Entrepreneurial Orientation, Managerial Networking, and New Venture Performance in China

Zhongfeng Su, En Xie and Dong Wang

Journal of Small Business Management, 2015, vol. 53, issue 1, 228-248

Abstract: Based on institutional theory, this study investigates the moderating effects of different types of managerial networking (political networking, financial networking, and business networking) on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation () and new venture performance in hina. The study finds that political networking has a negative moderating effect on the positive relationship between and new venture performance, financial networking has an inverse ‐shaped impact, and business networking has a positive effect. The findings not only enrich our understanding of the impact of managerial networking on the performance implication of in new ventures, but also offer new ventures some guidance on how to use and different types of managerial networking to enhance performance in hina's transition economy.

Date: 2015
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