The Balancing Act: The Role of Transnational Habitus and Social Networks in Balancing Transnational Entrepreneurial Activities Export

@article{citeulike:5886359, abstract = {Transnational entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly important global phenomenon with enormous impact on economic, social, and political structures worldwide. Drawing on Bourdieu's theory of practice, we assess how transnational entrepreneurs (TEs) may balance their network scope and network size in dual environments to enhance their ability to operate in both environments. Using a sample of 452 U.S. Latin American TEs, we find that balanced network size and network scope in the respective institutional settings enhance the degree of transnational venture activities. More importantly, we find that the joint effects of balancing network size with network scope are significantly greater than their individual effects.}, address = {Ball State University}, author = {Patel, Pankaj C. and Conklin, Betty}, citeulike-article-id = {5886359}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00334.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/etap/2009/00000033/00000005/art00003}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/122605096/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00334.x}, issn = {1540-6520}, journal = {Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice}, keywords = {act, activities, balancing, entrepreneurial, habitus, networks, role, social, transnational}, number = {5}, pages = {1045--1078}, posted-at = {2009-10-08 11:57:14}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {The Balancing Act: The Role of Transnational Habitus and Social Networks in Balancing Transnational Entrepreneurial Activities}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00334.x}, volume = {33}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5886359 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5886359 N2 - Transnational entrepreneurship is becoming an increasingly important global phenomenon with enormous impact on economic, social, and political structures worldwide. Drawing on Bourdieu's theory of practice, we assess how transnational entrepreneurs (TEs) may balance their network scope and network size in dual environments to enhance their ability to operate in both environments. Using a sample of 452 U.S. Latin American TEs, we find that balanced network size and network scope in the respective institutional settings enhance the degree of transnational venture activities. More importantly, we find that the joint effects of balancing network size with network scope are significantly greater than their individual effects. IS - 5 JF - Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice SN - 1540-6520 AD - Ball State University EP - 1078 TI - The Balancing Act: The Role of Transnational Habitus and Social Networks in Balancing Transnational Entrepreneurial Activities PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 33 SP - 1045 KW - act KW - activities KW - balancing KW - entrepreneurial KW - habitus KW - networks KW - role KW - social KW - transnational AU - Patel, Pankaj AU - Conklin, Betty PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00334.x ER -