Matching disruptive innovation paths with entrepreneurial networks: a new perspective on startups’ growth with Chinese evidence

This study examines the impacts of entrepreneurial networks on startups’ performance with a sample of 618 startups in China’s Yangtze River Delta region, focusing on matching disruptive innovation paths with network types. The results indicate that entrepreneurial networks (both heterogeneous and ho...

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Published inAsian business & management Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 878 - 902
Main Authors Yu, Weizhen, Dai, Shuanping, Liu, Feng, Yang, Yi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Palgrave Macmillan UK 01.07.2023
Palgrave Macmillan
Subjects
Asian Culture
Business and Management
Communication
Disruption
Disruptive innovation
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Hypotheses
Innovations
International Business
Mediation
Networking
Original Article
Peers
Startups
Disruptive innovation
Entrepreneurial networks
Startups’ growth
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Summary:This study examines the impacts of entrepreneurial networks on startups’ performance with a sample of 618 startups in China’s Yangtze River Delta region, focusing on matching disruptive innovation paths with network types. The results indicate that entrepreneurial networks (both heterogeneous and homogeneous) are meaningful for startups’ growth performance. The study finds that startups exploring low-end disruption may benefit more from heterogeneous peers and avoid networking with an abundance of homogeneous peers. However, if exploring new markets, both types of networks could provide positive impacts. The asymmetric mediation effects of disruptive innovation paths highlight the core of leveraging entrepreneurial networks, whether homogeneous or heterogeneous, is to activate network resources with proper disruption paths.
ISSN:1472-4782
1476-9328
DOI:10.1057/s41291-022-00177-3