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
تاريخ ريادة الأعمال في السعودية والعالم العربي
أ.د. أحمد الشميمري
المرجع : ريادة الأعمال، الشميمري أحمد، ووفاء المبيريك. مكتبة العبيكان. طبعة 4…
هناك عدد من العوامل المتداخلة والمتكاملة التي تسهم في نمو ريادة الأعمال ودعمها في المجتمعات، يمكن أن نطلق عليها منظومة ريادة الأعمال، وتسمى في بعض الدراسات المنظومة البيئية لريادة الأعمال، وقد…
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…