Formal business networking and SME growth

被引：66

作者：

Schoonjans, Bilitis ^{[1
]}

Van Cauwenberge, Philippe ^{[1
]}

Vander Bauwhede, Heidi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ghent, Dept Accountancy & Corp Finance, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

来源：

SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS | 2013年 / 41卷 / 01期

关键词：

Growth; Networking; SMEs; FIRM GROWTH; SOCIAL-STRUCTURE; SIZE; EMBEDDEDNESS; AGE; PROFITABILITY; CAPABILITIES; PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; RESOURCES;

D O I：

10.1007/s11187-011-9408-6

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper provides new empirical evidence on the impact of formal business networking on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth. Using a large, unbalanced panel data set of Flemish SMEs over the period 1992-2008, we examine whether participation in a government-supported program aimed at providing small business managers with structured formal networking contacts is associated with SME growth. Our results suggest that formal business networking is significantly positively correlated with net asset and added value growth.

引用

页码：169 / 181

页数：13

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