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Bringing Political Skill into Social Networks: Findings from a Field Study of Entrepreneurs
Author(s) -
Fang Ruolian,
Chi Lei,
Chen Manli,
Baron Robert A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of management studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.398
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1467-6486
pISSN - 0022-2380
DOI - 10.1111/joms.12107
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , politics , entrepreneurship , sociology , social network (sociolinguistics) , period (music) , social science , public relations , social psychology , psychology , business , political science , social media , aesthetics , mathematics , finance , pure mathematics , law , philosophy
The authors integrate the entrepreneurship literature's sociological and behavioural perspectives and examine the processes through which entrepreneurs first build social networks and then use the network resources for enhancing venture performance. Field interviews of entrepreneurs during a six‐month period reveal that political skill is an important individual‐level factor that influences the construction and use of social networks. Theoretical and practical implications of the major findings are discussed.