Building entrepreneurial tie portfolios through strategic homophily: The role of narrative identity work in venture creation and early growth

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 134-150

  Phillips, Nelson ^a   Tracey, Paul ^b   Karra, Neri ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c REGENT'S UNIVERSITY LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Entrepreneurial networks; Homophily; Identity narratives; Tie portfolios

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869144487     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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