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We'd like to invite you to our symposium (sponsored by BPS) entitled:  "Entrepreneurial Actions within Networks" on Tuesday, Aug 11th at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM @ Hyatt Regency Chicago in the Acapulco room.

Although entrepreneurial networking lies at the core of social network theory and the success of young organizations, there is surprisingly limited prior literature articulating the actions by which entrepreneurs develop their networks, the efficacy of those actions, and the unintended consequences. This symposium brings together recent work examining the distinct, albeit possibly compatible, approaches to theorizing about entrepreneurial action within networks.


Organizers: Bala Vissa (INSEAD) & Ben Hallen (U. of Maryland, College Park)

Discussant: Filipe Santos (INSEAD)

Presenters:

*    Martin J. Kilduff (U. of Cambridge) & Michael G. Hendron (Brigham Young U.) & Michael K. Bednar (U. of Illinois): Are Chameleons More Changeable? Self-Monitoring, Five-Factor Model, and Network and Strategic Change  

*    Ben Hallen (U. of Maryland, College Park): The Accuracy of Entrepreneur Evaluations of Venture Capitalists and Network Safety Nets  

*    Bala Vissa (INSEAD): Who do Entrepreneurs Connect to? A Matching Theory of Tie Formation in Entrepreneurial Networks  

*    Toby E. Stuart (Harvard U.) & Pierre Azoulay (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) & Christopher C. Liu (Harvard U.): Social Influence Given (Partially) Deliberate Matching: Career Imprints and Academic Entrepreneurs  



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Benjamin L. Hallen
Assistant Professor of Management and Organization
Robert H. Smith School of Business
4558 Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1815
Email: bhallen@rhsmith.umd.edu
Web: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/faculty/bhallen/index.html
434-825-4978 CELL