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Mariel Fornoni

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An entrepreneur's social capital and performance: the role of access to information in the Argentinean case

2012

Purpose - The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of an entrepreneur's social capital on their access to information, and how such access improves the performance of their entrepreneurial project. Design/methodology/approach - A structural equations model (SEM) is estimated and validated from a database including information from 282 Argentinean entrepreneurs who answered a questionnaire specifically designed for this research. The analysis of this model allowed the impact of dependent latent variables on the performance of the start-up to be determined. Findings - The performance of an entrepreneurial project depends on an entrepreneur's access to finance, markets and information. S…

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementKnowledge managementComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSIONbusiness.industryIndividual capitalStrategy and ManagementEntrepreneur Social Capital Information resources Republic of ArgentinaArgentinaGeneral Decision SciencesSample (statistics)Latent variablePublic relationsEmprendedoresAccess to informationFinancial capitalEmprendedores; Capital Social; Acceso a la Información; Desempeño; Argentina;Management of Technology and InnovationAcceso a la InformaciónDesempeñoEconomicsAccess to financeDimension (data warehouse)businessSocial capitalCapital Social
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Universidad Social Capital and the Competitiveness of Entrepreneurs: A Review of the Literature and Proposals

2008

The essential question asked in this study is "How can social capital become a competitive tool for entrepreneurs". The answer lies in showing how their own networks can provide the value and competitiveness that entrepreneurs need for their business projects.

Individual capitalEmprendedoresHuman capitalIntellectual capitalFinancial capitalValue (economics)EconomicsClassical economicsCompetitividadEconomic systemMediciónCapital SocialSocial capital
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Multidimensional social capital in new ventures

2013

This paper analyzes and provides empirical evidence on how three different dimensions of social capital (structural, relational, and resources) have a direct causal relation on the performance of financial service start-ups. To this end, a structural equation model is estimated and validated from a database, including information from 142 Argentinean entrepreneurs who answered a questionnaire specifically designed for this research. The main finding of the paper is that the main source of value of social capital for an entrepreneur is the existence of high-quality links. Moreover, the quality of the entrepreneur's links is even more important than their quantity. This conclusion has relevan…

Individual capitalStrategy and ManagementEconomic capitalNew VenturesSocial mobilityEmprendedoresStructural equation modelMicroeconomicsSocial reproductionFinancial capitalSocial capitalManagement of Technology and InnovationEconomicsEntrepreneurORGANIZACION DE EMPRESASEmprendedores; Capital Social;MarketingEmpirical evidenceSocial capitalCapital Social
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Universidad social capital and the competitiveness of entrepreneurs: a review of the literature and proposals

2009

The essential question asked in this study is "How can social capital become a competitive tool for entrepreneurs". The answer lies in showing how their own networks can provide the value and competitiveness that entrepreneurs need for their business projects.

Capital Social; Emprendedores; Competitividad; Medición;
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