Mediating Effect of Information between Entrepreneurial Networks and Performance: Evidence from Chinese New Ventures

Author

Li, Weiming ; Cui, Yi ; Li, Chunyan

Author_Institution

Sch. of Bus. Adm., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou

fYear

2008

fDate

12-14 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Previous studies very rarely investigated the link between information and entrepreneurial performance. This study develops a model integrating entrepreneurial networks, information and performance to provide an entrepreneurial cognition perspective on Chinese new ventures. We examine the mediating effect of information between entrepreneurial networks and performance. Our empirical findings suggest that information plays a full mediating role between inter-firm networks and investment efficiency, while a partial mediating role between supporting networks and investment efficiency which then influences growth respectively.

Keywords

innovation management; organisational aspects; risk management; Chinese new venture; entrepreneurial cognition perspective; entrepreneurial network performance; interfirm network; investment efficiency; organisational information; Business; Cognition; Commercialization; Electronic mail; Information analysis; Investments; Performance analysis; Social network services; Stability; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2008. WiCOM '08. 4th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dalian

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2107-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2108-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WiCom.2008.1382

Filename

4679290