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With a little help from my friends
Haring, M.J.
2019
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Haring, M. J. (2019). With a little help from my friends: A study of the development of social networks of student
entrepreneurs over time during and after a venture creation program.
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A study of the development of social networks of student entrepreneurs over time during and after a venture creation program
With a little
help from my friends
A study of the development of social networks of student entrepreneurs over time during and
after a venture creation program
The ability to extend personal relationships by bridging new networks is a crucial entrepreneurial skill. Based upon this statement, the research problem of this dissertation is defined as: How do student entrepreneurs develop their network over time in favour of the new ventures they create and how do they motivate their employees to use their social capital in favour of the company they work in?
To answer these questions, several companies started by students of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
during the minor entrepreneurship were followed from 2009 till 2017. During this period of time many interviews were
conducted, business competitions visited, opening parties of new offices attended, business fairs visited and other
milestones were celebrated.
Based on these data and impressions, three articles were written in which conclusions were drawn
about the way student entrepreneurs build and use their social network in favour of their
company. In this dissertation you can read the outcomes and perhaps
use them in practice. Have fun! I thank my colleagues of the minor
entrepreneurship of the Amsterdam
University of Applied Sciences for helping me finance the publication of this dissertation!
Martin Haring
Martinus Johannes Haring (1959) did his PhD a
t the faculty of Economics and
Business Administration at the VU U
niversity Amsterdam. Martin holds an MSc
degree in Business studies from the University
of Amsterdam. He has worked at
the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences since 2001. and specializ
ed in
entrepreneurship education. In 2006 he
was one of the founders of the minor
entrepreneurship of the Amsterdam U
niversity of Applied Sciences and in r ecent
years he has assisted hundreds of students in starting
their own business.
Martin's motto is: "Lobi da basi" (Typhoon, 2014
