The evolution of firm networks: From emergence to early growth of the firm
The evolution of firm networks: From emergence to early growth of the firm
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DOI：
10.1002/smj.156
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发表时间：
2001-03-01
影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
Hesterly, WS
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作者：
Hite, JM;Hesterly, WS
本文讨论了社会嵌入关系的内聚网络或结构空洞丰富的稀疏网络是否更有利于新公司的成功。我们建议新兴企业的网络发展，以适应公司不断变化的资源需求和资源挑战。随着公司的出现，它们的网络主要由社会嵌入式关系组成，这些关系来自密集、有凝聚力的联系。我们将这些网络标记为基于身份。随着公司进入早期增长阶段，他们的网络发展奖励更多的关系，这些关系依赖于经济成本和收益的计算。这种从基于身份的网络到更具计算性的网络的转变体现在企业网络的演变中：（1）从主要是社会嵌入的谎言到嵌入式和手臂关系的平衡;（2）从强调凝聚力的网络到那些利用结构漏洞的网络;（3）从更多的路径依赖到更有意管理的网络。因此。本文认为，无论是凝聚性网络还是稀疏性网络，当它们与企业不断变化的资源挑战保持一致并解决这些挑战时，都有利于企业绩效。版权所有（C）2001约翰威利父子有限公司
This paper addresses whether cohesive networks of socially embedded ties or sparse networks rich in structural holes are more conductive to the success of new firms. We propose that the networks of emerging firms evolve in order to adapt to the firm's changing resource needs and resource challenges. As firms emerge, their networks consist primarily of socially embedded ties drawn from dense, cohesive sets of connections. We label these networks identity based. As firms move into the early growth stage, their networks evolve reward more ties dosed on a calculation of economic costs and benefits. This shift from identity-based to more calculative networks is manifested in the evolution of the firm networks: (1) from primarily socially embedded lies to a balance of embedded and arm's-lengrh relations: (2) from networks that emphasize cohesion to those that exploit structural holes: and (3) from a more path-dependent to a more intentionally managed network. Thus. this paper suggests that both cohesive and sparse networks are conducive to firm performance when they are aligned with and address firms' evolving resource challenges. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.