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When guanxi meets structural holes : exploring the guanxi networks of Chinese entrepreneurs on digital platforms

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Liu, Jiayuan, Nandhakumar, Joe and Zachariadis, Markos (2018) When guanxi meets structural holes : exploring the guanxi networks of Chinese entrepreneurs on digital platforms. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 27 (4). pp. 311-334. doi:10.1016/j.jsis.2018.10.003

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2018.10.003

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Abstract

In this exploratory study, we investigate how Chinese entrepreneurs on digital platforms interact and leverage guanxi (a system of relationships and social network) to buffer the negative impacts of structural holes on knowledge orchestration. We develop our research model and formulate ten hypotheses by drawing on the literature. We adopt a mixed-methods research approach in which we use quantitative surveys to test the hypotheses, and qualitative interviews to explain why certain relationships are stronger in one stage of entrepreneurial development than the other. The study contributes to the literature on digital entrepreneurship in two ways. First, this study offers an initial understanding of the dynamics of guanxi networks for knowledge mobilisation and knowledge coordination across start-up and growth stages of Chinese entrepreneurs on digital platforms. Second, by drawing on the relevant literature, our findings extend the current understanding of knowledge orchestration of digital entrepreneurs and contribute to the literatures of structural holes theory and guanxi.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Information Systems & Management
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Entrepreneurship -- Social aspects -- China, China -- Social life and customs, Knowledge economy -- China
Journal or Publication Title: The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Publisher: Elsevier BV * North-Holland
ISSN: 0963-8687
Official Date: December 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
December 2018Published
19 October 2018Available
15 September 2018Accepted
Volume: 27
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 311-334
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2018.10.003
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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