...Andrea Runfola; Giulia Monteverde Purpose This paper aims to investigate which network relationships foster the early development of a sustainable new venture (SNV) and how sustainability as the core characteristic of the new venture shapes those network relationships. Design/methodology...

...Andrea Sabatini; Thomas O’Toole; Gian Luca Gregori Thomas O’Toole can be contacted at: totoole@wit.ie This paper provides a conceptual framework for understanding how a new venture integrates sustainability in its network initiation. The framework comprises periods and processes...

... (Ritter and Walter, 2012 ; Santos et al., 2018 ; Song et al., 2012 ; Walter et al., 2001 ; Young et al., 2008). Thus, our study adds to the research on how new ventures deal with their initial business relationships by unpacking and analyzing their diversity over...