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The Many Sides Of Social Capital: How Social Capital Is Related To Entrepreneurship?, Vivian M. Williams
The Many Sides Of Social Capital: How Social Capital Is Related To Entrepreneurship?, Vivian M. Williams
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This study explores two questions about the relationship between social capital and entrepreneurship that have not received much attention. The first is, how different dimensions of social capital relate to entrepreneurship? The second is, to what extent community social capital is related to the level of entrepreneurship among marginal and dominant members of a community? Social capital is the benefits derived from social connections. We know about the positive aspects of the relationship between social capital but it is also important to examine if there are negative effects. Further, community social capital, which is the aggregate level of social capital …
How Innovation Occurs In The Software Industry: A Qualitative Study On Innovation Management, Jihoon Rim
How Innovation Occurs In The Software Industry: A Qualitative Study On Innovation Management, Jihoon Rim
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Research in innovation has been widely conducted by academics. However, many of them merely define associations among innovation factors, findings are often contradictory, and research that involves innovation leaders with rich experiences, both successes and failures, is rare. Thus, how to best innovate remains a question among practitioners. This qualitative research is aimed at filling this gap in the literature. To that end, 23 innovation leaders, most of whom founded software companies worth hundreds of millions to billions of dollars, were interviewed with a grounded theory approach using Peter Drucker’s innovation theory as a lens through which to view new …