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1	It`s all about whom you know : the meaning of networks for small entrepreneurial firms Mårtensson Bardeman, Johanna, Winroth, Emelie January 2014 (has links) Networking among entrepreneurial firms is a widely researched and debated topic amongst academics; however, there are still research gaps. Most research is based on quantitative studies and researchers have called for more qualitative analysis to gain a deeper understanding in what impact networks have on entrepreneurial firms. The purpose with this dissertation is to explore in what way networks are important (or not) for small entrepreneurial firms, and if this changes over the firms’ development. The study has an interpretive philosophy and an exploratory research design. To collect data eight semi-structured interviews, with entrepreneurs in Kristianstad and the nearby area, were completed. The findings of this study are that networks look different for all entrepreneurial firms and the importance of different relationships changes over the firms’ life cycle. Informal relationships (family and friends) are important for the entrepreneur when it comes to encouragement and support, while formal relationships (suppliers, employees, customers and other entrepreneurs) contribute to the success of the firm by providing the entrepreneur with knowledge and advice. The conclusions, from the collected data, are that all relations are not of equal importance to all entrepreneurs. The importance depends on the entrepreneur’s personality and the industry the entrepreneur operates in. However, we found that the importance of talking to other entrepreneurs has grown and that the most important relationship seems to be with family and friends. The demarcations of this study are that only entrepreneurs in one area of one country were interviewed, also that a qualitative method was used; therefore, we cannot show any statistical proof of the findings. entrepreneur entrepreneurial firms networking formal relationships informal relationships relations
2	TINKERING WITH EMERGING ADULTHOOD: BONDING FACULTY BEHAVIORS CULTIVATING LIFE PROJECTS FOR AT-RISK EMERGING ADULT STUDENTS Heddleson, Lucia 27 August 2019 (has links) No description available. Adult Education Community Colleges Continuing Education Education Education Policy Educational Evaluation Educational Leadership Higher Education Management Organizational Behavior School Administration Secondary Education Social Research Social Psychology Systems Design Teacher Education Teaching at-risk students bonding behaviors community college emerging adulthood employability faculty flourishing identity capital informal relationships life project mentoring secondary schools student-teacher relationship studentship teachership

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It`s all about whom you know : the meaning of networks for small entrepreneurial firms

TINKERING WITH EMERGING ADULTHOOD: BONDING FACULTY BEHAVIORS CULTIVATING LIFE PROJECTS FOR AT-RISK EMERGING ADULT STUDENTS