Title :
Research on China E-business Entrepreneurship Performance Based on the Perspective of Social Network
Author :
Qing Zhang ; Wei Cao
Author_Institution :
Fudan Univ., Shanghai
Abstract :
Based on social network perspective, this paper examines the effects of strong-weak tie, social capital and structural hole on performance through the survey on 91 e-business entrepreneurship firms in China. The research implies that strong tie and the number of social capital and structural hole have great significance on China e-business venturing, and strong tie has common significance on its performance under the Guanxi network in China. So the e-business firms in China have to lay a strong emphasis on the establishment and maintenance of social network in order to get competitive advantage.
Keywords :
electronic commerce; innovation management; risk management; social sciences computing; China e-business entrepreneurship performance; China e-business venturing; social capital structural hole; social network;
Conference_Titel :
Management of eBusiness, 2007. WCMeB 2007. Eighth World Congress on the
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2820-1
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7695-2820-1
DOI :
10.1109/WCMEB.2007.26