Title :
Networking ties and entrepreneurial learning: An empirical investigation of Chinese enterprisers
Author :
Zhiyuan, Li ; Shukuan, Zhao
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Manage., Jilin Univ., Changchun, China
Abstract :
Enterprisers learning is a crucial question in the theory of strategic management. How enterprisers can learn effectively has been a crucial and strategic point for the survival and development for the firms. Based on the network theory, this paper studies the effect of enterprisers´ social network on enterprisers learning. After analyzing 122 valid samples from Yangtze River, we find that strong ties has a positive and significant effect on the enterprisers´ leveraging learning while weak ties has no effect on enterprisers´ exploratory learning. And then we discuss the results. Finally, limitations and implications are addressed.
Keywords :
commerce; strategic planning; Chinese enterprisers; entrepreneurial learning; exploratory learning; leveraging learning; network theory; networking ties; strategic management; Conference management; Frequency conversion; Government; Rivers; Social network services; enterprisers learning; networking ties; social network;
Conference_Titel :
Networking and Digital Society (ICNDS), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wenzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5162-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICNDS.2010.5479315
