Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa

We examine the relationship among structural social capital, resource assembly, and firm performance of entrepreneurs in Africa. We posit that social capital primarily composed of kinship or family ties helps the entrepreneur to raise resources, but it does so at a cost. Using data drawn from small...

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Main Authors: KHAYESI, Jane N. O., GEORGE, Gerard, ANTONAKIS, John
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-56372019-12-03T09:21:48Z Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa KHAYESI, Jane N. O. GEORGE, Gerard ANTONAKIS, John We examine the relationship among structural social capital, resource assembly, and firm performance of entrepreneurs in Africa. We posit that social capital primarily composed of kinship or family ties helps the entrepreneur to raise resources, but it does so at a cost. Using data drawn from small firms in Kampala, Uganda, we explore how shared identity among the entrepreneur's social network moderates the relationship between social capital and outcomes. A large network contributed a higher quantity of resources raised, but at a higher cost when shared identity was high. We discuss the implications of these findings for the role of family ties and social capital in resource assembly, with an emphasis on developing economies. 2014-11-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4638 info:doi/10.1111/etap.12127 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5637/viewcontent/KinshipinEntrepreneurNetworks_2014.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University African Studies Business Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Strategic Management Policy
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
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Singapore
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topic African Studies
Business
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Strategic Management Policy
spellingShingle African Studies
Business
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Strategic Management Policy
KHAYESI, Jane N. O.
GEORGE, Gerard
ANTONAKIS, John
Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa
description We examine the relationship among structural social capital, resource assembly, and firm performance of entrepreneurs in Africa. We posit that social capital primarily composed of kinship or family ties helps the entrepreneur to raise resources, but it does so at a cost. Using data drawn from small firms in Kampala, Uganda, we explore how shared identity among the entrepreneur's social network moderates the relationship between social capital and outcomes. A large network contributed a higher quantity of resources raised, but at a higher cost when shared identity was high. We discuss the implications of these findings for the role of family ties and social capital in resource assembly, with an emphasis on developing economies.
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author KHAYESI, Jane N. O.
GEORGE, Gerard
ANTONAKIS, John
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ANTONAKIS, John
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title Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa
title_short Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa
title_full Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa
title_fullStr Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Kinship in Entrepreneur Networks: Performance Effects of Resource Assembly in Africa
title_sort kinship in entrepreneur networks: performance effects of resource assembly in africa
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2014
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4638
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5637/viewcontent/KinshipinEntrepreneurNetworks_2014.pdf
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