TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovation embedded in entrepreneurs’ networks in private and public spheres
T2 - a global study focusing on China and Denmark
AU - Schøtt, Thomas
AU - Cheraghi, Maryam
AU - Rezaei, Shahamak
AU - Brambini-Pedersen, Jan Vang
PY - 2014/9/15
Y1 - 2014/9/15
N2 - Global studies have found tendencies: traditional culture promotes entrepreneurs' networking in the private sphere, impeding innovation, whereas secular-rational culture facilitates networking in the public sphere, benefiting innovation. This embeddedness is here scrutinised in contrasting societies, China and Denmark. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor has surveyed entrepreneurs in China, Denmark and elsewhere. Analyses reconfirm the global tendencies and show that, China in contrast to Denmark, public sphere networking is sparser, but private sphere networking is denser. Innovation is negatively affected by private sphere networking and positively affected by public sphere networking, but innovation is less promoted by public sphere networking in China than in Denmark.
AB - Global studies have found tendencies: traditional culture promotes entrepreneurs' networking in the private sphere, impeding innovation, whereas secular-rational culture facilitates networking in the public sphere, benefiting innovation. This embeddedness is here scrutinised in contrasting societies, China and Denmark. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor has surveyed entrepreneurs in China, Denmark and elsewhere. Analyses reconfirm the global tendencies and show that, China in contrast to Denmark, public sphere networking is sparser, but private sphere networking is denser. Innovation is negatively affected by private sphere networking and positively affected by public sphere networking, but innovation is less promoted by public sphere networking in China than in Denmark.
KW - Innovation
KW - embeddedness
KW - Network and Network Analysis
KW - Entrepreneurship
U2 - 10.1504/IJESB.2014.065302
DO - 10.1504/IJESB.2014.065302
M3 - Journal article
VL - 23
SP - 145
EP - 167
JO - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
JF - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
SN - 1476-1297
IS - 1/2
ER -