2005/09/01 by L. A. Renzulli, Linda Renzulli, Howard E. Aldrich +1 · 137 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Social Sciences · #Art history #Chapel #Computer science #Core (optical fiber) #Economics #History #Library science #Management #Management and Organizational Studies #Social Capital and Networks #Social and Cultural Dynamics #Sociology #Telecommunications
paper · doi:10.1353/sof.2005.0122
published in Social Forces 84(1), 323-341 (Oxford University Press)
openalex publication_date 2005/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
We examine the connection between personal network characteristics and the activation of ties for access to resources during routine times. We focus on factors affecting business owners' use of their core network ties to obtain legal, loan, financial and expert advice. Owners rely more on core business ties when their core networks contain a high proportion of men, are very dense, and have high occupational heterogeneity. We conclude with suggestions for future research and implications for other populations in need of routine resources.