TY - GEN
T1 - Trust and respect in entrepreneurial information seeking behaviours
AU - Orrensalo, Thao Phuong
AU - Nikou, Shahrokh
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Trust has been a vital research topic in entrepreneurship research. Many researchers argue that trust gives the entrepreneurs legitimacy within the market, and it is considered as a factor for information behaviours. Meanwhile, respect is also mentioned as a fundamental for trust and a necessity for building entrepreneurial networks. Despite their significance and relevance, there is still a limited study focusing on the role of trust and respect in entrepreneurs’ information-seeking behaviour research. This paper, therefore, draws attention to this gap and strives to investigate how these two concepts impact entrepreneurs’ information-seeking behaviour. The results show that trust and respect are two fundamental aspects that influence entrepreneurs’ preference for information source selection. Furthermore, the findings show that both trust and respect act as a predominant factor for entrepreneurs to build and advance their relationships. Theoretical and practical implications and recommendations for future studies are discussed.
AB - Trust has been a vital research topic in entrepreneurship research. Many researchers argue that trust gives the entrepreneurs legitimacy within the market, and it is considered as a factor for information behaviours. Meanwhile, respect is also mentioned as a fundamental for trust and a necessity for building entrepreneurial networks. Despite their significance and relevance, there is still a limited study focusing on the role of trust and respect in entrepreneurs’ information-seeking behaviour research. This paper, therefore, draws attention to this gap and strives to investigate how these two concepts impact entrepreneurs’ information-seeking behaviour. The results show that trust and respect are two fundamental aspects that influence entrepreneurs’ preference for information source selection. Furthermore, the findings show that both trust and respect act as a predominant factor for entrepreneurs to build and advance their relationships. Theoretical and practical implications and recommendations for future studies are discussed.
KW - Entrepreneur
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - Information seeking behaviour
KW - Respect
KW - Social capital theory
KW - Trust
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85090097434&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-57847-3_9
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-57847-3_9
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85090097434
SN - 9783030578466
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 128
EP - 142
BT - Well-Being in the Information Society. Fruits of Respect - 8th International Conference, WIS 2020, Proceedings
A2 - Cacace, Mirella
A2 - Halonen, Raija
A2 - Li, Hongxiu
A2 - Orrensalo, Thao Phuong
A2 - Widén, Gunilla
A2 - Li, Chenglong
A2 - Suomi, Reima
PB - Springer
T2 - 8th International Conference on Well-Being in the Information Society, WIS 2020
Y2 - 26 August 2020 through 27 August 2020
ER -