This dissertation research will bring together two streams of research. One stream examines the effect of regional-level community social
capital (CSC) on entrepreneurial social networks. The other examines the effect of the individual-level social capital derived from
entrepreneurial social networks on the success of their new firms. The present study unites these streams by examining the effect of
regional-level community social capital on individual-level entrepreneurial social networks and the founding of the new firm. The first essay
will examine CSC at the geographic regional-level as a positive predictor of individual-level tie strength heterogeneity within an
entrepreneur's network. This positive effect is posited to be moderated by individual-level characteristics of the entrepreneur. The second
essay will, using the level of CSC as a control, examine if tie strength and tie strength heterogeneity within the entrepreneur's network
predicts organization founding mediated by firm-founding activity. This effect is predicted to be moderated by the resource accessibility within
the individual entrepreneur's network. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester 2018. / July 6, 2018. / Nascent Entrepreneurship, Organizational Emergence, Social Capital, Social Networks / Includes bibliographical references. / Bruce T. Lamont, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; R. Michael Holmes, Jr., Professor Co-Directing
Dissertation; Charles F. Hofacker, University Representative; David Maslach, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_661144 |
| Contributors | Harris, Reginald Jamar (author), Lamont, Bruce T. (professor co-directing dissertation), Hofacker, Charles F. (university representative), Maslach, David (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Business (degree granting college), Department of Management (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (124 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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