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This paper provides a link between social capital and the entrepreneurial activity of university scientists in the life sciences. The two main hypotheses are that social capital promotes scientist entrepreneurship and transnational social capital is conducive to scientist entrepreneurship. These hypotheses are tested using a large data base of US scientists in the life sciences. The empirical results support the two main hypotheses. Social capital in general, and transnational social capital in particular, are found to enhance scientist entrepreneurship in the life sciences.
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Audretsch, D., Aldridge, T. Transnational social capital and scientist entrepreneurship. J Manag Gov 16, 369–376 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10997-010-9155-0
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