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Business Networks: Self-Creating Relationships of Entrepreneurs

<p>Relationships of entrepreneur vary automatically over time; however, entrepreneurs themselves are the ones who create relationships. This process requires self-motivated action in order to gain good relationships and trusts. In this research, the particular ways that entrepreneurs use to create relationships with customers, suppliers and financial institutions follow each step of interest, commitment, adaptation and trust. The authors find that entrepreneurs use both similar and different methods in each stage depending on type and size of their business. In addition, we examine how organizations supporting entrepreneurs to start business influence the networking of entrepreneurs. The authors select Idélab as our case study. During joining Idélab’s activities, the attendants would gain more relationships from both inside and outside of Idélab which are apart from their backgrounds and experiences. Therefore, the entrepreneurs attending Idélab reach more relationships than entrepreneurs who do not.</p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-853
Date January 2008
CreatorsRojanapuwadol, Sukanya, Chompupong, Noppon
PublisherMälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, text
RelationMälardalen University Press Licentiate Theses, 1651-9256 ;

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