O capital social das equipes empreendedoras nascentes

The social capital of nascent entrepreneurial teams

FÓRUM

O capital social das equipes empreendedoras nascentes

The social capital of nascent entrepreneurial teams

Natalia Weisz^I; Roberto S. Vassolo^II

^IPurdue University

^IIUniversidad Austral

RESUMO

O capital social tem sido considerado uma força impulsionadora no surgimento e crescimento de novas organizações. Esta pesquisa investiga os efeitos do capital social sobre os projetos de empresas nascentes, conduzidos por equipes empreendedoras. Usando uma amostra de 33 equipes empreendedoras nascentes, o estudo explora: 1) a estrutura social interna da equipe, refletida pelos padrões de comunicação e sentimentos entre seus membros; e 2) a estrutura social externa da equipe, refletida na diversidade de laços que seus membros mantêm com terceiros e que influencia no avanço de uma idéia para negócios. Concluiu-se que equipes com elevado capital social externo apresentam um desempenho superior, ao passo que os resultados empíricos não sustentaram que o capital social interno seja melhor para o desempenho da equipe.

Palavras-chave: Capital social, equipes empreendedoras, desenvolvimento de planos de negócio.

ABSTRACT

Social capital has been regarded as a driving force in organizational emergence and growth. This research investigates the effects of social capital in nascent entrepreneurial projects carried out by entrepreneurial teams. By surveying 33 nascent entrepreneurial teams, this paper explores how 1) the internal social structure of the team, which reflects the communication patterns and the feelings between the members; and 2) the team's external social structure, which is based on the diversity of ties that the members of the team have with outside parties, impact the advancement of a business idea. It was found that teams with high external social capital have a higher performance, while the empirical results failed to support that high internal social capital was better for team performance.

Key words: Social capital, entrepreneurial teams, business plan development.

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NOTA

Gostaríamos de agradecer às sugestões que recebemos de Arnie Cooper. Gostaríamos de fazer um agradecimento especial à Silvia Torres Carbonel e a Sebastián Inchauspe, do NAVES, por seu apoio constante para o desenvolvimento deste estudo.

Artigo recebido em 16.06.2003.

Aprovado em 16.02.2004.

Natalia Weisz

Doutoranda pela Krannert School of Management da Purdue University. Interesses de pesquisa em teoria das organizações. E-mail: [e-mail] Endereço: Purdue University – 100 S Grant Street – West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2076.

Roberto S. Vassolo

Profesor do IAE – Universidad Austral. Doutor em Administração Estratégica pela Krannert School of Management da Purdue University. Interesses de pesquisa em teoria do conhecimento nas empresas, com ênfase no papel das alianças estratégicas no processo de exploração tecnológica. E-mail: [e-mail]

Texto traduzido por Pedro F. Bendassolli.

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Datas de Publicação

• Publicação nesta coleção
  10 Fev 2011
• Data do Fascículo
  Jun 2004

Histórico

• Aceito
  16 Fev 2004
• Recebido
  16 Jun 2003