Santos
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 33
ISBN13: 9781522569428|ISBN10: 1522569421|EISBN13: 9781522569435
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6942-8.ch008
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Bernardino, Susana, and José Freitas Santos. "Assessing Social Entrepreneurs' Personal Network for Resource Acquisition: A Preliminary Study." Entrepreneurial Orientation and Opportunities for Global Economic Growth, edited by Orlando Lima Rua, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 154-186. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6942-8.ch008

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Bernardino, S. & Santos, J. F. (2019). Assessing Social Entrepreneurs' Personal Network for Resource Acquisition: A Preliminary Study. In O. Rua (Ed.), Entrepreneurial Orientation and Opportunities for Global Economic Growth (pp. 154-186). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6942-8.ch008

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Bernardino, Susana, and José Freitas Santos. "Assessing Social Entrepreneurs' Personal Network for Resource Acquisition: A Preliminary Study." In Entrepreneurial Orientation and Opportunities for Global Economic Growth, edited by Orlando Lima Rua, 154-186. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6942-8.ch008

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Abstract

Social entrepreneurial activity is characterized by the innovative search for resource acquisition, combination, and management to pursue opportunities aiming at fulfilling the organization's mission. The network approach to entrepreneurship assumes that entrepreneurs use their personal network to acquire resources and manage the assets of the organization. This chapter intends to analyze whether social entrepreneurs use their personal network to acquire different resources. The investigation uses a quantitative approach, based on an online survey of individuals involved in the management of Portuguese social organizations. The results attained reveal that social entrepreneurs are usually involved in strong and diversified networks. Their personal networks shape the way human, financial, and informational resources are obtained and managed. The major influence is made by social entrepreneurs' indirect contacts (weak ties) and the benefits they perceive these networks are able to provide.

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