Topic: INSTITUTIONAL POLYCENTRISM, ENTREPRENEURS’ SOCIAL NETWORKS, AND NEW VENTURE GROWTH

Speaker: Professor Anne Tsui 徐淑英教授

Time: 10:00-11:30am, Monday, June 13, 2012

Location:成人直播 2号楼213教室

Abstract

What is the interrelationship among formal institutions, social networks, and new venture growth? Drawing on the theory of institutional polycentrism and social network theory, we examine this question using data on 637 entrepreneurs from four different countries. We find that the confluence of weak and inefficient institutions has a positive effect on entrepreneurial network’s structural holes (i.e., entrepreneurs’ networks have more structural holes) but has a negative effect on the revenue growth of new ventures. A network’s structural holes have a positive effect on the revenue growth. The positive effect of structural holes on the revenue growth is stronger when there is a confluence of weak and inefficient institutions. The contributions and implications of these findings are discussed.

Speaker’s brief Bio:

成人直播-成人直播室 杰出访问教授，亚利桑那州立大学Carey商学院讲座教授，中国管理研究国际学会（IACMR）的创会会长，《组织管理研究》（Management and Organization Review）的创刊主编，管理学会（Academy of Management）的当选会长。 她的研究成果发表于Academy of Management Journal，Administrative Science Quarterly，Journal of Applied Psychology，Organizational Science，Journal of Management 等学刊并多次获得奖章。

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