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Comparative Social Capital: Networks of Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists in China and Russia

Comparative Social Capital: Networks of Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists in China and Russia abstract I compare networks of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in China and Russia by examining professional social networks of software entrepreneurs and private equity investors from the perspectives of institutional theory and culture paradigm. In the empirical study, I draw on survey data from Beijing and Moscow based on interviews of 159 software entrepreneurs and 124 venture capital decisions. I found that professional networks of the Chinese software entrepreneurs are smaller, denser and more homogeneous in educational specializations, compared with the networks of Russian entrepreneurs. Furthermore, I found that both ties and interpersonal trust in the referral tie are stronger in China than in Russia. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Management and Organization Review Wiley

Comparative Social Capital: Networks of Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists in China and Russia

Management and Organization Review , Volume 3 (3) – Nov 1, 2007
23 pages

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1740-8776
eISSN
1740-8784
DOI
10.1111/j.1740-8784.2007.00080.x
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Abstract

abstract I compare networks of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in China and Russia by examining professional social networks of software entrepreneurs and private equity investors from the perspectives of institutional theory and culture paradigm. In the empirical study, I draw on survey data from Beijing and Moscow based on interviews of 159 software entrepreneurs and 124 venture capital decisions. I found that professional networks of the Chinese software entrepreneurs are smaller, denser and more homogeneous in educational specializations, compared with the networks of Russian entrepreneurs. Furthermore, I found that both ties and interpersonal trust in the referral tie are stronger in China than in Russia.

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Management and Organization ReviewWiley

Published: Nov 1, 2007

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