SOCIAL NETWORKS AND OPPORTUNITY RECOGNITION: A CULTURAL COMPARISON BETWEEN TAIWAN AND THE UNITED STATES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Ma, Rong; Huang, Yen-Chih; Shenkar, Oded
• 署名单位: University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Kansas City; National Cheng Kung University; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.933
• 发表日期: 2011
• 页码: 1183-1205
• 关键词: network tie strength; BRIDGING TIES; INDIVIDUALISM-COLLECTIVISM; opportunity identification

摘要

This paper investigates the moderating effect of national cultural contexts on the relationship between social networks and opportunity recognition. Data obtained from Taiwan and the United States support the proposition that cultural contexts, specifically the individualism-collectivism dimension, moderate the relationship between tie strength, structural holes, and opportunity recognition. Results indicate that in the United States, tie strength is negatively associated with opportunity identification and structural holes are positively associated with opportunity identification; whereas in Taiwan we find the opposite. The results also show that the interaction effect between bridging ties and tie strength on opportunity recognition varies depending on the cultural context. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.