Embedded Entrepreneurship

Abstract

This chapter reviews and reflects on Olav Sorenson’s most influential stream of research. He has examined how and why social relationships influence where entrepreneurs locate their startups. He has studied how those location choices, in turn, contribute to the success of those startups. And, he has examined how these constraints help to determine the economic geography of entire industries. The chapter both reflects on the lessons learned from the individual studies and speculates as to why some scholars end up being more influential than others.