Social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters?
Institutional and social network are several major research traditions in the business and management areas. This paper examines the role of owner/managers’ social network on entrepreneurship initiatives and the underlying socio-cultural factors promoting or impeding SME development in Kazakhstan....
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| description | Institutional and social network are several major research traditions in the business and management areas.
This paper examines the role of owner/managers’ social network on entrepreneurship initiatives and the
underlying socio-cultural factors promoting or impeding SME development in Kazakhstan. A semi-structured
interviews were carried-out with thirteen SME owners/managers in Almaty Kazakhstan. It is found that
personal networks in general social networks have significant implications on a variety of entrepreneurial
activities. SMEs still need to utilize their personal social networks to substitute for formal institutions.
Normative institutional elements such as legal and moral are still major factors driving entrepreneurial
activities but still lagging behind regulative and cognitive institutional transformation. Business ties and
networking ability may mitigate the necessity for external financing. One of the major implication in this study
is the need for SME owners/managers to build personal networks and to keep and maintain this network with
their peers as well as the government not only for extra information but even for the sustainability of their
business. To do this, SME owners/managers need to be regularly in contact with their peers and government
officials, offering helps when needed, collaborate on projects, share their goals, get connected on social media
and also joining networking events. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:195482022-09-01T07:31:12Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19548/ Social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters? Choban, Ugur Noor Azuan Hashim, Institutional and social network are several major research traditions in the business and management areas. This paper examines the role of owner/managers’ social network on entrepreneurship initiatives and the underlying socio-cultural factors promoting or impeding SME development in Kazakhstan. A semi-structured interviews were carried-out with thirteen SME owners/managers in Almaty Kazakhstan. It is found that personal networks in general social networks have significant implications on a variety of entrepreneurial activities. SMEs still need to utilize their personal social networks to substitute for formal institutions. Normative institutional elements such as legal and moral are still major factors driving entrepreneurial activities but still lagging behind regulative and cognitive institutional transformation. Business ties and networking ability may mitigate the necessity for external financing. One of the major implication in this study is the need for SME owners/managers to build personal networks and to keep and maintain this network with their peers as well as the government not only for extra information but even for the sustainability of their business. To do this, SME owners/managers need to be regularly in contact with their peers and government officials, offering helps when needed, collaborate on projects, share their goals, get connected on social media and also joining networking events. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19548/1/49510-187527-1-PB.pdf Choban, Ugur and Noor Azuan Hashim, (2022) Social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters? Jurnal Pengurusan, 64 . pp. 1-12. ISSN 0127-2713 https://ejournal.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/1530 |
| spellingShingle | Choban, Ugur Noor Azuan Hashim, Social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters? |
| title | Social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters? |
| title_full | Social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters? |
| title_fullStr | Social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters? |
| title_short | Social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters? |
| title_sort | social networks and entrepreneurships – does personal networks matters? |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19548/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19548/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19548/1/49510-187527-1-PB.pdf |