Networking, Resource Acquisition, and the Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An Empirical Study of Three Major Cities in China

Baoshan Ge, Robert D. Hisrich and Baobao Dong
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Baoshan Ge: Jilin University, China
Robert D. Hisrich: Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA
Baobao Dong: Jilin University, China

Managing Global Transitions, 2009, vol. 7, issue 3, 221-239

Abstract: Previously, resource-based view (RBV) research has focused on the characteristics of resources, paying less attention to the relationship between resource acquisition and the acquisition method. In addition, entrepreneurship research has focused a lot on the firm’s entrepreneurial network to explain performance. This network is critical not only to resource acquisition but also to overall firm performance. The results of a study of small and medium-sized firms in three major Chinese cities support these notions. The results differ when dividing the sample into two groups (young vs. old).

Keywords: resource acquisition; networking; performance; SMEs; entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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