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The role of social capital, social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/22761 The role of social capital, social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture Swanepoel, Elana ichelp@gibs.co.za Matlala, Tebatso Matlaweng UCTD Incubation Total early-stage Social capital Social network Entrepreneurial process Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. The challenges faced by early-stage entrepreneurs are well researched, however, the role played by an entrepreneur’s social capital, social network and incubation in moving the business along the entrepreneurial process, still needs to be better understood. The objective of this study was to show that with successful networking and the use of social capital, the total early-stage entrepreneurial activity rate of South Africa could be increased.A qualitative research design was employed whereby 12 in-depth interviews were conducted. Three themes emerged from the data analyses that are the utilisation of social capital, social networks and incubators in firstly launching and growing ventures.The key findings were, firstly, that incubation should form part of an early stage entrepreneur’s social capital. Secondly, those entrepreneurs benefited from their social capital and incubator in terms of tangible and intangible resources. Finally, the entrepreneurs persevered as a result of the advice, encouragement and validation that they got from their networks. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T13:43:55Z 2013-04-30 2013-09-06T13:43:55Z 2013-04-25 2012 2013-02-23 Dissertation Matlala, TM 2012, The role of social capital, social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22761 > F13/4/211/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22761 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02232013-150315/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Incubation Total early-stage Social capital Social network Entrepreneurial process The role of social capital, social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture |
| title | The role of social capital, social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture |
| title_full | The role of social capital, social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture |
| title_fullStr | The role of social capital, social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of social capital, social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture |
| title_short | The role of social capital, social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture |
| title_sort | role of social capital social networks and incubation in launching and growing a new venture |
| topic | UCTD Incubation Total early-stage Social capital Social network Entrepreneurial process |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22761 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02232013-150315/ |