%0 Journal Article %T Characteristics of entrepreneurial networking practices through different phases of establishing a novel innovation firm %A Gilberg %A Einar %A Jurkovic %A Ratka %J - %D 2017 %X Sa£¿etak The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics of decision making in the entrepreneurial networking practices through different phases of establishing a novel innovation firm characterised with high level of product or service innovativeness and lack of resources. The paper first presents different stages of establishing a firm and its¡¯ distinctive characteristic. Then we explain the characteristics of networking in different stages of the establishment of the firm by the means of two analytical models ¨C that of March¡¯s ¡°Exchange power model¡± and Burt¡¯s ¡°Structural holes model¡± in the terms we have called ¡°soft¡± and ¡°hard¡± networking. We end with the proposal of sequential use of various networking practices for the purpose of better resource orchestration and leverage of power %K entrepreneurial networks %K decision making %K start-ups %K innovation %K management %U https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=295576