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Comparative Social Capital : Networks of Entrepreneurs and Investors in China and Russia
Batjargal, Bat - 2006
Most studies on entrepreneurs' networks incorporate social capital and networks as independent variables that affect … entrepreneurs' actions and its outcomes. By contrast, this article examines social capital of the Chinese and Russian entrepreneurs … and venture capitalists as dependent variables, and it examines entrepreneurs' social capital from the perspectives of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014027643
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An inquiry into the determinants of graduate entrepreneurship in Hong Kong and Guangzhou (Mainland China)
Bickenbach, Frank; Dohse, Dirk; Liu, Wan-hsin - 2014
Based on original survey data, this paper analyses and compares the role of personal traits and social capital in determining entrepreneurial intentions of students in Hong Kong and in Guangzhou (mainland China). The two cities are culturally closely related but differ strongly with respect to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010384335
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Are the Chinese in Africa more innovative than the Africans? : comparing Chinese and Nigerian entrepreneurial migrants' cultures of innovation
Kohnert, Dirk - 2010
The remarkable influx of Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in West Africa has been met with growing resistance from … established African entrepreneurs. Whether the Chinese have a competitive edge over Africans because of distinctive sociocultural … exist trading diasporas which have a generally enhanced innovative capacity vis-àvis local entrepreneurs, regardless of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346056
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Network Triads: Transitivity, Referral and Venture Capital Decisions in China and Russia
BATJARGAL, BAT - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
This article examines effects of dyadic ties and interpersonal trust on referrals and investment decisions of venture capitalists in the Chinese and Russian contexts. The study uses the postulate of transitivity of social network theory as a conceptual framework. The findings reveal that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784706
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Institutional Distance, Geographic Distance, and Chinese Venture Capital Investment : Do Networks and Trust Matter?
Huang, Ying Sophie; Qiu, Buhui; Wu, Jiajia; Yao, Juan - 2023
This paper studies the effects of institutional distance and geographic distance on Chinese venture capital (VC) investment and subsequent exit, and further investigates how social capital, that is, network and trust, moderates such effects. We document significant dampening effects of both...
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Chinese entrepreneurs' human and social capital benefiting innovation : in China and in the Chinese diaspora
Wickstrøm, Kent Adsbøll; Rezaei, Shahamak; Schøtt, Thomas - In: International journal of business and globalisation : IJBG 16 (2016) 3, pp. 350-377
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People's human and social capital benefiting careers in entrepreneurship : adults in China and in the Chinese diaspora
Ashourizadeh, Shayegheh; Rezaei, Shahamak; Schøtt, Thomas - In: International journal of business and globalisation : IJBG 16 (2016) 3, pp. 378-400
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Social capital and access to bank financing : the case of Chinese entrepreneurs
Talavera, Oleksandr; Xiong, Lin; Xiong, Xiong - In: Emerging markets finance & trade : a journal of the … 48 (2012) 1, pp. 55-69
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009620183
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Corporate Social Responsibility in China : An Analysis of Domestic and Foreign Retailers' Sustainability Dimensions
Kolk, Ans - 2010
In the past decade, a sizable body of literature has built up on the concept and characteristics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Western countries, where it has also been referred to as sustainability. More recently, attention has grown for CSR in emerging countries. Remarkably,...
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American Entrepreneur in China : Potholes and Roadblocks on the Silk Road to Prosperity
Trautman, Lawrence J. - 2012
The People's Republic of China (“PRC”) demands that U.S. entrepreneurs understand the basic foundation for doing business …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111625