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Abstract(s)
A major problem for social entrepreneurs that want to manage a social organization on a daily
basis is the problem of acquiring external resources (physical, financial, human, etc.) to fulfil its
social mission. The literature has suggested that networks can play a critical role in resources
acquisition.
This study aims to investigate the role of the social entrepreneur's network and social capital
on the acquisition of different kind of external resources to the social organization. The study
uses a quantitative method, and the primary data as collected through an online survey of 313
social organizations from Portugal, the results show that the founders' network acts positively
in attracting human resources, assuring state support and obtaining information from different
stakeholders relevant for the management of the social organization. The founders' social
capital seems to be only relevant to the attraction of financial resources to social organizations.
The investigation allows enlarging the knowledge about the network approach to social
entrepreneurship that is still very under-exploited.
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Keywords
Personal network Social Capital Resources Social entrepreneurship Portugal
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Bernardino, S. & Freitas Santos, J. (2020). Role of personal networks and social capital on the acquisition of resources for the social organizations. 13th Annual conference of the EuromMed Academy of Business- “Business Theory and Practice Across Industries and Markets”, Virtual, 9-10 September, 2020, ISSN: 2547-8516, 180-194.