Are the kinship networks a resource or a curse for small firms in post-communist countries? The case of Albania

Esmeralda Gassie-Falzone

Post-Communist Economies, 2016, vol. 28, issue 2, 268-279

Abstract: Cross-sectional data are compiled from the 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2012 World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study databases for Albania. Based on responses from 1169 firms, the entrepreneurs’ kinship networks are found to influence firm activity in a positive and negative way. The positive contribution occurs through employment, be it formal or informal. The persisting impact of the kinship networks fades away, and business and friendship networks have gained importance in recent years.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2016.1164974

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