Building entrepreneurial inter-firm networks in an emerging economy: the role of cognitive legitimacy
Abstract We take an organizational legitimacy perspective and use data from a large scale nationally representative study on the state of small business in Saudi Arabia, in order to explore the antecedents to the formation of entrepreneurial ventures’ inter-firm networks in the context of an emerging economy (n=331). We argue that entrepre neurial ventures need to overcome a threshold of cognitive legitimacy in order to develop inter-firm ties with a diverse set of large, established firms. Results indicate that having a written business plan and a formal organizational structure are positively associated with the diversity of the new venture’s inter-firm network, while the education level of the entrepreneur does not have a significant effect. In addition, the effect of having a formal organizational structure is stronger for younger ventures. Implications are discussed
Abstract We take an organizational legitimacy perspective and use data from a large scale nationally representative study on the state of small business in Saudi Arabia, in order to explore the…
يرجع تاريخ تشريع الملكية الفكرية في السعودية إلى عام 1939، حيث اعتمد أول قانون سعودي للملكية الفكرية عن العلامات التجارية. ومنذ ذلك الحين، والسعودية تعمل على توسيع نطاق النظام الوطني للملكية…