Contribution of the entrepreneur's social capital to entrepreneurial performance through the acquisition of resources: a theoretical framework

Résumé

Currently, research is trying to go beyond the debate between traditional approaches to entrepreneurship (economic, psychological, etc.) and to show that social capital is a provider of useful resources for the entrepreneur and a performance lever for his business (Burt, 1992, Granovetter, 1995; Swedberg, 2000; Julien, 2003 and al.).

The aim here is to present a valid theoretical framework for subsequent empirical studies. Based on a theoretical approach, we have come to the fact that the entrepreneurial literature, particularly in Morocco, does not address the indirect effect of the entrepreneur's social capital on performance through the acquisition of resources.